Where Black Families Reach The American Dream

Economists believe that your neighborhood influences your life outcomes. After isolating social factors, they’ve identified the basic steps families can take to create intergenerational upward mobility.
Among the findings: African American males have the most success when they connect with positive role models. We visit one Washington D.C. entrepreneur who is finding success amid a changing economy. His story illustrates new strategies moving through governments and the private sector. #blackhistorymonth
Families have long sought to move toward better neighborhoods and schools to put their kids on the pathway toward success. A study from the Census Bureau is providing fresh insight on where to look.
It revealed significant racial disparities between demographic groups. For example, white families have strong rates of upward mobility in high-income neighborhoods. But in many cases, Black families are losing wealth generation by generation.
Low-income Black boys had the most success in neighborhoods that had low incarceration rates and a large adult male population. Another key factor is low racial discrimination, measured using tests for implicit bias and racial animus using Google search results.
An interactive map based on a collaboration by researchers at the Census Bureau, Harvard University and Brown University shows which neighborhoods are most likely to produce children who move into higher tax brackets. The dataset contains 35 years of anonymized tax filings from 20 million Americans.
Ellora Derenoncourt, an economics professor at Princeton University, told CNBC the findings raise big questions: “Should we blame poverty on people and individuals and the choices they’ve made? Or are there external factors that are really determining their life course?“
In select neighborhoods of Maryland, Virginia and New York, Black households produced children who went on to out-earn the national median as they matured into adulthood. Neighborhoods in Houston and Atlanta have results that show where targeted improvements are having a big impact.
Improving conditions for the Black labor force is a key issue for businesses. Federal labor statistics often reveal that Black workers bear the brunt of economic recession. “The reasons for that basically boil down to lack of mentorship and a lot of Black workers being tied up in jobs that don’t provide a clear pathway up,” said Shelley Stewart III, a partner at McKinsey & Company.
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Where Black Families Reach The American Dream

[@doragary3717]

Every family has that one person who will break the family financial struggle, I hope you become the one ☺️

[@christianajoe8563]

@Ben Kent you're right, it's obvious a lot of people remain poor due to ignorance, it's better to take risks and make sacrifices than to stay poor

[@alicemark5918]

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[@lukeben1596]

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[@haydencraig7149]

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[@alicemark5918]

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[@aceocean3450]

Ownership and keeping the dollar in the community is vital to the conversation

[@jones2277]

learn from the koreans, jews, chinese, etc. you need to do more than keep the dollar in your community, you need to get the dollar from other communities, too. it's time to stop viewing that as selling out.

[@kofiboateng9181]

@@jones2277 Thank you. To be honest, and I say this as a african american myself, foundational black americans are pigeon-holing themselves with the idea of "Black Only" business or business that tailor ONLY to black culture/ideology. The asians have a culture that has transcended and so does black americans, but asians do not keep their culture strictly for themselves, and it shows everywhere. There needs to be financial literacy renaissance for younger black americans who want to start a business because it is there. The only group that literally has schools for themselves and other schools/jobs specifically trying to hire and even lowering certain standards to try and make amends, but the thought of getting money and "selling out" keeps people back I think too much.

[@firstladychosen186]

@@jones2277 Well if your communities are as great as you say you are then you wouldn't need another community money to survive sounds like colonizers to me 🤷

[@jones2277]

@@firstladychosen186 i don't understand what you're saying. are you saying that asians, jews, etc were/are colonized or were/are colonizers? and which community are you assuming I'm from? please clarify. as for me, i made a simple mathematical proposition. if you limit your dollar to one community you will always have less than when add together dollars from multiple communities. that's called math. BP are around 12% of the US population. even if you got every black dollar. that's still only 12%. asians and other groups are successful bc they stick together, but that's only part of the formula. the other part is opening their economy up to other communities.

[@user-nc9pc3gr4c]

This is so dumb. It is all about IQ. The Washington DC gives out low IQ jobs and pays them well.

[@annalisawilson7694]

I was fortunate that my family moved from Chicago to Bay Area of California when I was about 4 or 5 years old. I ended up becoming a doctor. Not sure that would have happened if I grew up on the south side of Chicago where I was born. In Chicago, no one mentioned college. In California, it was mentioned from day one and was pushed so hard so I couldn't escape the expectation.

[@alexandra4real360]

Congrats on becoming a doctor! My sister also became a doctor a few years ago 😄

[@cashmoney2898]

if you are Born in the hood.the odds are against you being sussessful.unless you make it in sports or entertainment.

[@StacyPowerhouse]

I was born and raised in Chicago, I went to College, I’m not a Doctor; I did consider becoming a Dentist but Entrepreneurship, business ownership was always my passion. I have friends that are Doctors and Judges. We all grew up in the same neighborhood.

[@JK-gu3tl]

Now California is dead last in education. What happened?

[@toricoltori]

I was reared in Chicago and college was mentioned often in most my circles. I live in D.C. My family moved from the north side to the south side and I was in programs connected to colleges. I attended church with lawyers, the CPS school board President and families who could afford to send their children to boarding schools in New England. And there were members who lived in public housing. I also attended high school with a woman who is an attorney and had a child at 15. My family was probably considered lower middle class because my mom was stay at home and my Dad only worked but it’s a lot about utilising educational resources and taking advantage of access to schools. My siblings and I attended parochial school as well. I’m do policy work, my sister is an accountant, my niece is a teacher, the other a niece an attorney, my brother retired by 55 y/o. from a management career from a corporate company. The former First Lady is from the south side of Chicago. Kim Foxx is States Attorney and grew up most of her life in public housing. She manages the second largest prosecutor's office in the United States! Perhaps your path just led you to Cali but let’s not assume what would have happened when you never experienced. Data is to be used a flashlight, not a hammer!

[@Hellanissan7]

I lived in the DC metropolitan area for 2 years. My family and I loved it. My neighbors, we’re doctors, lawyers and scientists. As a black man I had never been so inspired by a community in my life. It still has a positive effect on me and my families life today. So much in fact, I started an online banking company to teach young adults financial literacy. I can only pray this culture for success continues to grow.

[@raymondburley6475]

Please send the link!

[@Cam-bp4gg]

Exactly what neighborhood did you live in?

[@DjTBear-mf8sm]

I feel this because the literal same exact thing happened to me. I spent 3 years working/living in DC and PG County after graduating high school and it shifted my whole mind set and changed me as an individual. Everywhere I looked homeowners, doctors, entrepreneurs, managers etc all looked like me. As a young person who’s never been anywhere and with the majority of the black people from my city living in poverty it was a well needed perspective change

[@Hellanissan7]

@@Cam-bp4gg Charles County, Southern Maryland area.

[@youngneo2956]

I am thinking about moving here but I keep hearing the crime is out of hand.

[@ShannonsBibleStudy]

I'm glad that it's being acknowledged that Black people work a lot of front line jobs. Black people continue to do a lot of the heavy lifting in this country.

[@cashmoney2898]

A lot of people would say they no longer need black labor. that is what the immigrants are for. They have been working on replacing us scent slavery was abolish .

[@PraveenSriram]

Very true and well said!

[@godisgood5038]

Agreed!!!!!!!!!!

[@BrianSapp945]

True, because White folks are too lazy to do so. I see it first hand. They’ll rather ‘tell people what to do.’

[@BrianSapp945]

@@nathanc7880, AND YOU KNOW THAT! For really yo.

