Successful Black investor and business owner calls DEI a "participation trophy" wants more

[BaggerofTea]

So many of us are faced with every fukking handicap you can think of in this country, and still most conversations are centered around how to take the few things that level the playing field for us, rather than finding more solutions. I guess equity is just too abstract of a concept to understand; if it was then DEI initiatives wouldn't wouldn't be looked at as "participation trophies" smh.

The road to 3rd class hood.

Deis greatest value is bringing attention to shyt.

I have rarely seen dei hand out a job however it definitely educates people on the disparities in hiring and retaining

 

[jilla82]

at thinking that wealthy white billionaires are going to personally close the racial wealth gap with "legitimate access to education and capital."



He's partially right that things like Affirmative Action and DEI are not the solution. They're bandaids, meant to help a little in certain sectors while massive systemic gaps exist. But the real solutions are addressing residential access on a LARGE scale, addressing educational access on a LARGE scale, fixing the justice system on a LARGE scale, and addressing wealth on a LARGE scale. Not begging the billionaires who definitely wish to perpetuate the system for little handouts.

He tagged Elon Musk who literally argues that Black people are intellectually inferior and shouldn't have important jobs, and he thinks THAT racist is going to solve the wealth gap?

you'd be surprised if you got around people with money

a lot of time being black is an asset in certain circles.

but thats beside the point...
if more young black people got access to the right education (and people) it wouldnt matter what or who tried to stop them once they came of age...
the cream rises

They could start their own firms (like Darius) and/or work with/for other black folks that came up in the same circles

If the richest of the rich trust him with their money why couldnt other black folks do the same?