Rod and Karen are joined by Dr. Rachel Laryea the author of “Black Capitalists: A Blueprint for What Is Possible” to discuss what exactly is Black Capitalism, American vs global Black Capitalism, what makes on a capitalist, anger at billionaires, Bernie Sanders, the Target boycott, working together under the Trump administration, her lifestyle brand Kelewele and her hopes for her book.
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I think people’s biggest issue with Target isn’t that they rolled back DEI initiatives because a bunch of companies did. It’s that they had gone a step farther and really put in the effort to give small black and brown businesses a chance. Our communities trusted them and for them to fall in line with the orange turd felt like a betrayal and a lot of people were hurt which is why there is no easy fix . Even if they restore those programs again, it will still take time for black people to return
Five Stars.
Another award-winning episode. Another reason why I luvs TBGWT is for letting me know that I was a Black Capitalist. One time I was visiting Baltimore for the Afros and Audio Podcast Festival and I introduced myself as a Black Capitalist, a sister who’s an activist gave me that reaction you give a Coon when he announces that Trump is the best president for Blacks. After 10 minutes of talking to me (with her credit card intact btw) she said that she wouldn’t describe herself that way as a Black person, but she gets it. A discussion was had that day instead of an argument, all thanks to TBGWT. Back to writing Russian Love after I pre-order Dr. Laryea’s book (I’m pretty sure that I’ve seen her at her plantain snacks before).
Im glad. I’m more and more convinced that there is a sad Russian lady somewhere in St Petersburg or so who just wanted to find love and didn’t understand why the black man of her dreams ghosted her. ” was my poetry so bad? “, she is wondering everyday.
This is like I imagine her poetry to be:
“I’m sitting here, crying in my Russian Motherland,
Where are you, my prince, I try to unterstand.
He thinks, I am some kind of scammy catfish
Catfish? Who that? True love with him, is my only wish.“