[@TMartins379]

Dmv is a unique area. It has a corporate culture. A lot of educated people of all races. Very educated workforce. Lots of federal government and government contract jobs. Diverse workforce with tons of jobs in IT, cyber security, engineering and other jobs.

[@AsToldByKeisha]

“Entrepreneurship is the vehicle to bring you to the greatest articulation of what your dreams could be.” That’s sir, is powerful 🔥

[@salamjihad3449]

.NOT JUST BLACK FOLKS !!! THATS WHY PEOPLE NEED TO FIND THEIR OWN WAY TO MAKE A LIVING. INVENT SOMETHING OR START A BUSINESS ECT. I STARTED CLEANING EVESTROUGHS AND I LITTERALLY HAD TO BORROW THE HOME OWNERS LADDER ON MY FIRST FEW HOUSES BEFORE I MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY MY OWN LADDER. THEN WHEN THE JOB WAS FINISHED I WOULD GIVE THEM MY NUMBER ANS TELL THEM I WOULD SHOVEL THEIR DRIVWAY IN THE WINTER . THATS HOW YOU START . FROM THE BOTTOM. NOW I DO EVERYTHING WITH MY BRAIN AND HANDS . ILL NEVER BE BROKE.. NOT RICH BUT NOT BROKE !!

[@theloveauthor]

That's why started my handmade jewelry brand

[@MultiKingvegeta]

@@theloveauthor congratulations

[@vgsindc1615]

I might sound a little pessimistic, but I'm truly surprised at the amount of positive comments. It gives me hope that other communities care about uplifting each other up.

[@sunnyrobinson2128]

I'm Washington DC born and earns six figures with my own black business. Near Pittsburgh and OHIO area. My daughter doing her internship at Congress 🤞 for a Criminal Justice Lawyer. ADOS

[@andrewalsoblack]

ADOS ❤️ ✊🏿

[@jewlzn7130]

Congratulations!!!!!

[@iriemo721]

Black FAMILIES will succeed anywhere. Key word is FAMILY.

[@salamjihad3449]

SINGLE MOTHER HOOD IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM TO YOUNG BLACK MEN !!

[@joelashdod7712]

You absolutely nailed it. Why are Asians so successful, they have two parents who support, no insist, on education. In this article, I believe that neighborhood is a proxy for family.

[@ellewoods9396]

​@@salamjihad3449 correction: blk males abandoning their families is your number one issue. A woman can't be a single mother unless the father refuses to marry or abandons her and his child.

[@LovelyCrane.]

I enjoyed this video and it was great hearing directly from various people in the black community. As an Asian American, I think it's great that these kinds of videos are made that shed light into this topic because it gets the discussion going of how can we do better. I just attended a talk from one of the creators of the "CROWN Act" in California, which prohibits discrimination based on hair style and texture. The fact this law had to be even passed makes me angry, but I've spoken to so many black people making positive change and it makes me hopeful for the future.

[@michelleclark8099]

Wow. God says that whomever blesses these people will be blessed. In my entire life, I NEVER heard an Asian person say something good about Black people. May God remember you 👀and bless you. Amen❤️.

[@LovelyCrane.]

@@michelleclark8099 There are a lot of us. Blessings ❤️

[@woodchuck003]

Interesting I know a lot of black programers in California who were able to be successful with a garbage.progresdive program.. But if a bunch of racist progressives think a class on not discriminating on hair style makes them less racist the more power to them. Just keep the failed identitarian logic to the failing states.

[@dragomilosevic4823]

Grow up

[@mfax1000]

@@michelleclark8099 - You took the words out of my mouth.

[@TheAlfredPlatform]

Unpopular opinion: The disparities between the educational achievements of black men and black women has everything to do with culture. Black culture is suffocating in terms of its definition of masculinity with educated black men being less celebrated than "cool" black men who are in sports and entertainment. Educated black men are often seen as corny, white washed, and not "really" black which is hurtful! Our community must teach boys its okay to be yourself and its okay to value education.

[@michelleclark8099]

People in power do not really empower their subjects. People in power talk 🗣🗣🗣🗣about uplifting their captives while really pushing them down the drain. Lol.

[@FengG0]

@@TheZchristina97 it’s all culture imo, the young are taught how to act and what is cool. The blacks that don’t celebrate this culture suffer the most.

[@Jay-pf2cn]

All facts spoken here

[@Jay-pf2cn]

Even educated black women typically still date street stereotypes.

[@ix_conscious_xi]

I disagree, I think it depending solely on environment. Depending on the environment smart is considered cool. Also, redlining and lack of funding is the “elephant in the room” on this video.

[@thomasdooley3702]

When you invest you're buying a day you don't have to work

[@claresmithy4667]

@Gary Threadgill You're right, it's obvious a lot of people remain poor due to ignorance

[@cassiejacobs4197]

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[@cassiejacobs4197]

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[@jeremygood3246]

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[@jeremygood3246]

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[@dljworks]

My brother and I were born in Chicago and moved to Grambling, Louisiana which is a predominantly college town. My dad wasn't playing the "sit on our behind" narrative. Moving to Grambling was life-changing as there was nothing to do, but go to school, haha. But you were always surrounded by people who were pushing for better whether joining fraternities, working while in school, and more. Looking back, it was the best decision for us to be there.

[@mht5875]

Sometimes you need to say Goodbye to those who work their hardest to hold you down, prevent you from getting anywhere in life - even if it means cutting ties to fambly.

[@brooklyn3299]

Don’t cut ties … thats stupid. Keep going but just don’t let their emotional baggage affect you. They’re always going to hate you for being successful, and will always try to infiltrate your mind with their “issues” to keep you down….but other than that show them who is boss.

[@jamesgreen4212]

@@brooklyn3299 well put!

[@ajl2232]

True. It's sad that it has to come down to it.

[@oncode7735]

@@brooklyn3299 You definitely need to cut off toxic family members. Ain’t no limit to how far some would go to hold you back in

[@proudtobe9932]

@brooklyn3299 its notncutting ties but getting space

[@lawrencefearon6830]

Grew up in PG County Md. just east of Washington DC, and this is a very high income area with the education levels to match.

[@mizzmolly7649]

What I find interesting is that PG County is considered the most affluent blk majority county in the US. Yet many areas started out as "whites only," like in Bowie, where blks didn't move until the 1970s.

[@lawrencefearon6830]

@@mizzmolly7649 There's a 160+ year old HBCU in PG county and a few black people were here when it was mostly farmland. Jim Crow segregation died quicker with proximity to the Federal Government's good paying jobs and so many colleges around. It's difficult to hold back a well paid educated population thoroughly holding political power. So as the suburbs developed black people took out mortgages and claimed PG as home. A lot of progress has been made since the '70's.

[@mizzmolly7649]

@@lawrencefearon6830 I was talking about parts of PG County, specifically Bowie. When builder William Levitt came in and built homes in the Belair section of Bowie, there was an unwritten no blk people policy. If you recall, when Levitt built Levittown, PA, he openly prevented blk people from owning homes there. Bowie started out the same way.

[@lawrencefearon6830]

@@mizzmolly7649 I grew up in Bowie and in 1969 we were the first buyers of a house on the block. Wasn’t even finished construction before my parents closed on it. Grandma used to say “Before Martin Luther King was assassinated we weren’t able to live here” so the old Jim Crow policies slowly evaporated during the Civil Rights Movement and black people came in and built up PG county. It’s probably the most evenly integrated place in the state. That’s my clearest understanding from decades in this area.

