08/29/2024
"I came across an article written by John Hope Bryant the other day on my iPad which raised the question, “If Bill Gates Were Black.” Mr. Bryant wrote: “For much of the past century, African Americans pursued social justice through government intervention, the ballot box, and ultimately elective office. While the number of black mayors and elected officials in this country is impressive, the number of black entrepreneurs is not. As a result, job creation in underserved communities, and among the Black middle class, is stagnant.” I think he has a point, don’t you?
Mr. Bryant continues: “The main driver of freedom in the world today is not the vote but access to capital. When I speak of capital, I obviously mean financial capital, but I also mean the Latin root word capitas, or ‘knowledge in the head.’ …” When someone is de-capitated that means their head is cut off. Well, from the word capitas you get “capital”—which is rooted in what you’ve got in your head"--The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan
