I know that most of my real articles are lightly liked and not as read as the great sex pieces I write, but damn it, it’s time to get history out there whether you like it or not. So, White folks these next few articles might not make you happy, or if you’re real, it might make you want to see what you can do to help enact change.

I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately and having substantive discussions with some intelligent Black men and I’m seeing just how much White American distorted history in order to protect their fragile egos and psyches. I’m also seeing just how under reported and discussed in mainstream media the success of Black entrepreneurs were in the history of this nation. I’m realizing just how much they distorted historical facts and misled the facts in order to protect the narrative they wanted to tell. Did you know that Black people have been running successful businesses in this country dating back to the Antebellum Colonial period? Did you also know that that overwhelming majority of the Capitalist system that this country has used to become a super power was ripped off from African and West African civilization and culture? The history and literature is quite definitive in telling stories how Anglo Saxons, aka White Europeans, selectively choose the slaves they wanted to bring over in the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. They had done sufficient business with Africans to know which region of African people were skilled at developing rice, tobacco, and cotton fields. They knew who were the intellectuals and who were the skilled laborers. They were tactful in making sure to separate the intelligent Africans from the unintelligent. In other words, they stripped Africans of their culture and identity when they brought them to this country and used them to establish their dominance.

Now, let me also say this, I’m not furthering the narrative that African Americans were simply overwhelmed and outsmarted by Europeans in the Slave trade, Africans controlled the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, as well as other regions of the Slave trade. A majority of the Slaves sold, were people who were Indentured Servants and also people who became Slaves to different tribes as a result of fighting wars with other tribes and being defeated. Also of note, Europeans weren’t allowed inland very much in Africa. In order to get their slaves they were taken from inland regions to the coast, where the Europeans waited to get them loaded onto their boats and continuing their journey. See this history is being given to you because the narrative coming out of this country for hundreds of years to justify slavery was that Black people were savages and animals. That they couldn’t be counted on to be civilized and productive members of society. That they didn’t have an understanding of business and how to run one. Well, just from the examples provided all those lies are negated.

So let this sink in for a minute. Historical evidence shows that pre-colonial Africa and West Africa operated under a system of Capitalism. Individual wealth was encouraged, but they kept a sense of community or the collective whole, in order to make sure no one was left behind. So Capitalism mixed with the idea of Collectivism. What an amazing concept. Does it sound a little familiar? The American system is just hyper Capitalism with a lesser focus on the Collective whole. The programs that were made to include the “whole”, were originally made for just the White people in this country and excluded all Black people. It is amazing to see just how intentional the White community has been, and to some degree, still is in making sure their narrative of history is the one that is permeated in the minds of everyone in this country,

For reference material, I will give you three books to read and there will be more examples of literature you can read to give you more details.. the first is: The History Of Black Business in America Capitalism, Race, Entrepreneurship Second Edition Volume 1 to 1965, the second is The Color of Money Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap, and Entrepreneurship and Self-Help Among Black Americans. These three books are fantastic reads. They help to present information that will begin to challenge the historical disinformation and misinformation given by the U.S. Government and media alike. You will learn about Black people who were great businessmen and businesswomen. You will learn just how intelligent and thrifty Black people were in opening businesses, maintaining them and doing their best to pass them down to their family and friends in the face of extreme racism and prejudice. You will see just how much the U.S. Government was apart of the problem and contributed to the severe wealth gap and lack of advancement opportunities for Black people. You will also get to see how White America had to continue to change the narrative as to why Slavery, and Jim Crow, and Racism was needed at all.

Once you read, and do supplemental reading to understand how perverse and focused the efforts to belittle and disenfranchise Afro-Americans was, you will understand better why reparations is something that should be a must for all of the African American community today as a result of the harsh, cruel and unusual punishment implemented due to Slavery and Jim Crow. You will see how Southern White people controlled the conversation around equality and racism and prejudice more than talked about in history. You will also see just how complicit the North was in perpetuating this sham of a economic, political and human practice. The North was just as racist and discriminatory as the South was. The biggest difference was that they weren’t lynching Black people nearly as often and they made half-hearted attempts at giving equal opportunity to Black people, but they never truly stood up to their White Southern counterparts and they were just as eager to keep Blacks out of the mainstream American economy as they were.

More and more as I read and discuss and understand, I realize that we are still living today in a modified version of old days in this country. Things are marginally better, but the housing market is still unfavorable for Blacks, the inner cities in many places are still underserved and lack development. Blacks still don’t have full access to credit and infrastructure as needed. There still aren’t sufficient Black banks that serve the Black community. Large scale Black businesses are still lacking and not given fair competitive opportunities in this country. For centuries this country has said that Black people weren’t equal because we were savages, because we weren’t intelligent, because we didn’t understand business, because God created us as the inferior race. Yet, in history it’s shown that not only are we equal, but when given a fair shot or even a shot at developing our own in this country not only do we thrive, but we typically out perform the White counterparts in those industries.

This is just part one of this, stay tuned part two continues with more details and information for you think about. But think about this as you have read this blog.. How much do you really care for the well being of your fellow man or woman? If you really want to contribute to the cause of full equality, what are you willing to sacrifice in order to achieve equality?