Thats good breh. But lets keep it buck. Most small businesses in America employ 5 or less employees. And small businesses make up 60% of employees in america. Second there are around 2.3 million black businesses in America.
Let me break it down a little more. Out of all the black folks I have known that had business whether slightly medium size or very small. Most got they feet wet working for someone else...learning the ropes then leaving and applying it themselves.
Second working for someone else does not mean you don't own a business or can't financially fund a business. I know brothas and sistas that are professionals who own used car dealerships, real estate management companies, day cares, barber shops and cleaning companies. That employ black folks and other folks.
That's great, but the majority of black people are hired by white people. The majority of white people are hired by white people. When the recession hits, black unemployment tends to be higher than white unemployment. That's
part of the reason why. Also, the majority of black workers only have the 1 job. Not a job and a side business.
If you have a business, then you fall under the category of "black person with a business." Whether it's your
side or your main.
Also, remember I said "own a business and hire other black people". Why can't those scenarios you talk about happen with a black person working for another black person. A black person learning the trade from a black business then starting a business on their own. Everything you had in your post doesn't really address the point I'm making which is our concentration needs to be focused ahead. Which is creating, owning, and running black businesses of all sizes. And those businesses hiring black graduates and experts for comparable pay and benefits.
Going to college and getting a good job is a stat of civil rights era importance. Those who know that history know why. But now we've spent 50 years going to college. Our economic and financial well-being and futures are tied to employment and opportunity which for the most part depends on other people. At best, this is a stagnant position to be in. There's no forward growth in that. Only lateral. Our political influence is waning at a rate faster than our economic influence is rising. In 30 years, this will put us in a compromising position in which won't be able to not only "sit at the table" but also make it more difficult to get anything prepared.
We need to move with the times and not look to anecdotes to excuse or dismiss a situation which is happening in front of us. Saying what the average ordinary person is making or doing doesn't hold as much weight because our situation is by every metric, extraordinary. So the solutions we devise can't be seated on what everyone else is doing simply because everyone else isn't us. We have a situation in which we meet the wrong metrics or are very much below the others we want to be in. How to get there takes far more effort than it would for other groups. What they feel are goals for them most likely won't be enough for us. Due to time and resources. We all know the example of the black family who has a house, car, and both parents have a degree. And a white family with the same. But we know the white family has far more in wealth and security than the black family. It's due to time and resources.
In closing, leave the past in the past and move toward the future. If a few people are doing the right thing, then great. Now, how do we get the majority to do that as well.
I don't agree. we need to look at both. People buy into the white hype about being self made and start trying to hit home runs to catch up when they have been stacking singles forever.