[@TheButterflySoulfire]

Why are the public schools in PG ranked so poorly with so many affluent blacks? I am from the area and don’t understand it.

[@jorf5506]

Only thing this documentary is missing is going to these public schools in the inner city . A lot of them are terrible . They don’t get the same educational opportunity

[@selohcin]

And Democrats want to keep those schools bad. Blacks keep voting Democrat because they genuinely believe that Democrat policies will give them better lives. A good education would solve this problem, thus schools must never be allowed to provide good education to black students.

[@FrugalPandaTravels]

School rankings also impact house values and sellers' ability to get maximum dollars out of a property they're trying to sell in a given area.

[@slouberiee]

Public schools should be funded evenly, not based on wealth of the neighbourhood.

[@taz9234]

No, that’s why their is school choice = charter schools that compete to ensure your child is getting the best education and makes schools competitive. DC schools. They push college all the time and stem major majors. The problem comes in when the child lets their family circumstances dictate their future.

[@sobeliever1638]

@@taz9234 i guess you have been not paying attention to the news especially with California and charrter schools which they are always trying to fund ways to shut down.

[@tigerrx7]

Blacks folks better hold on to the DMV area, including the surrounding suburbs. The most hurtful thing is when people say suburban women, the picture is often times white, working class women. That is becoming farther from the truth. NPR On Point shed some light on this image recently, take a listen everyone. P.S. Someone NEED to restructure public school funding or else education disparities thus economical disparities, will continue.

[@Pernection]

NPR keeps calling black folks people of color. What color is color?

[@neonnoir9692]

Yeah right 🤣

[@trumoneydame]

PG county will be fine but DC as we used to know it is gone....

[@JK-gu3tl]

They should sell, and look at Asian real estate. I'm researching Vladivostok myself. Singapore is out of my realm.

[@leannewheeler5351]

@@trumoneydame Yeah they moved all those people who were in Barry Farms and several other neighborhoods to St. Mary's County and West Virginia. A lot of people in PG county didn't want to take in anymore SE and NE individuals.

[@DrTLEvans]

Before I left my hometown after my divorce, people were telling me I was crazy to move to Atlanta. I had recently moved back home with my mom after losing my job. I was a college drop out and had two kids to support. I had nothing to lose. Sixteen years later, my kids are thriving adults, and I finished my PhD program this year. I’m tired LOL. People see your outcomes and not struggles to get there. I made too much to receive childcare assistance but didn’t make enough to pay for it. I had to work 50 miles (one way) from home. My mom came up and helped for a couple of years. She passed in 2014 and that was the end of my mommy breaks. I was beating myself up, right before COVID, thinking I was being lazy around the house. I was burnout. I was so determined to make my children’s lives better than my own. I look back over my life and know there is a God. One of my reasons for constantly reaching back to help others. I want us all to be great! There’s more than enough. Sadly, many of us don’t want to help our own ppl and that saddens me. We have a younger generation who is desperate for some interventions and positive influences.

[@PM2024-]

We all need to learn more about how our country has shafted black people for centuries. I’ve only recently learned about the discriminatory practice of “redlining.” That’s something that American kids need to learn at a young age.

[@RealEstateAndLandlordNews]

After you have learned that then what?

[@hieuhuynh9358]

Why not learn a new skill that can create value and get paid??

[@jip230]

@@hieuhuynh9358 why not learn both? The history of this nation is just as important as the future

[@CelesteAnise]

I recently learned about it as well. It is so sickening you more you peel back the layers of the onion on how so many institutions work and programs. Just learned about the truth behind Robinhood and the stock market. I already knew some of it like insider trading and how the wealth is becoming more and more concentrated and how corporations do not want you saving your money but instead want you to invest it in stocks.

[@salamjihad3449]

CENTURIES ? LETS TALK ABOUT NOW . JUST STAY IN SCHOOL AND DONT HAVE CHILDREN BEFORE MARRIAGE AND YOU WILL DO FINE

[@jenisejackson5408]

Prince George's County has a lot of wealthy people that reside there. However, the public school system is horrible, and the property taxes are insane!!! The question is why aren't the schools better???? Why don't the residents demand better.

[@sharonkaysnowton]

I am in my 60s. I live in Texas. I grew up in a poor neighborhood. I am a black American female. I grew up to go to college with scholarships, etc. My parents always told us- "You will go to college. You do not have a choice. Just decide what you want to do." My sisters and I went to college. I remember we were NOT allowed to bring in low grades from school. My mother gave us homework even when there was not homework from the teacher. We all had to learn something, or you had to talk with my Mother. Notice, I do not say mom, mommy, momma. I say Mother. My Mother would not allow us to call her anything else. She was college educated and she was a nurse. My father talked to us in Spanish. I grew up to be a bilingual educator. I believe it depends and starts at the home first- if your parents were like my parents then you understand the importance of getting your education in our society. Second- your role models. My Mother made sure we had good female role models for my sisters and myself. Third- My parents gave us rules and consequences to live our lives by. For me, some children today are raising themselves, and education is not a priority for them. It is these young people who have no rules or consequences, and they unfortunately have rough lives. I would tell all young people, "GET YOUR EDUCATION, GO TO COLLEGE, and TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES. " This was a great documentary. Thank you for sharing it.

[@howellwong11]

Your parents were exceptional. You are lucky. Culture and subculture also play and important part. My parents were passive, but fortunately I was a nerd and was determine to have a good education. I succeeded.

[@grandmashands5219]

You are so right that is why we passed on real estate to our grandson to help him gain wealth in the future.

[@jbrooks9420]

This upward mobility depends on personal attitude of being assertive. I grew up and received my degree in IT in DMV but was able to get a better paying job in NJ. It was a good experience to get that exposure and see public sector workers outside of everyone hunting for gov’t jobs. But now I am gov’t contracted.

[@sebrenarhodes3399]

I grew up in Deanwood and went to Wilson, which I graduated in 1985. My grandmother has been there since the 50s. She is still there along with my mom. I currently serve as ANC Commissioner of Ivy City, another historically Black community that is quickly getting gentrified and pricing us out. Deanwood is another historic Black community that should be protected from intense gentrification. We need to work to make sure we give back by all means!!!! We can change the narrative in a positive way!

[@tyreejohnson6388]

Love to see people thriving and in community with each other.

[@nunyabidness3075]

Not surprised at all to see Houston doing so well. I had 4 black bosses in my life. Two in the Army, and two in Houston. I’m also not surprised that black progress seems to have gone backwards just when it should have been ready to become less an issue. The civil rights act, and the teachings of Dr. King had everything headed in the right direction. The growth of the government killed American dynamism, entrenched the powerful, and the policies ruined so many things. The growth of unworthy colleges and the corruption of the Academy has been a big problem. I hope the government can not give out housing vouchers. That’s a backwards subsidy for slum lords. Forwards would be tying education funding to the kids instead of the districts. Forwards would be freeing American workers from the shackles of so much labor law and hidden taxes.

[@pemdemica1712]

Aren’t labor laws to ensure workers safety?

[@nunyabidness3075]

@@pemdemica1712 Only a few. Most of them are compliance hogs that cost more to comply with and enforce than the good they do. Or, they are back door ways for the politicians to claim they are giving you something when they aren’t, like health insurance.

