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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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,...

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  • 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...

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WHAT ABOUT THE YOUTH / CHILDREN???

 

 

As I read blogs, articles and Ads here and on other so called business / entrepreneur networking sites, I noticed a very disturbing mindset. I've yet to find anyone writing, blogging about or providing our children the necessary motivation, information / opportunities to start their Entrepreneurship / Business's today. Nor have I seen anyone stressing the importance of mentoring them and providing them with this information. You would think that out of all theses so called Black Business & Marketing Professionals on these networking sites & blogging communities, there would be one of yawl that is conscious enough and also intelligent enough to see that the key to our future in economic growth and stability and the Black family & community is our CHILDREN! Let me re-iterate: EVERYONE HERE or on theses sites (with maybe the exception of one) IS DIRECTING THEIR EFFOTS TO ADULTS NOT CHILDREN--OUR  YOUTH! AND OUR CHILDREN IS THE MOST INFLUENCED PEOPLE ON THE PLANET!

For they are the ones we should be focusing our intellect (Knowledge & Wisdom) on to provide them the Love, mentoring and vital information & opportunities to at least be confident enough to step out into this sick & selfish world and start a business to employ our people, for no other race will do so! They need the confidence and information to be able to compete with their foreign counterparts in commerce, politics and industry-as these nationalities flood this country and prosper because we have neglected our own! They need to know that they are capable of obtaining other avenues of employment or business opportunities other than being a rapper, an NBA player and drug dealer.

This is why they are out in the streets disrespecting us and killing each other, just living for the moment instead of living for the future. This is because we are not giving them a future to look forward too! No wonder they are so pissed at us! No Wonder other nationalities here like Asians, Hispanics, Arabs... etc. laugh at us, disrespect us and refuse to support our business or stand by us.

Thank GOD they can go to a TRUE and AUTHENTIC networking & information community like MFN http://multifacetnetwork-tinmaninc.webs.com/ where our children are catered to and are just as important as the elder professionals. Thank GOD we have conscious Black Media out lets like WVON 1690 am in Chicago that urges people everyday-particularly our  youth to be strong, positive individuals and start their business's to save our floundering community & our future!

Until we focus on our future, which starts with our youth, WE HAVE NO FUTURE!