If those of us who seek Black economic empowerment want to achieve success, we can do that in three very simple ways.
If we want to achieve
success, we can do that in three very simple ways.
The pinnacle of African American progress in the USA seemed to have been achieved with the election of a Black President. If so, why are African Americans so far behind in education, employment, home ownership, entrepreneurship, and our wealth is 1/20th of the average white household?
To succeed in this current environment you must frequently analyze your knowledge, education and skills to
determine your value in the business community you serve -- whether your market is global or based in your own home town.
Unlike the Civil Rights Movement, which secured for African Americans the rights and privileges owed to every American citizen, in the Innovation Economy, we are owed no rights or privileges to innovate — there is only the opportunity to participate through self-selection.
We live in the information and technology age, with a new type of infrastructure -- the Internet -- that accelerates the speed of the transformation of ideas into implementation. We must take advantage of the technology that surrounds us to produce a new prosperity out of old systems.
We should think about Black entrepreneurs beyond the image of small storefront businesses, and
consider the economic growth of the entire virtual Black community.
With Black unemployment higher than any segment of our economy, the success of Obama's proposals will have a direct impact on Black job seekers -- for better or worse.
