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Have you all heard the saying “The Crab Effect”? The saying refers to when crabs are placed in a barrel once they are picked from the ocean. In an effort to survive, they drag each other down and battle to the top so the victor can get out of the bucket while the others remain stuck inside. The Crab Effect saying is often used to describe how black and brown communities do not share the how to do’s of wealth, information, and wisdom. Keeping the knowledge of
Doing It Our Own Way
Many communities that immigrated to the United States, or were forced to relocate, created a kind of co-op of services to support each other. The traditional banks, stores, and retail merchants, at that time, refused to do business with this new and unfamiliar population living in their New World. In order to make a living and take care of their families, people had to develop their own operations of trade and business which are now common staples in our economy. This took the sharing of ideas, creating trust within our people and supporting each other’s businesses. The goal was to build up economic growth without the help of the establishment.
Fast forward to 2019 and we wonder where we can still find this kind of unity? Where are our safe spaces where elders can mentor and advise the upcoming youth without ego getting in the way? Why has this scarcity way of thinking infected our people? Why do some believe they have to keep all the treasures to themselves? How can we pick ourselves from our bootstraps if we don’t offer to supply our people with any boots?
In this week’s podcast, we are asking these questions and will discuss how to rebuild trust within the incoming generation.
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