[@PraveenSriram]

Very sad 😞 but true

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

I wish you ran for office

[@selohcin]

Could you elaborate on what the government could do to "free American workers from the shackles of so much labor law and hidden taxes"?

[@luis_zuniga]

I guess changing the way public schools are funded would be of great help

[@8cupsCoffee]

White parents would never allow it, you would have to tear it from them as they kick and scream

[@BearingMySeoul]

@@8cupsCoffee The thing is, only half of adults are even having kids anymore. It's stupid to tie education funding to property taxes. Each state as a whole should fund the schools equally.

[@RearviewWisdom]

Man I love to see common sense in a comment section. People always approach policy with a black and white mindset but the reality is there's so many ways we can address the issue some of which were mentioned below. Federally funding public schools from elementary to high school shouldn't even be a question. It will immediately diversify the public school system from a racial standpoint. My concern however, are the policies that may be put in place following such change to limit and stunt that diversity. White Americans do NOT want a diverse school system because they do not want to have to compete with non whites for opportunities they easily access as a result of cocooning themselves in whiteness. I live in NY state. I went to several schools including a middle class black high school (which would be considered a bad school by whites), a middle class white high school, and an upper class white high school. The differences were alarming. Where I had been struggling in some classes as a result of inadequate teaching, my grades shot up in the upper class HS because of the overall quality of education and care provided there. My white high schools were overflowing with drugs, however in my black high school it was common for teens to be arrested for weed possession and simple offenses due to the strong presence of cops around the school. There's so much more I can share from my experiences but the inequity is real and to address the inequity would mean to pull the entire sheet off of white supremacy as well. They go hand in hand.

[@DH-uw3us]

Totally.

[@jparker6114]

I’m glad we are having this conversation now b4 it gets worse

[@AliBaba-sh1pp]

Before what gets worse

[@aritramondal6475]

I just noticed something weird.....obvious choices are mostly not that beneficial. Most American politicians are trying to bring up the black population by using welfare system. But who thought that giving people a good environment to live can actually make their lives much better.

[@RearviewWisdom]

"bring up" the black population using welfare? No my friend, you need to go back and study those policies and the economics. Welfare and government assistance is a strategic tool of oppression used in cities across America to segregate and keep safe white communities from an influx of black and brown people. Any city with notorious "ghettos", let's take Chicago for example, is the direct result of systemically racist policies that shaped the demographics of these areas.

[@roselee4445]

Housing, public housing, for poor, black, white , green, purple,,,,,built and torn up, destroyed in a couple of years. Drugs, etc

[@yanglee1404]

In education, US has a big obstacle to conquer. In most advanced nations, the central government provides 100% funding for any grade schools (primary schools and secondary schools). In US, the funding is at most 60%. 100% funding cannot totally solve the inequality resources among poor, rich, rural and urban communities. But in America, it's a disaster for poor communities and rural areas to provide the remaining 50% or 40% educational expenditures. It's meaningless to talk of social mobility without bearing this in mind. Besides, kindergartens are essential to have 100% fundings from ferderal ( central ) government. I am Taiwanese. I live in Taiwan.

[@ireminmon]

Switzerland funds primary school with local taxation and rural municipalities are doing great.

[@roselee4445]

You don't know, all this is not true

[@slouberiee]

Public schools should be evenly funded, not based on wealth of the neighbourhood. The current state when rich neighbourhoods have better funded public schools than the poorer ones is really terrible. The poor deserve the same quality of schooling as any other people.

[@JvariW]

Let me say information on how much of the countries wealth is used for the betterment of its populace would be great. Also the amount on average an America is saved due to Gov spending would be nice. The 40% some Americans have to cover is not equal to other nations because the US Gov does not cover healthcare, education, etc. We HAVE to spend more of our salary to get the same services as other nations. Not to mention the prices here are higher BECAUSE the government does not represent us and allows certain industries to charge us whatever they want. It’s a cycle that just feeds into itself. We have had the largest economy and the highest GDP for so long for a reason. Most American leave paycheck to paycheck with no money for vacations or retirement. We spend every penny right back into the economy. That’s why the US has no issue with printing more money. If the Gov doesn’t get that money back then the affluent families and industry heads that fund and back them do. It’s a win

[@ladyashephd727]

One important factor that attributes to the early desolation of African Amercan businesses is their inability to 1st own the building and land in which they operate their businesses. This important factor where a business is NOT accountable to a landlord allows them breath of space to build a clientele, market services and make mistakes without having to closes their doors. A prime example is illustrated in the Chinese community. Historically, they have planned long term by buying the land and building before they buy their permanent domicile The second problem is the economic Literacy and business planning is not adequate. One must make serious efforts to accumulate detailed knowledge on sustaining a business.

[@brianalaborious5630]

NYC and DC are also places where generally anyone has greater opportunities. Including those who are in poverty. As a black person im super happy to have had the opportunities given to me by living close to NYC. But I also worry for those outside of these cities that lack the opportunities to grow.

[@oldenoughtoknowbetter5824]

yes. Watching a doc about native kids in Idaho, they don't have any of the industry, culture or opprotunities in their small town as in NYC

[@BearingMySeoul]

Yes. Sadly, it's better (outcome-wise) to be poor in a big city where there are very rich people than poor in a small city where everyone is poor.

[@LR-kr9sz]

But places with poor areas next to rich areas produce violent poor men, who can’t compete with the rich men except through violence. See drill in London and New York

[@tfh5575]

maybe living in ohio is holding me back. i’ve had my eye on nyc. i’m in tech so i know there is room for me. everyone here in my city is white. every hiring manager is also white lol i never get chosen

[@BearingMySeoul]

@@tfh5575 Definitely go somewhere where there are large communities of black professionals: NYC, DC, ATL, Houston/Dallas. I would not have the tech job I have now if I had not moved to ATL and gotten hired there. I'm on a fully remote team so I've since moved back to my hometown in VA. Coincidentally, the team I'm on now is based out of Ohio and lily white too (not even a single Asian!) I only ended up over here because of intercompany transfer. I doubt I would've been hired as an external applicant.

[@silkee1922]

I'm mind blown by how amazed people are at the natural upward progression of any race of people given a genuine upward progression as a life option. We don't need a case study to understand redlining, it's negative impact and the massive efforts blacks made to rise above standards and practices intended to oppress them.

[@shannonw6703]

It's true that we don't because as Black people we see it. The studies are needed though to get funding and other things to drive the push to dismantle it. Grant applications etc demand data so it all helps. I agree though some of this is like duhhh but the way research is scrutinized it all helps.

[@mamabear3217]

Exactly like there are not constraints to hold certain people back

[@salamjihad3449]

@@mamabear3217 THERES NONE ! .NOT JUST BLACK FOLKS !!! THATS WHY PEOPLE NEED TO FIND THEIR OWN WAY TO MAKE A LIVING. INVENT SOMETHING OR START A BUSINESS ECT. I STARTED CLEANING EVESTROUGHS AND I LITTERALLY HAD TO BORROW THE HOME OWNERS LADDER ON MY FIRST FEW HOUSES BEFORE I MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY MY OWN LADDER. THEN WHEN THE JOB WAS FINISHED I WOULD GIVE THEM MY NUMBER ANS TELL THEM I WOULD SHOVEL THEIR DRIVWAY IN THE WINTER . THATS HOW YOU START . FROM THE BOTTOM. NOW I DO EVERYTHING WITH MY BRAIN AND HANDS . ILL NEVER BE BROKE.. NOT RICH BUT NOT BROKE !!

