African Americans have always found a way to succeed in business even when society kept us segregated and isolated from the majority power structure.
We are thrilled to read about the success of David Steward, founder and Chairman of World Wide Technology one of the largest Black owned businesses in America, with more than $6 billion in revenue at the end of 2013, and employing about 3,000 workers, according to Black Enterprise Magazine.
Successfull Black Owned Businesses in America is not a rarity.
It is a commonality when you delve deeply and see we constitute about 10 percent of all businesses in America, according to U.S. Census data.
We are not completely isolated from government power structure. We’re at the door looking in, only a few manage to enter, so we have to create wealth, which in turn buys power-especially in our capitalistic society.
Greater wealth is needed in our communities
Nothing create power faster than business ownership. Putting people to work also alleviates the strain on Governments when it comes to depencency. In order to grow your business and achieve economic equity, requires having a good education, in most cases.
Look at the Trump Administration, with all of the consultants and lobbyists on the take, its mindboggling to see the backroom deals and foreign influence, ala Manafort to Gates and beyond. Tell me what do see? Money, power and influence come to mind. It is managed and controlled by White Power structure. Government contracts in the billions maybe trillions of dollars, and it usually doesn’t come into our community’s sphere.
Lest not forget about our great Wall Street Bankers? Who invaded Washington when the pickings were ripe and deserted Washington when they soured, creating a huge deficit and guess who picked up the tab? You got that right: good old taxpayers.
Education leads to job creation, which provides stronger family units and communities with less crime. And last but not least it leads to power and influence.
Think about it.
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