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by Powers Investments Management, LLC August 11, 2025
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The Forgotten Victims of Crime in America – Black Kids!

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  The WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog, and it does not provide specific investment recommendations.   Click below to listen to the audio version Their Lives Mattered: The Forgotten Victims of Crime in America. Click below to play the video. Their Lives Mattered: The Forgotten Victims of Crime in America “Who are the victims of defunding and demoralizing the police? Former BLM activist Xaviaer DuRousseau exposes the heartbreaking reality of inner-city ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC March 17, 2025
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DATA PROVES BLACKS’ BIAS AGAINST THE POLICE IS FALSE! 

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   Do the Police Use More Deadly Force Against Black People? "Bias is a natural inclination for or against an idea, object, group, or individual. It is often learned and highly dependent on socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, educational background, gender expression, gender identity, and religion." I have certain biases against the Police based on past personal experiences.   We All ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC March 3, 2025
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What I Most Cherish is Love

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   It's Not About Titles, Fame, or Wealth! As we wrap up 2024, I most celebrate and cherish being a Dad. I am the proud father of a remarkable, kind young lady who makes others comfortable in her presence.  She reminds me so much of my best friend, Mom, who I miss and love.   I cherish ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC November 8, 2024
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Deep Dive Podcast – Curing Sitting On Your Ass Disease – YES WE CAN!

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.    Click below to play: Today's Podcast Created With Alphabet’s Notebook - LM "SOAD" (Sitting On Ass Disease) refers to laziness and lack of ambition. The podcast uses humor and examples to encourage individuals who are complacent and passive, urging readers to prioritize hard work and personal responsibility. It encourages readers to break free from their comfort ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC October 21, 2024
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HIRING: ADULTS TO CLOSE THE RACIAL GAPS – REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: GOOD DADS!

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   TO LISTEN TO TODAY'S BLOG, CLICK BELOW  Celebrating Black Dads: A Needed Pillar for Strengthening Our Communities  Celebrating Black Dads: A Pillar for Strengthening Our Communities “President Obama needed black voters more than black voters needed President Obama." Jason Riley - Wall Street Journal Columnist, Senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute  Decades of political success have not ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC January 2, 2024
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WELCOME 2024 – BEING PROUD HOW YOU SPENT YOUR PRECIOUS LIFE!

Now that I’m in high school juggling responsibilities like school, work, friends and family, college applications, and pandemic stress, I still take refuge in books. I often turn to stories that work through a struggle or theme I’m dealing with in my own life. They give me a safe space to reflect and process, help me gain perspective, and make me feel understood"

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC April 20, 2022
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RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS {WEDNESDAY SERIES} – Ida B. Wells, FAMED 19TH CENTURY JOURNALIST AND ANTI LYNCHING CRUSADER

She attended a segregated Black school and became a teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, until she was fired in 1891 for speaking out against subpar learning conditions. A staunch activist, Wells similarly filed and initially won a lawsuit against the Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Railroad Co. in 1884 after being forced out of a first-class train car despite having purchased a first-class ticket. The ruling was eventually overturned by the Tennessee Supreme Court and spurred the beginning ...

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