[@DAnielIvey1]

Working all the time and paying bills is not just one thing you should do but keep an eye on the job market. to help you get better in life and same for education.

[@dohc1067]

You're exactly right Daniel. I worked in aviation for a number of years. Before it ended, I researched heavy in to improved resume writing, interview techniques, and even though I didn't have a medical degree I was able to leverage my experience. This allowed me to make the transition from the airlines to the medical field. Making yourself more marketable can be difficult, but not impossible.

[@sleepless2541]

@KFC Man ok KFC Man

[@jimmyliu4614]

How to replicate such success in other cities such as Detroit, will be a big question.

[@flawaii-pines6858]

Very easy... Work hard and have a good attitude.

[@RealEstateAndLandlordNews]

Don’t even bother trying to fix Detroit, just move somewhere else where you can immediately benefit.

[@mrquestion8398]

DETROIT IS THE COUNTRY'S BLACKEST AND POOREST CITY AND SEGREGATED.

[@YoungMonkei]

@@mrquestion8398 if people in Detroit act in the ambitious way that the suburbs do Detroit would move upwards kind of easily people see Detroit as a trash can and its sickening given the housing and the build of the neighbors Detroit would be beautiful

[@bipi4363]

First step, get rid of the demoncrat politicians that have killed the city.

[@noahjenkinson5093]

You should watch Ms.Virginia .Her impact on this specific community are now seeing fruition!

[@brooklyn3299]

As a person that was blessed enough to be born and raised in the Bay Area of Northern California, I took FULL advantage of all the opportunities of everything that it had to offer me. When I moved to Los Angeles County, I couldn’t deal the lack of opportunities and the first time feeling racism, even after living on other parts of the country including NYC. At one point, I visited AR… and I had a family male friend tell me that he chose his wife because of her ignorance and stupidity. She was “easier” to handle. So there you go ladies…Don’t deal with foolish ass men, work on yourselves and deal with men who aren’t afraid of you.

[@ke6944]

A black male content creator, Themis & Thoth, recently did a live stream about some black men who claim they marry or pursue relationships with third-world women because these women are more 'submissive' and corporative than western-educated women. It was an interesting live stream because he debunks their narratives. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5mqZZuPbdSrr5I

[@ladytee4269]

@@ke6944 Shocking!!!

[@ke6944]

@@ladytee4269 it is

[@lefromthecity]

Love this video , especially the section speaking on black employment in the public sector can negatively impact a professional’s income.

[@BearingMySeoul]

Definitely. While government jobs are more "stable" they're a lot less likely to provide the high salaries that you can get from the private sector.

[@andreabrown4541]

Yet the public sector has been the highest employer of AAs, not the private sector.

[@lefromthecity]

@@andreabrown4541 right that’s the point and maybe a part of the problem unfortunately. The public sector tends to pay less comparatively to the same positions/jobs in the private sector. I , and most of my peers, have been encouraged by older generations to get the “good government jobs” but with a simple search the government job provided salaries 5-10% Lower for the same position and had less opportunity for year over year increase that kept up with inflation.

[@duckmercy11]

@@lefromthecity They pay less but also discriminate less, that's why they're sought after. There's way. There's way less accountability in the private sector.

[@5x7m]

@@duckmercy11 Very true! I live in Chicago and have worked in the public sector since college and earn six figures and I am a union employee. Although there is some discrimination in the public sector, I hear about race discrimination a lot more in the private sector and there's instability in maintaining long term employment in the private sector. Stability is significant in building the AA community.

[@aussiekingofmongrels]

The programs are good, having good leaders, and ultimately it’s up to the individual to make good choices

[@proudtobe9932]

True , i now make gd money but most of us black men made poor decisions as well, that held usnback for yrs. And now make better ones at age 50 yrs old.

[@agator2660]

I really want to try that HalfSmoke sandwich. Hope you guys keep working at your long-term goals.

[@lorrainenelson6982]

Ha! 😏I was going to type the same thing.. but what about that sandwich though 😄

[@Shazzy1228]

Excellent documentary, although this is increasingly becoming less important. The rise of remote work and social media has now allowed anyone, anywhere to gain opportunities. You no longer need to be in these areas anymore.

[@vandreadparty]

This is not close to true. The vast majority of jobs cannot be done remotely and most people are not on social media.

[@Shazzy1228]

@@vandreadparty understood, but I did say it is becoming less important lol. Not that it is true for everyone. I'll never dictate a person's life, but I'd be avoiding industries that are remote friendly if you want a certain lifestyle.

[@vandreadparty]

@@Shazzy1228 Unfortunately, only those in the most highly paid industries will be able to do remote work in the future. We are seeing managers and bosses do everything to get people back into the office. So location still matters a lot. Also if you have kids, this can impact your choices even more.

[@juicyparsons]

It doesn't change the material realities of in-person and especially part-time work tho......only that segment of online workers and so many of them will be converted to gig workers still in need of labor protections we're just not thinking about right now 😬

[@user-4m9-dr80h4]

@@vandreadparty Well, in the not-to-distant future, robots, AI/computers, automation will perform most jobs.

[@haute03]

Excellent video. Thanks for highlighting this topic!!

[@amandadube3981]

Empowering, Thank you for making this video 😊

[@ipsilonia]

i love these mini-docs sm

[@davidrice6724]

Unless your goal is to become filthy rich....State/Federal careers are great!...the health benefits along with pensions are worth getting these types of positions

[@yesimemoin0935]

This analysis seems dated. The African American middle class is shrinking right along with the US middle class overall. Gentrification and rising property tax burdens are driving young and old families from places like LA, NYC and DC. Many are returning to the south or going to the Sun Belt for cheaper cost of living. Government employment was a gateway to the middle class but nowadays those same civil service jobs require long waits and more credentials (and higher student debt levels) for a pension that is much less generous. The recipe for success that worked for the Boomers won't help Millennials and Zoomers.

[@michelleclark8099]

Also. Blacks are deliberately being mandated out of the better paying Govt jobs and trucking jobs and healthcare jobs and cruise jobs and teaching jobs, etc., . I say this from the Bible: They mean it for evil. But God means it for GOOD. SO: God sees them firing and coercing and mandating his people. There will be a reckoning from God for what these horrid Rulers/Politicians/DrugCompanies are doing to the Black people:, Something scary that will make people’s ears tingle.

[@birdiewolf3497]

I mean they did say they began this study 20 years ago. But it is what it is. They are generally trying to see where upward mobility is happening and this is where it is happening. Now, what people can get out of being middle class has changed for sure. And you are right about the government jobs. Terrible, I say as someone that works at a public university.

[@bruhbutwhytho2301]

The problem with the south is that the education and health is horrible, even if it cheap

[@neilifill4819]

Finally some hopeful insights about the African American community! It’s great to see items that show some positives for change. No ethnic group is monolithic, so kudos to the folks who are pressing forward!

