The current invoicing system is simply not designed to support small businesses like mine. The practice of paying small businesses, especially minority-owned businesses, a month or more after the work has been completed is unjust and unfair. This outdated system causes immense harm to small business owners and their day-to-day operations and needs to be changed.
In today's world, businesses and services are not limited to a single community. Companies that once focused solely on making a profit are now recognizing the need to contribute to the betterment of society. It is essential that we equip our students with the skills and knowledge necessary to create businesses and services that positively impact their communities.
The emphasis on STEM in the Black community is at an all-time high. You have community programs and school districts implementing workshops and classes for children to build their STEM skills. That is amazing, and we need to continue to do that. One thing I have yet to notice as much is the added component … Continue reading Are we taking STEM training far enough in the Black community?
Is it me, or is it weird that the importance of a degree has declined around the same time women started outnumbering men on college campuses in record numbers? We know that has been the case since 1980, but not to the same extent as today. As of spring 2021, women made up 59.5 percent … Continue reading That doesnt seem right
If your curriculum doesn't address these five areas, it does not address the psychosocial reality Black boys and men face. Whether they acknowledge it or not. To address some of these areas, you need more than a teacher. You need more than a therapist. You need an environment free from the constraints that traditional schooling … Continue reading Stress, Hostility, Depression, Hopelessness, and Job control
Still, no one addressed that he is saying you don't have to look in the United States for players anymore. Of course, most players are still African-American, but who knows what that will look like in another 50 years. Look at draft picks over the last 20 years, search where the NBA invests in scouting, and follow the money.
Think about how many industries Black people were prevalent in at one point, and remember what happened when those jobs started being outsourced overseas.
There are many more examples, like Bob Gibson in baseball, Tiger Woods at Augusta, or Shaq in the modern-day NBA, to name a few more. This is not new, but her reaction to that adversity is compared to other great Black players I mentioned. Simone Biles, continue to be the fantastic athlete you are and do not allow them to determine or derail your greatness!
It is too early to entertain this thought, but if the US Men's basketball team cannot bounce back from their loss to France. It may be something to think about. Only time will tell. Until then, let's hope that team USA can get the job done and win the Gold!
1. Black Teachers lost their jobs. 2. Elimination of a pipeline that would produce teachers and faculty members. 3. Tens of billions of dollars of incremental funding shifted from Black to white communities. 4. Black children exposed to a higher concentration of teachers with lower expectations for them.
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