What Would Malcom X Say?
About former NFL great and activist Jim Brown, called out for being one of many blacks recently meeting with President Trump. http://atlantablackstar.com/2017/01/21/malcolm-x-say-negro-celebrities-meeting-trump/ Brown claps back, says no invitation ever came from Barack Obama. "The black community has to look at itself, not me... You don't expect your enemy, particularly, to deliver you. We have to deliver ourselves." https://theundefeated.com/features/jim-brown-tells-black-america-yes-you-can/
Black Brief Education Report
Perhaps TV and radio personality Wendy Williams should have this film Tell Them We Are Rising on her required viewing list after her notorious flub this summer concerning HBCUs. https://thegrio.com/2016/08/02/wendy-williams-reportedly-fires-3-producers-after-hbcu-gate/ The film offers an in-depth look at how Historically Black Colleges and Universities have helped shape the societal and cultural history of America. http://www.metronews.ca/entertainment/2017/01/19/tell-them-we-are-rising.html
Speaking of blacks in education, British universities have not appointed a single black academic in senior management roles in the past 3 years. Only two per cent of the total academic members of staff in universities between 2015 and 2016 were black.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4139552/Universities-not-appointed-single-black-academic.html Makes sense because after two decades of research, a white professor has concluded that "black Caribbean kids are three times more likely to be expelled than their white British peers." https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/tes-talks-todavid-gillborn
Apparently, the one drop rule is apparently no longer in effect according to Journal of Blacks in Higher Education study. Initially, biracial, or multiracial students who were partially African American counted towards the black student's data. However, now those students are no longer considered black and will be excluded from the final percentage of first-year black students.
What Next for Black Business & Black America?
Donald J. Trump might not have been the choice of Black America, but that doesn't mean that we cannot thrive in the environment created by his administration. Careful thinking and focus on areas that will benefit from his policies, can create successful business in our communities. http://www.blackenterprise.com/small-business/black-america-thrive-trump-shawn-baldwin/
The first ever "Black Business Expo" in North Carolina gave an estimated 80 black-owned businesses in the Twin Counties region to showcase their products and services. Salon owner Tawanda Auston said, "I know some people may know that I'm in business and they support other places that aren't black-owned. I personally would go all across town to support a black business even though it may be a similar place right around the corner, so whey you say support, that's support. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/News/2017/01/17/Business-expo-showcases-black-owned-firms.html
The SideEye Report
Black Lives Matter partners with white-owned New York City based advertising agency J. Walter Thompson, to launch Backing Black Business website with goal to list every black-owned business in America. http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/website-launches-to-support-black-owned-businesses-20161227 A curious partnership, considering that the Thompson Agency was slapped with a lawsuit claiming racism and sexism forcing the resignation of its CEO in 2016. http://adage.com/article/agency-news/jwt-wpp-scramble-wake-harassment-lawsuit/303210/
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