Latest Articles

vertical horizontal
  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

    Read More ...

  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

    Read More ...

  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

    Read More ...

  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

    Read More ...

  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

    Read More ...

It's Official, It's a Recession...DUH!!!

Yesterday a prominent committee of economist made the "Recession" official. Give me a break. Anyone with half a brain and really paying attention to true economics could have told you that months ago.

 

And yes I did say months ago. These so-called economists declared that the "Recession" started last December. That is one year ago. Anyone who said that we were in a ‘Recession" took their fair share of people calling them crazy and telling them they didn't know what they were talking about. I know I took my fair share of the blows.

 

By the recession starting a year ago according to the government and economist, it is already longest recession since 1980-81. So now what? That has to be the question on the mind of anyone who has their wealth and livelihood tied into the future movements of the economy.

 

It is becoming increasingly accepted that this will not be your typical recession. It is already hitting harder and having an impact that is literally wiping out decades of wealth. Since last September over $20 Trillion has been lost in the markets.

 

As the recession deepens and morphs into a Depression it promises to bring the worst wave of bankruptcies, job losses and wealth destruction anyone of us under the age of 90 has ever experienced.

 

This time period is challenging the smartest minds in Washington, this time period is swallowing the deepest pockets on Wall Street and this time period is poised to rip through our lives with the force of a Category-5 hurricane.

 

The Challenge for us today is to learn how to navigate in times like these. We can't continue to depend on those who have said over and over again that this time would not come and yet it is here.

 

You may need to go back and look over the statements and testimonies of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson and look at how wrong they have been and then see if you want to continue to listen to the wise advice that they and those who subscribe to their ideas and philosophies have been giving the American people.

 

You hold your future in your hands. At this turning point in our history, it's the choices you make today that will determine your fate - and the destiny of everyone that depends on you - for years to come.

 

Your and my decisions now will make the difference between a successful career or a lifetime of struggle. Our decisions will determine whether we retire with dignity or live our later years attempting to avoid becoming a ward of the state.

 

Our decisions will determine if we enjoy wealth and health or poverty and the illnesses that come with poverty.

 

Be Wise!

Bro. Bedford
'Conversations With Black Millionaire Entrepreneurs'
http://www.conversationswithblackmillionaires.com