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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Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers. WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations. Click below to listen to Today's Deep Dive Podcast: Wrongful Convictions & the Death Penalty. Podcast created with Alphabet’s Notebook LM. Today’s Deep Dive argues against the death penalty, citing the book "Framed" by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey as evidence of wrongful convictions. The podcast provides details of cases of innocent people wrongly convicted and ...
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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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n this column we will explore a means by which you can conduct a self-assessment and begin the process of improving your ability to learn as a student and as an employee.
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Approximately ~73% of African American kids begin life at a disadvantage because too many dads are missing BY CHOICE.
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You modeled what a good father, husband, and son mean. Your listening ear, encouragement, patience, and discipline have been such a gift to me. You have always shown us what it means to be there for each other, to support each other, and to put the family's needs first.
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I’ve found that of all the parenting advice out there, the most important ones are about teaching kids to be bold enough to try new things. But how do you do that?
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Fatherlessness has reached crisis proportions in the last few decades. Starting in the 1960s, feminism encouraged sexual liberation and discouraged the "oppressive" patriarchy of a two-parent family structure. Fatherlessness exploded and – half a century later – shows no signs of slowing down. The statistics are grim: 63% of child suicides, 85% of all children with behavioral disorders and 71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes. Fatherless ...
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One of the most critical decisions I made in life was choosing my best friends. I trust and rely on my FEW best friends 100 percent. Another critical choice is who we spend our work and free time with. If your friends enjoy alcohol or drugs, you may fall into that trap. On the other hand, if you spend time with business professionals, entrepreneurs, stock investors, or just intelligent people, you will learn. The ...
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Too many black fathers, are missing from too many lives and too many homes. They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men. We know the statistics — that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime; nine times more likely to drop out of schools and 20 times more likely to end up in prison. They ...
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