[@salamjihad3449]

BECAUSE ITS ALL A FACADE !! HAVING THE NEWEST SHOES OR NICEST CAR OR EVEN NICEST HOUSE IS JUST A PULL AT OUR EMPTY GOALS. HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP DONT HAVE CHILDREN BEFORE MARRIAGE, STAY IN SCHOOL AND BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE AS A FATHER AND PERSON. THATS IT. REGARDLESS IF YOU WERE FROM A SINGLE PARENT WHO DIDNT FINISH SCHOOL .. THE RAT RACE IS THE BIGGEST THING TO TAKE US OFF OUR FOCUS TO REAL TRUTH.

[@neilifill4819]

@@salamjihad3449 what is the real truth?

[@salamjihad3449]

@@neilifill4819 NOT CHASING MONEY.... IF YOU ARE RELIGIOUS THEN FOLLOWING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IS THE TRUTH. IF YOU ARE NOT RELIGIOUS THEN FOLLOWING THOSE RULES WILL ONLY ENHANCE YOUR LIFE GOOD .PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO GOOD PEOPLE. HAVING THE NEWSET CAR OR HAVING A LARGE BANK ACCOUNT ISNT ANYTHING TO CHASE. THAT RACE NEVER ENDS. ITS SAD THAT IT TAKES YEARS TO LEARN THIS . BUT WHEN YOU DO YOU CAN FINALLY REST AND LIVE THE REAL LIFE.

[@arnettrabaker4872]

I loved this, thank you!

[@rgekam5814]

We are not victims . We just have to work harder . Finding and speaking solutions instead of pointing out the struggles in which we dwell within they lines of defeat

[@michelleclark8099]

Oppressors want to shut down and muzzle the people they oppress. Because Oppressors are a bunch of bullies. They want SILENCE from their victims‼️ Oppressors want to saunter around, give awards to each other, call each other philanthropists and liberals and the like, as if they are the good guys. Like they are not guilty. It will not work‼️. Victims will call out the oppressors until JUSTICE finally resolves the outstanding grievances of the afflicted.

[@0mg1tsbatman87]

Yeah just work hard like our ancestors did. It worked for them didn't it?

[@reallyreal7630]

Who says victims can't work harder? Everywhere blacks are, whites are there oppressing. It's the truth. Don't throw the truth away and act naive. If you're a victim, it's the more reason why you should work even harder because you know things won't come around on honeycombs.

[@JvariW]

We are victims. Doesn’t mean we have to go about life as defeatists tho. Also. You should definitely educate yourself not just on the struggles you face but the CAUSE of those problems. How can you navigate obstacles you can’t see? Or don’t understand? Solutions are great but plans of actions should also include avoiding the pitfalls that landed black Americans where they are today.

[@nappyqueen86]

@@JvariW read a few of your comments and they are spot on. Thanks for your input.

[@rgekam5814]

Imo the issue is INVESTING! Saving doesn’t beat inflation. How can you expand if each addition equals two subtractions?

[@universaljustice7376]

You’re moving the goal post, investing is not the issue when a white high school drop out have greater average wealth than a black college graduate. Read From Here to Equality by Dr Darity.

[@Grownwisdom717]

I have been able to invest however that's not the case for everyone. Some people are deciding between food and electricity

[@JJ-mn8md]

Lies. My sons were born in the Bronx. The difference is who you associate with and environment. Who are your examples. I left the bronx when my sons were 7 and 5 for Texas. Best decision I ever made for their benefit.

[@RearviewWisdom]

What exactly is the lie though?

[@FrugalPandaTravels]

You made the choice of a parent truly invested in their children. Doing the best for our children ultimately brings the best out of us as parents and adults. I grew up homeless in a murder capital, when I got out of the Army I was like never again and did what I had to do to give children the best life they could have which led me to live my best life.

[@alpha3305]

Overall the US government needs to do more, allowing the youth to explore the world for ideas and knowledge and bringing it back to strengthen their home. Being stuck in a bubble only leaves a mind stagnant. In the EU, every child is given a semester abroad paid by their respective countries. In some cases graduation from an EU university is not possible without an exchange semester and integrated internships through collaborative projects related to their subject of study. In the US, neither of these things are possible without massive investment from family or sponserships. Simply put, if the government wanted smart citizens then school and education resources would be free. If the government wanted healthy citizens then healthcare, medication and proper life-saving systems would be accessible. When you look around the country today, what kind of people do you think the US government wants?

[@DJRenee]

Stupid, sick and lasy

[@bM73]

Or you just leave and go to the EU bro sometimes you have to lift yourself out of poverty look at Africa sometimes it's not being black 🖤

[@JvariW]

I’m sorry so many ppl missed the mark man. Great point. America wants customers. Consumers. Not citizen. We have the #1 GDP and economy because of that. America is for profit across the board.

[@MOBROOKS]

Very informative. Thank you guys.

[@jboss729]

Your'e handsome. LOL.

[@A.J.AlbertCreative]

You guys should tell your video editors to fix the mixing on all videos with this guy's VO. It's always super low and I need to crank the volume to hear him

[@Gypsyman40]

We as Washingtonians must be mindful and humbled by our blessings.

[@Terrytimemedia]

Us Black men. Let’s marry our Black women (like I did). Have children by only one woman (like mines are). Never stop educating yourself (like me). Push a Black culture of Hard work, Spiritually, Family and remember WE ARE ALL WE GOT AND WE DONT HAVE ANY FRIENDS. Black Power! ✊🏿

[@salamjihad3449]

I AGREE WITH YOU WHEN YOU SAY STAY MARRIED AND HAVE CHILDREN AFTER MARRIAGE BUT THE LIMITING OF SPOUSAL CHOICE JUST BECAUSE OF SKIN COLOR IS PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH AMERICA !!! WTF "BLACK POWER"? PEOPLE POWER.. ASIANS ,WHITES,INDIANS ECT HAVE THE SAME GOALS . GET IT TOGETHER BROTHER.

[@realyzm]

Thank you🙌🏾

[@tbnewhomes]

Thank you for this

[@noneshere]

I would never buy a home in the city. The cost of code enforcement , home owners associations, and property taxes is too much when you get old and on a social security check. Even if you do own young it can be hell to sell the house so you can aquire a more affordable place.

[@FrugalPandaTravels]

I purchase my last house two years ago in Denver, Colorado for 420k and it was just appraised at 700k. My HOA is 72$ per month, and this house will allow me to pay cash for a place closer to the ocean in Oregon or Washington State with money in my pocket when I semi-retire in four years (I'll be 50yrs). The worst thing a person could do is not buy property. You should make property choices based on location, school system ranking, local economic strength, and potential growth in the long run. Watch for White Flight (upper and middle-class flight) too. The first house I bought I did not realize White flight was happening and was lucky to make a good profit when I sold as the neighborhood and schools (taxes) began deteriorating. Also, watch about buying areas where too much of the population rents instead of owning which is an indicator of neighborhood deterioration in metro areas.

[@Lillysammy126]

umm I thought the food desert is based on supermarkets and not restaurants...There are so many neighborhoods without a supermarket near by, just feel like investing the grants into supermarkets is better than restaurants. Granted, happy for the guy but I'm not sure if a restaurant can replace the supermarket.

[@RealEstateAndLandlordNews]

Having to go 5 miles away to get to a grocery store doesn’t mean you live in a food desert.

[@Lillysammy126]

@CC. LL Growing the vegetables is cheap but it's the gardening space in the house/apartment that is expensive. Growing in pots and stuff is cool too but limited in what can be grown and let's not forget the space a pot will take up in a small apartment and house. Urban gardens or community gardens are better since it's a public community garden where people who help grow the vegetables can benefit from their labor and community work.

