Dr Boyce Watkins: The 5 things I hate about being a black entrepreneur

[KOohbt]

Breh, them nikkas are on their death bed. They're time is over. If the black community rises or falls its on us, not them. Their time was before any of us were even born.

I'm 33 breh. When I see the young 15-18 year old nikkas on the block, I'm the old head to them. I'm the one that's supposed to be trying to give them guidance and direction on where they should go in lives, not some 60+ year old great grandfather waiting on his social security check.

Dr Claud Anderson is 80+ that is a shytty cop out. I'm not saying we are not to take full responsibility, because I do and embrace the task. What I'm saying is that they SHOULD be and the fact they are not simply means that they ain't shyt. That also mean we don't gotta do shyt for them either.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Dr Claud Anderson is 80+ that is a shytty cop out. I'm not saying we are not to take full responsibility, because I do and embrace the task. What I'm saying is that they SHOULD be and the fact they are not simply means that they ain't shyt. That also mean we don't gotta do shyt for them either.

Breh, why in the hell would I expect an 80 year old man to still be fighting?

You just proved my point. Dr Anderson did his part. He should be somewhere chilling. He laid the blueprint for us in the 90s with his books.

His time is over. He might still want to fight but the fight is primarily ours and the people we should be beefing with is not the people in his generation, but the people in our parents generation.

Like I said earlier, why is it you never hear nikkas pointing the finger at dudes born in the 70s and 80s for the condition of our people?

 

[JahBuhLun]

Y'all nikkas really gotta stop blaming people born half a century ago for our problems today. I'm sorry but if you're over 25, the salvation of the black community is now you're responsibility. You're the leaders now. You're the ones who should be guiding the direction of your people.

Them nikkas from the civil rights generation are all dead and retired. Someone born in the 50s would be 60+ right now breh. They're grand parents and great grandparents. Let's stop blaming them and put the blame squarely where it lies, on us.

Problem is, a lot them won't step aside and allow new energy to take the lead. But some of the younger cats are too busy having frivolous debates about Kemet, Moorish Science or Hebrew Israelites.

 

[philmonroe]

Breh, them nikkas are on their death bed. They're time is over. If the black community rises or falls its on us, not them. Their time was before any of us were even born.

Why do nikkas keep blaming the civil rights generation and not the generation who raised us? If dudes wanna get upset, get upset at our parents, uncles, and aunts. Those in their 40s and 50s. They didn't build shyt either. They started no businesses, they built no institutions. Theyre the ones giving 97% of the black economy to other races. But I never anyone point that finger at them because then we'd be pointing the finger at our mom and dad.

But somehow we keep wanting to point the finger at people who are gonna be dead in the next 5-10 years

I'm 33 breh. When I see the young 15-18 year old nikkas on the block, I'm the old head to them. I'm the one that's supposed to be trying to give them guidance and direction on where they should go in lives, not some 60+ year old great grandfather waiting on his social security check.

If people keep playing this blame game 20/30yrs from now its going to be us in the crosshairs of blame. Them 80/90s babies didn't do shyt man that's why we fukked up. The best thing anybody can do is do their part since that's all we can control and if you want bigger pull be something. People want folks to listen to them but they are in the same position as them are worse who going to listen to what they got to say on these matters?

 

[Bunchy Carter]

That's what my whole life is. I live and breath liberation. Also this whole thing about people 60+ not being accountable is horseshyt. Them nikkas should be in charge right now but they ain't shyt. Period. No other race has their elders shyt on them like ours. No other race has their elders not provide for them like ours. I can count the black men who gave me anything to start my life on one hand. Actually I can't 'cause there is 0. Not 1 penny was given to me, literally. Breh think about that. No black man on earth did anything for me to start my life. No job, no money, no training, no skills taught, nothing. No good luck, no guidance in the slightest and most of my friends suffered the same shyt. Now if I'm to believe the same nikkas I see out and about driving around town, hitting the bars living their lives are too old to be helping us then fukk it I'm just gonna be a wrong ass nikka. And the blame is the farthest from us then anybody. Period. Don't take no damn blame, breh. We take responsibilty, unlike these old nikkas. We haven't even gotten a chance yet. In 10 years we'll find out if we're just as shytty as them though. Dr claud Anderson is 80+ so that excuse is bullshyt, cause a few years ago he opened that fishery. Matter fact they should be in the best position to help.

I feel what your saying and the older generation should be blamed; they did not pass down shyt lol, no businesses, no money, no knowledge; nothing but try to look for a job and intergration. I was lucky because I found some older brothers that did help me; but the older black generation is the only generation that talks shyt about their own race publicly.

All of the black businesses we did have back then are gone; sold to the white man. How can you blame the 25+ black adults for failures that happened the 20, 30,40,50+ years ago; every other race, the older generation passes something down to the next generation, but the older black generation said fukk you, I'm going to party like it's 1999 and spend up the money, sold all the businesses and said it's the youths fault. The older generation taught them and busted their asses in the 1900's and passed shyt down to their offspring and the offspring fukked everything up from the 1960's to the late 1990's and they want to blame us. And we have to start with nothing.

I'm trying to do my part and set my offspring (if i get married and have children, if not, I'll adopt) up with a business and money. I have to pay off my student loans first

 

[KOohbt]

Breh, why in the hell would I expect an 80 year old man to still be fighting?

You just proved my point. Dr Anderson did his part. He should be somewhere chilling. He laid the blueprint for us in the 90s with his books.

His time is over. He might still want to fight but the fight is primarily ours and the people we should be beefing with is not the people in his generation, but the people in our parents generation.

