Technology And African Americans in the 21st century

In this post I wanted to talk about Technology and the African American community going into 2017. I am a huge fan of the dream and hustle blog that you can find here: http://dreamandhustle.com/ and love reading all the info that the writer Ed puts up who is an experienced black stem professional. One of the developments coming on the horizon in the technology field is the idea of the block chain. I have read extensively about the block chain on ed's blog and wanted to incorporate the information onto my blog since most of my commentary on here as well as youtube deals with the black community. The block chain is basically a universal ledger that holds records of all transactions within a  given economic ecosystem. The size of it is huge and the parameters wide. If used in the black community it could even replace older more traditional ways of doing business like credit scores and other things of the sort that have historically been detrimental to the black community. For those of us who champion group economics (which should be most of us), the block chain will actually provide a way to check to see if someone has been spending their money within the black community. This can serve in place of a more traditional fico score, to see if an individual will be a worthwhile investment in the long term in the community. Someone who has a long history of purchasing products and doing business within the community itself will prove to be a better investment than someone who has no intention of doing so, or who does not find it important. It is not my position that technology has to be something to fear, or something that will be detrimental that will replace black people in the workplace. (That is the Claude Anderson Mentality). Instead my mentality is to view technology as a helpful and useful tool in terms of conquering the problems in the 21st century. 

On just a practical level stuff like Amazon.com has allowed black entrepreneus to post their goods online for the public without having to have the start up capitol for a brick and mortar store. Sistas have created their own line of hair care products and are now marketing these to each other as we speak online. This is a good way to keep more money in the black community when it comes to hair care, and not in the hands of Koreans who have exploited the black community in the United States for so long. I don't have official figures in front of me right now, but I'm guessing that the sistas doing this has already put a big dent in the Koreans hair monopoly business and I would continue to expect it to do so in the future. Clothing is another big one. Now with the internet it is easier than ever for black clothing producers to market their products to the black community as well as the public at large. Now with the internet consumers can actually follow the owners of their favorite independent brands and have more of personable connection with them than with a big box store (Wal Mart be ware), personally I find myself shopping on Amazon almost exclusively for my clothing now. I don't go in a big box store unless its for something small and miscellaneous like a beanie or gloves (its cold now LOL), but that's about it. 

But anyways that's all I got for today and please be sure to like and subscribe to the blog if this is your first time here, until next time, see you later. 

Do Black people emphasize racism too much?

This is something that has been on my mind recently. The concept of whether or not blacks in America emphasize racism too much. Racism is a big part of our culture as African Americans. Don't get me wrong, it was prominent in our history. Everything from Slavery, to the civil rights movement to affirmative action. Racism has shaped public policy in regards to blacks in America. However, often times I think our fixation on racism may be holding us back from other things. I think when we talk about racism all the time we put ourselves in a position of thinking of ourselves as victims. When you think of yourself as a victim it makes you feel powerless to change your own situation. This to me is very detrimental. Because if African Americans want to get ahead in the 21st century, they are going to have to drastically change the way they deal with their situation. I'm a big follower of guys like "The Black Authority". I think if black people don't build an economy to compete in the 21st century we are doomed. Building an economy is something that is going to be hard work. It won't be easy at all. It will be a task that will force black people to use all of their creative and resourceful abilities and talents. I think this will be very hard to accomplish if black people are walking around thinking of themselves as victims all the time. How do you fortify yourself to compete if you already feel that those you are competing against have some sort of insurmountable advantage. I am a big fan of black entrepreneurs. I think they are some of our most brilliant people and we should support them. But one think I notice when I talk to them in person is the lack of a victim mentality. Believe you me, many black entrepreneurs have horror stories about how they were treated in corporate america or in previous jobs. Many of them chose to become entrepreneurs for those very reasons. I believe that in the future even more black people will have to go down this road. But I don't think it can happen without putting the victimhood aside. I will no doubt be speaking on this more in my youtube channel cityoftruth91. But for today I just wanted to leave you guys with this little tid bit, thank you for reading.

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