My problem with Rick Ross "Buy Bacc The Blocc"

[George's Dilemma]

Nope.
Education.

Trades are just another job at the end of the day.

There's nothing wrong with another job at the end of the day. Most people in life and in any culture throughout modern history will ultimately be........workers. Few will be employers while plenty will be employees. Learning a trade is also education, just not a college education. One has to be educated to become a certified electrician, plumber, machinist, tool & die maker, carpenter, etc.. All of those professions require that you have your papers, and all pay decent wages. While we're on the subject of education, not everyone is college material which is why so many attend college for only their first semester or even a year or two at most before burning out cuz they're not built for it.

 

[BezO]

Is that its only talking to a very very small % of the community.

Realistically how many black people have the capitol to even start a business online, let alone buy back their neighborhood from cacs and asians?

I like the spirit of it, but it seems like in the blacc community, too many of our solutions are always aimed at the "bosses" and never the actually regular black person.

You telling nikkas on the block to buy it back, yet not telling them the real steps in takes to get there. All theyre gonna do is take a shortcut, and probably do some illegal shyt to do so, risking their life and or freedom.

I think we need to stress education a lot more than we push that "boss up be ya own man" narrative, atleast for now.

Higher net worth members of the Black community should move forward, ASAP.

The rest should go the cooperative route, ASAP.

Education and ownership can happen at the same time. Everyone move at their own pace. There's always somethin' to learn, and always money to make.

 

[The God Poster]

Brehs there are no black owned businesses where I stay at that provide groceries, clothing etc.

So no, you're point is kinda dumb.

Shopping at Walmart isn't holding the black community back.

Lack of education is.

Most def education should be at the top but you disregarding buying black is foolishness

 

[Piffiztheanswer]

Promote knowledge

 

[PhonZhi]

Promote knowledge

This. Promote that knowledge, intelligence and education are the REAL keys to success instead of the illegal, criminal lifestyle. Make getting a degree and supporting black businesses seem cool instead of pushing dope and sippin lean

 

[HellRell804]

Education (including trades) are extremely important, but what I don't see stressed enough is discipline. That's the difference between the worker and the owner. The owner had the discipline to save money, not pop out a bunch of kids young, and not to fall into the materialistic consumer rabbit hole.

Too many young black men fall into these various traps before they can even get their heads on straight. Like the brother who ends up with 2-3 kids before he turns 25, he'll likely never have the disposable income to invest until those kids are finished school (however far they choose to go). Or the brother who gets addicted to foreign cars, high end electronics, and designer clothes, he may be college educated and making a decent salary, but he has to keep working to fund his addictions. He's still basically living check to check. Or the guy who gets married early before making any moves, now he has to provide that big house and fancy cars for his wife and kids.

Education alone won't narrow the gap if black men are still basically as financial illiterate as women. If you look at major businesses (black or white) more often than not you'll find a man who had the discipline and balls to put his money up. A lot of these men didn't even finish college. But the person running the day to day operations did...

 

[@OffHalsted]

Nope.
Education.

Trades are just another job at the end of the day.

A skill.. Nobody can take that away...

 

[HollowPoints2]

Is that its only talking to a very very small % of the community.

Realistically how many black people have the capitol to even start a business online, let alone buy back their neighborhood from cacs and asians?

I like the spirit of it, but it seems like in the blacc community, too many of our solutions are always aimed at the "bosses" and never the actually regular black person.

You telling nikkas on the block to buy it back, yet not telling them the real steps in takes to get there. All theyre gonna do is take a shortcut, and probably do some illegal shyt to do so, risking their life and or freedom.

I think we need to stress education a lot more than we push that "boss up be ya own man" narrative, atleast for now.

There are enough black millionaires that are able to buy most of the property in intercity black communities across the country ,however,it will take a collective organized approach.

For example, Kobe Bryant alone could buy 3000+ houses in Compton,California then rent them out to Black Americans with a management company controlling the properties.

Now imagine if all black millionaires did that across the country.

 

[Hungry Rabbit]

Is that its only talking to a very very small % of the community.

Realistically how many black people have the capitol to even start a business online, let alone buy back their neighborhood from cacs and asians?

I like the spirit of it, but it seems like in the blacc community, too many of our solutions are always aimed at the "bosses" and never the actually regular black person.

You telling nikkas on the block to buy it back, yet not telling them the real steps in takes to get there. All theyre gonna do is take a shortcut, and probably do some illegal shyt to do so, risking their life and or freedom.

I think we need to stress education a lot more than we push that "boss up be ya own man" narrative, atleast for now.

Team work make the dream work, breh. Rick Ro$$ has stated this himself so I assume this is what he's getting at. Blacks need to come together and "buy back the block," so to speak, starting small and then going from there.

Find like-minded people and build something with them.

 

[Kalik]

Would love to open 3 establishments in next few years. In my area all can work....

1. Clothing Streetwear boutique / kicks, similar to what Ive seen in LA, Miami
2. Dispenasry w. A connected Coffee shop / lounge
3. Rooming house or something to that effect

All can work, in my lil hipster, trendy part of Tampa Bay

 

[BrandonBanks]

Education (including trades) are extremely important, but what I don't see stressed enough is discipline. That's the difference between the worker and the owner. The owner had the discipline to save money, not pop out a bunch of kids young, and not to fall into the materialistic consumer rabbit hole.

Too many young black men fall into these various traps before they can even get their heads on straight. Like the brother who ends up with 2-3 kids before he turns 25, he'll likely never have the disposable income to invest until those kids are finished school (however far they choose to go). Or the brother who gets addicted to foreign cars, high end electronics, and designer clothes, he may be college educated and making a decent salary, but he has to keep working to fund his addictions. He's still basically living check to check. Or the guy who gets married early before making any moves, now he has to provide that big house and fancy cars for his wife and kids.

Education alone won't narrow the gap if black men are still basically as financial illiterate as women. If you look at major businesses (black or white) more often than not you'll find a man who had the discipline and balls to put his money up. A lot of these men didn't even finish college. But the person running the day to day operations did...