[@Lillysammy126]

According to USDA, food desert means traveling more than one mile in urban areas and 10 miles in rural areas. Depends on where you are at. Personally, I'm spoiled, if the supermarket is more than 4 blocks away, that's too far. However, I know of many people who live in food desert areas and would love if that grant helped bring a supermarket near there.

[@ryanortiz2648]

Amazing 👏🏽👏🏽

[@BigHoTzMuZik]

Coming from NYC, education was better for me. When my family moved south we were so far ahead in school they didn’t know how to credit us, so we all graduated early.

[@zeeqq105]

Unfortunately, the media and government only focus on poverty and and crime in low income areas. They give the picture all black people live like this. It never speaks about anything positive and this has been going on for centuries. I grew up in a middle class mostly black neighborhood. My parents came from the rural south very poor to NY. They did very well. I’m doing well and my children are on the road to success. I’m in no way implying that discrimination and racism doesn’t exist. What I am sayin is ……..like right after slavery we moved forward in spite of……it would be nice if the barriers didn’t exist but as Maya Angelou said” Still we raise”

[@ablargh]

If you want more info on this, NPR Hidden Brain podcast has an episode called Zipcode Destiny

[@tiaz.3464]

THANK YOU!

[@spintheblock3x385]

Great piece, great journalism

[@cybertrk]

It’s not where you’re born… it’s your community. Because you can swap all those people with other people and have a different outcome.

[@martingo2680]

😂.. You're born within a community, right??

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@Skynet You don't see skin color? That's lovely. In a perfect world, everyone would be like you. News flash: we're not in a perfect world.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@Cybrtrk I want you to read the next sentence I'm about to write, very slowly. Isn't where you're born...your community? 🤯🤯🤯

[@cybertrk]

@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 yes (people not place), so they need to drop the false idea that it’s a zip code that’s the determining factor… it’s not, it’s the community participants.

[@michelleclark8099]

No. It’s the prophesy about each race. Better is the end of the thing. God gives: Each race has a prophesy. Black people have the best prophesy in the end. Watch, Amen ❤️

[@ssd2930]

Finally, something positive🙂. This is progress for us.

[@Goat1229]

Having a family with infrastructure geared towards success as well as like minded individuals outside of the family matters, no matter where you live, but especially in DMV

[@ThaGBodyDiva]

DC is unique in their structure but this documentary does not take into account the "other DC" who are tremendously underserved and do not have the social mobility spoken of in this show. Housing in the area is so high and wages so low, you have generations of families who live together and are not very upwardly mobile at all. With the gentrification of the CHASE area, this has become even worse.

[@josephinebournes8212]

There is no reason for the "other DC" to be stuck in a city that is rich with resources. I've worked in DC government and know for a fact that many resources are made available to DC residents, especially black DC.

[@ThaGBodyDiva]

@@josephinebournes8212 that’s the messed up part, the people who are systematically trapped make too much money for government programs and not enough to escape their situation. The programs are designed for truly poverty level. However, the mass amount of working poor get overlooked constantly.

[@jasperdilincoln2341]

Everything is not always what it seems to be. Great to see our people to be successful, but thats only if they allow you in their circle. Especially in the DC area Politics are still there no matter what race. 😁

[@mattkennedy6115]

Nurture versus nature. When you have parents, family and friends that want you to succeed then you already have an advantage

[@rickihosein8637]

You're right!!!

[@taz9234]

@@mattkennedy6115 Exactly even in the inner city areas.

[@dranchd6571]

Scant progress, but it's unsettling for so many who don't want to see change. The idea of progress is unnerving.

[@jeffduvall737]

lets pass the "get out my pockets" where hourly worker below 100k stop paying federal, state, and local income tax on overtime

[@gracjankasprzyk328]

It’s called American dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.

[@lmc5955]

We live in society 😔

[@DragonKingGaav]

The American Dream is the Amreican Nightmare!

[@dlazo32696]

It’s called the American Dream because you have to earn it! It’s not going to be given to you on a golden plate.

[@michelleclark8099]

@@dlazo32696 No. It’s poured on some in broad daylight, and held up like a carrot on a stick for others to dream after and chase until they die like on a hamster wheel.

[@Merrybandoruffians]

I’m so over the DMV. I watched this video because I was hoping it would feature another city I can move to as a young black professional… Nope. Guess I’m just stuck here 😭

[@delovelyday430]

yea it's always DMV or Texas and Atlanta just crazy

[@realyzm]

@@delovelyday430 Seems like a clever way to steer blacks to a certain area. You know they move us around like chess.

[@anon2143]

What were you looking for in a place to live? What do you not like about living in the DC area?

[@Merrybandoruffians]

@@anon2143 I just feel like people here are up their own ass. People are always trying to flex their job or who they know. Other parts of the country I’ve lived in are so much more laid back

[@kyrokyro2343]

..... ANYWHERE outside of America. Black people will thrive ! ...

[@kincamell2]

Much Gratitude

[@utimago]

Interesting video. Shout out to Frederick Gooding Jr. I peeped the Trinidad and Tobago map in the background. Represent!! Well done.

[@marioharris3752]

You do not have to be a federal government worker to make it in this country

[@MrRickyMoody]

True but it’s a good route to go if one wants stability and benefits.

[@salamjihad3449]

@@MrRickyMoody .NOT JUST BLACK FOLKS !!! THATS WHY PEOPLE NEED TO FIND THEIR OWN WAY TO MAKE A LIVING. INVENT SOMETHING OR START A BUSINESS ECT. I STARTED CLEANING EVESTROUGHS AND I LITTERALLY HAD TO BORROW THE HOME OWNERS LADDER ON MY FIRST FEW HOUSES BEFORE I MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY MY OWN LADDER. THEN WHEN THE JOB WAS FINISHED I WOULD GIVE THEM MY NUMBER ANS TELL THEM I WOULD SHOVEL THEIR DRIVWAY IN THE WINTER . THATS HOW YOU START . FROM THE BOTTOM. NOW I DO EVERYTHING WITH MY BRAIN AND HANDS . ILL NEVER BE BROKE.. NOT RICH BUT NOT BROKE !!

[@FrugalPandaTravels]

@@MrRickyMoody Preach! My spouse works for the Feds (healthcare) and I work for the State (healthcare) never been unemployed a day in my life. My healthcare experience and government work experience I get private sector side jobs with my eyes closed. Older AA's knew what they were talking about. I have owned property since my mid 20's. My son who works for the city bought his first house at 21. Seniority trumps skin color in the government.

[@Renould2010]

Great data, on seeing the African-American, rising on the Financial World., Thats Glory, to see that.

[@maximillion8442]

I would love to see a map showing where people born female are the most upwardly mobile. Seems difficult if not implausible in most industries and fields in my area (rural, conservative). Lots of old white men who love golf, Trump, and the worst of what the latter stabds for around here (including "grabbing," unfortunately). That said, I've also finally found equity, also in government jobs that serve the underserved. (Other government jobs with more business-oriented goals such as the PSC are still...well, my bpss there listened to Alex Jones every morning. Nuff said.) I personally have found success at the library. Highly recommended for minority folks (POC, queerfolk, etc).

