DrBanneker
Space is the Place
uh bruh, i need you to stop with the lies. just because i dont agree with you on your all in on education push. doesnt mean i'm telling people degrees are crap and dont go to school. be dumb or uneducated and layup on ya baby mama. what i said about school you have to put it and leave it in the proper context of the discussion(s) we were having.
Do i think degrees can help black people? YES. Do i think its smart to get a liberal arts degree if you're a broke person let alone broke blake person? NO.
DO i think getting degree is THEE only way? NOPE.
Do i think getting a degree is going to save black folks? NOPE.
Do i think a bunch of black people walking around with degrees and higher incomes would put us in a position where our kids wont get shot in the street by cops? NOPE. because they dont care if you're a thug or not. youz black and thats all that matters.
DO i think if we made good money due to said degrees we would have more political power? NOPE.
So why do asians seem to have more power than blacks? Well for one its not just because they make more than whites working their 9 to 5's. It's because they have a group economy and a group think mentality. They also own a lot of businesses and a lot of land where other people's businesses sit on.
They also at times have their home governments lobbying on their behalf via deals they've made with our government something black folks cant really trump.
So for black folks to pull that off, it goes beyond a degree. we need to learn now to open a business, run a successful business and spend more money with black businesses and setting each other up with black distribution to said businesses. Who do you think the koreans are getting their supplies from or clothing in their stores(hair, clothing stores/swapmeets, etc??) They are getting it from their own korean family/friends/connections. I know this for a fact because i've had korean friends who told me this personally. i've also use to shop in spots here in Downtown L.A. to get my clothes cheaper when i was growing up. the same clothes you got in the mall i was getting it for the wholesale price for 40% cheaper or more. and once you hang awhile they're start to talk to you. They told the same story. they were getting their stuff from south korea and/or other korean distributors.
Do you really learn how to open up, own, run a successful distributor business in college? NO, or at least not in most degrees in most colleges(not even businesses degrees.) You learn this stuff by working for someone who does these things and you watch them like a hawk. Their are many successful business people of all races that have never stepped foot in a college, nor do they have a degree(obviously). But i will say this, if you want to be a worker bee in this day and age. you better get certs and/or a degree. that is the case right now.
if you want to run your own business, find out what type(s) of business you think you would be interested in. then apply to work their. try to get mentored by the owner/ceo,, anyone high up. learn the business, then do what you saw them do best and fix what you saw them do wrong.
you can also go the trades route. thats not college but its still being educated in said trade and being certified/licensed, etc.
^^This is what i believe and how i feel about school. so i dont want to hear them lies again Twism
I can agree with the business sentiments above. I have a business where I manufacture a food products sold in many ethnic stores. I have sales with a lot of Middle Eastern distributors and have a container going to Korea next month. I talk to those guys too and realize how freaking easy it is to start and run one of these weave stores (a Yemeni dude broke it down). You just need to know the distributor/importer contact and you are straight. But to be honest, despite having a degree I would have never thought of that because I wasn't exposed to that stuff. Black folks, of all classes, mostly tell their kids to study hard and get a job. Luckily my family had some entrepreneurs I could emulate but exposure and connections make all the difference.