What If I Had Been Born White?

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  The WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy and competency blog, and it does not provide specific investment recommendations.  For Those Preferring Audio, Click Below: A common question when I was a kid: Have you ever wished to be white? In my teens and 20s, I answered YES, it would be easier. Growing up, I vividly remember seeing signs that said “Colored” and “White Only,” as if the doors themselves ...

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Rhonda Jones: Millions Owe Our Very Lives To This True Hero and Former Slave! Today’s Deep Dive Podcast:

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   Click the podcast below.  Podcast created with Alphabet’s Notebook LM. Rhonda Jones: Millions Owe Our Very Lives To This True Hero and Former Slave! Today’s podcast shares the story of Rhonda Jones, a mostly unknown true American hero. It celebrates her as a revolutionary hero who, after escaping slavery, risked her life and freedom to ...

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For 40 Million Americans Living In Poverty, It is NOT About Politics – They Need Real Solutions!

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   Creating Better Opportunities for Americans Warren Buffett tap danced from day one: “The womb from which you emerge determines your fate to an enormous degree for most of the eight billion people in the world. Americans living in poverty are not divided by Democrat or Republican. Poverty is about the struggles affecting millions of Americans ...

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Imagine Being Dead Last In Household Income For 350+ Years!

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.     Click below to listen to the audio version: The Black Wealth Gap: 350 Years And Counting! African Americans Remain Dead Last in Household Income! For nearly 350 years, the racial and economic gaps have essentially been constant for African Americans, always trailing behind other ethnic groups. Yes, slavery, Jim Crow, Redlining, and racism contributed to our ...

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Headed to College, First Answer Three Questions  

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  The WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy and competency blog, and it does not provide specific investment recommendations.   Prefer audio - click below. First Question The first question: Do you need to attend a four-year college?  Many people complete college, and their job prospects are often similar to those of a high school graduate.  Others drop out, saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in debt and nothing else to show for ...

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Addressing America’s Over-Incarceration Crisis

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.    Prefer Audio - Click Below: WHY DOES the U.S. hold ~20% of the World’s Prisoners, Despite Having ~4.2% of the Global Population? I do not know the answer to this question.  {Maybe more politicians should try this response.} I recently visited family in NC and saw two dogs chained to trees.  Growing up, this was a common sight.  I ...

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