Vintage Black Businesses and economics (PICS/INFO)

[cole phelps]

Store and "juke joint." Negro section, Homestead, Florida

 

[cole phelps]

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[Captain Crunch]

@Always-Right Liggins @CHICAGO @concise
Why is this in the Race Track?

 

[cole phelps]

 

[LadySimone]

you have to be really careful with this kind of talk, because it smacks of being pro-segregation, and the promotion of this idea that blacks were "better", and more prosperous when they were being ruthlessly controlled and living under state sponsored terrorism.

The hard numbers dont support what you're saying. The black poverty rate was astronomical during the mid-20th century compared to now. Furthermore black businesses and black heads of firms have been on a significant upstick in the last decade. Cherry picking a few black businesses from the segregation era, and presenting it as a reflection of the health of black America at the time without context is irresponsible language fam (the context being these businesses would have been long since driven out of business given the recent decades long attack on small businesses by corporate america and a consolidation of resources and capital at the top...plus many of those services are out of date).

Lots of America were poor during the mid 20th century. That's after the Depression.

 

[KOOL_G_TRAP]

And now nikkaz dont have shyt

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

Hey, where do you find these photos?

 

[FluffyCorleone]

I've come to realize that the best way to give back to the black community is to start a black business, get politically active, and do a lot of mentoring and organizing.

Awesome! What is the name of your black business and mentoring group?