Like I said earlier, why is it you never hear nikkas pointing the finger at dudes born in the 70s and 80s for the condition of our people?

times running out on us too. like i said in 10 years we'll find out if we ain't shyt either. and to say that a 60 year old shouldn't be fighting with us is ridiculous. unless our condition is alright and we don't need the help for real . they don't fight in the same capacity so it is still relevant that they not doing shyt. there still a available resource.

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

Come to Atlanta. Now granted there are asians and Indians who set up shop but there's still a ton a of black businesses in mostly black neighborhoods.

 

[KOohbt]

I feel what your saying and the older generation should be blamed; they did not pass down shyt lol, no businesses, no money, no knowledge; nothing but try to look for a job and intergration. I was lucky because I found some older brothers that did help me; but the older black generation is the only generation that talks shyt about their own race publicly.

All of the black businesses we did have back then are gone; sold to the white man. How can you blame the 25+ black adults for failures that happened the 20, 30,40,50+ years ago; every other race, the older generation passes something down to the next generation, but the older black generation said fukk you, I'm going to party like it's 1999 and spend up the money, sold all the businesses and said it's the youths fault. The older generation taught them and busted their asses in the 1900's and passed shyt down to their offspring and the offspring fukked everything up from the 1960's to the late 1990's and they want to blame us. And we have to start with nothing.

I'm trying to do my part and set my offspring (if i get married and have children, if not, I'll adopt) up with a business and money. I have to pay off my student loans first

and our lack of business result in a brain drain. Since we weren't integrated, that means that we have no infrastructure. So our top scientist go work for white labs. Our top Doctors go work at white Hospitals. Think about all our top everything just working for white institutions. Not only helping them get rich but, being discriminated against while they do it. All those amazing musicians working for white record labels. As soon as we build our own they become our assets.

 

[Responsible Allen Iverson]

I spent $80 tonight at the movies tonight

At a Black-owned theater?

 

[Bunchy Carter]

and our lack of business result in a brain drain. Since we weren't integrated, that means that we have no infrastructure. So our top scientist go work for white labs. Our top Doctors go work at white Hospitals. Think about all our top everything just working for white institutions. Not only helping them get rich but, being discriminated against while they do it. All those amazing musicians working for white record labels. As soon as we build our own they become our assets.

I work in the science field; it's a white owned company and I go through all that shyt. I have it harder because I don't soft shoe at my job and my dream is to open up my own laboratory and a branch of learning center.

 

[Indiglow Meta (R$G)]

Breh, why in the hell would I expect an 80 year old man to still be fighting?

You just proved my point. Dr Anderson did his part. He should be somewhere chilling. He laid the blueprint for us in the 90s with his books.

His time is over. He might still want to fight but the fight is primarily ours and the people we should be beefing with is not the people in his generation, but the people in our parents generation.

Like I said earlier, why is it you never hear nikkas pointing the finger at dudes born in the 70s and 80s for the condition of our people?

80s, we ain't have enough time. 70s babies and 60s babies followed the same exact blueprint as boomers but had crack era issues and a fake boost from the clinton years to convince us it was gonna be all good. Well it ain't. New rules.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

80s, we ain't have enough time. 70s babies and 60s babies followed the same exact blueprint as boomers but had crack era issues and a fake boost from the clinton years to convince us it was gonna be all good. Well it ain't. New rules.

If you were born in the 80s then you're now the leader of your community. And let's be honest, dudes born in the 80s are doing the same thing as those born in the 60s and 70s did. Still keeping their money in white banks, still ignoring the black owned businesses for white ones, and still wanting to integrate into a society that doesn't want them.

And when the dudes who were born in the 90s and 00s come of age, they're going to be looking at us the same way we looked at the civil rights generation because we ain't building shyt either.

 

[Blackout]

It’s often after years of racist insults, notgetting the jobs they are qualified for, and seeing all of the good jobs andpromotions go to the white guy down the hall that a lot of black people are starting to say “f**k this,” and leaving their corporate plantation for good. Some might ask if you should have ever been there in the first place."

fukking this.....

I can't wait until I get a business running

 

[Wild self]

80s, we ain't have enough time. 70s babies and 60s babies followed the same exact blueprint as boomers but had crack era issues and a fake boost from the clinton years to convince us it was gonna be all good. Well it ain't. New rules.

Generation X dropped the shyt something serious. I'm talking about, they missed out on cheap real estate, easy low interest loans, and low cost of living back in the 80s and 90s when they were too busy with crack, the prime rap game, and black entertainment mostly owned by whites.

 

[The Coochie Assassin]

If you were born in the 80s then you're now the leader of your community. And let's be honest, dudes born in the 80s are doing the same thing as those born in the 60s and 70s did. Still keeping their money in white banks, still ignoring the black owned businesses for white ones, and still wanting to integrate into a society that doesn't want them.

And when the dudes who were born in the 90s and 00s come of age, they're going to be looking at us the same way we looked at the civil rights generation because we ain't building shyt either.

we already here .........and people my age following the same damn blueprint ......like-minded cats like us gotta just ignore the rest and work together...we really shouldn't waste time with nonsense we know isn't progressing the black race

I do agree with the other cat saying the Baby Boomers take a lot of the blame....I can't really blame cats in their 30s for not having shyt poppin....I hope nobody look at me at 30 and expect me to have all the answers...but cats in their 50s and 60s should have more to show...they just worked for themselves and giving the same damn advice to the later generations....the generation before the Boomers were just happy their children were getting money and professions