[@throttleblip1]

It's all down to parents and neighborhood. If you have weakness in either area no matter the color of skin... Look at Detroit it's majority black but lacking neighborhoods

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

Correct and if the government purposely attacks your parents and your neighborhood to destroy it, then you'll have a hard time competing. It just so happens that the government always likes to attack black people. Oh, look at that! I guess it really is about skin color then, isn't it.

[@MypronounIsKing]

@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 😂😂😂🤦🏼‍♂️ sure they do

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@@MypronounIsKing I'm glad you agree with me. Too many dummies don't know better and it's annoying having to educate them. You're one less person.

[@michelleclark8099]

God himself will restore the robbed and afflicted Black People. God says that HE will restore. God says that their oppressors showed them no mercy.

[@MypronounIsKing]

@@michelleclark8099 🤣🤣🤣🤣😵‍💫 you need help miss

[@taahiramcgee]

I think that this is unfortunate that we still have to talk about this 60 years post civil rights.

[@leannewheeler5351]

I worked for the federal gov't in DC in the early 2000s and at the time the best way to get into government was to know someone who already worked within. I was a student employee and went to a workshop with about 20 other federal student employees and only 1 person in the group wasn't connected to someone who already worked for a federal agency. My husband got his government job 12yrs ago by recommendation of someone who was a fellow church member. He and and several of his friends have worked within the government since.

[@youngneo2956]

Can he get me on I am a disabled veteran living in San Antonio TX I can't get a break.

[@jeretso]

During the pandemic DC was boarded up and outdoor mask mandates in place. Cross the river into Virginia and businesses were open, outdoor dining and mask optional.

[@lmzaadi]

The American dream~ You have to be asleep to believe it.

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

Southside Chicago and detriot also have decent places and stories don't forget that

[@WorklLife]

I have lived in great neighborhoods in the Southside of Chicago and Detroit. The grocery store/bank/public transportation/ poorly funded schools/access to doctors is still a problem. They still deserve better. The problem is often, the original residents can't afford to stay when the community is considered "better". I am so grateful for the Southside of Chicago! In high school, I stayed for a Summer Break. Coming from California, I had a lot of stereotypes about black people. The Southside put the stereotypes to rest and made me feel comfortable with a decision to go to college, grad school, start a business..... You get it. Seeing black principals, teachers, janitors, attorneys, and security changed my view of the world! Visiting Nigeria was amazing, but Southside residents were pretty humble about success and home ownership!

[@observelearn2345]

Exactly why I'm getting the heck outta Kansas City

[@genzofthe2148]

how bad is it there?

[@haught7576]

@@genzofthe2148 one of the most segregated cities in the US. Not many upsides beyond the sports teams. Also downtown is just covered in highways

[@universaljustice7376]

Reparations for descendants of American chattel slavery will remedy most of these social and economic problems.

[@FrugalPandaTravels]

Not without financial illiteracy and those of us with financial competence will be fine, but those of us that are not successful now will not be successful in the long term even with money. Someone will create a business to siphon off that money quickly from newly rich lower-income people no matter their ethnicity. It's the American way!

[@universaljustice7376]

@@FrugalPandaTravels did American Indians, European Jews, and Japanese Reparations require financial literacy classes?

[@thetruehustler1365]

Yeah i disagree, we need a change of mind and heart. The difference between us and the Jews, Japanese and Indians would be the amount of time we experienced oppressions. We have several generations of enslavement to where people knew nothing outside of enslavement. The Holocaust lasted just years. The only people in similar predicaments is the Indian however much of their people were wiped out by whites and forced onto reservations given by the government. We do have a really peculiar set of circumstances that make navigating the recovery a bit differently than those who’ve faced similar to us

[@bobroberts2371]

Food Deserts See 7:28 - 9:52 in the vid " Why Grocery Stores Are Avoiding Black Neighborhoods " on the channel " CNBC "

[@miketracy9256]

Counting on the federal government to supply more jobs may not continue, when the consequences of the 30 trillion dollar debt become worse, as interest rates increase.

[@pgppe9488]

The determining factors of success are family structure, determination and commitment to a plan.

[@marianbridgeman9532]

Fantastic!!!

[@Mr_JRH]

I'm taking the American dollar and finding my American dream outside of the U.S.

[@salamjihad3449]

WHY?

[@Mr_JRH]

@@salamjihad3449 because America IMO is a 1st world country with 3rd world problems. Great place to make money.... that's about it.

[@nappyqueen86]

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[@vihaanana951]

My consultant is Stephen Bernard Halterbeck , I found him on a CNBC interview where he was featured and reached out to him afterwards. He has been of immense help since then.

[@eugene44569]

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[@Alexzw92]

@@eugene44569 I think you stopped this one in its tracks lol

[@elizabethrichard7133]

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[@farahmo4519]

So how exactly has he helped a Spam Bot like you?

[@elizabethrichard7133]

@@farahmo4519 you could look him up

[@tashmoore3825]

I will limit this. My grandmother worked in the federal government yet it embittered her due to internal exclusion from opportunities to advance, be promoted despite being better qualified &/or capable than other women for the same positions. She turned to real estate & other outside ventures to develop capital instead. That's a separate story.

[@alexandra4real360]

I wanted to move to the DC area but couldn’t find a job (business, finance sector). ☹️

[@nataliewalters2759]

This video kind of contradicts that the wealthiest black communities are in Prince George’s County MD. Most work in DC or are Entrepreneurs. Lower wages may still be a factor but I know a lot wealthy black communities. I come from one and my husband and I are as well. My husband is a very successful multi business owner.

[@jo.onthego]

I agree, they needed a 2nd source with someone from Prince George’s County. I was able to benefit from the Talent and Gifted Program and Science and Technology Program because I went to PGCPS. There’s so many success stories from here of highly educated people with great jobs.

[@jas2018]

Lol are we still pretending there is an American Dream

[@yosquidd242]

Right! More like the white immigrant dream, or the white Hispanic dream, or replace them with a robot dream.

[@-Bloomingtales]

Right?! Lol

[@FrugalPandaTravels]

Depends on the industry or sector you are working in. If you are in healthcare and have aspirations higher than being a CNA in the long run you will be successful and enjoy the American Dream. Also, a person willing to relocate to areas with stronger economies will be successful. It's not easy being a Person of Color but it's not life inhibiting to those of us willing to put in the work and learn to navigate the world while still being proud of who we are. There are many of US that are getting it in and making moves in society. Healthcare, tech, and other industries are in demand for decades now. My sons and daughter (I was a young father) are living the American Dream too. We can allow obstacles to stop us and just give up or we can use our minds to overcome these obstacles. PS, I grew up homeless and lived in a motel room with 6 other people from the ages 14-to 18 in Cali then I joined the Army and did 6 years total. But maybe my family and I are built differently.

[@kojosmith1210]

That’s crazy my wife & I, have a combined income of $210k. I grew up in a small town in Appalachia, and she was an undocumented immigrant. We were both poor. I came from abuse and drugs. Yet, we both still made it. Also, we are both debt free. So explain that one to me. Every possible statistical metric said we should’ve failed; yet here we are. Living in America, with peace of mind. Maybe, make some very practical financial decisions & you might find out this country is more forgiving than you originally presumed. It’s never too late to make better decisions.

[@TEJAYheni]

@@kojosmith1210 the survivorship Bias.

[@TyronTyyari]

I enjoyed this video