The first self-made female millionaire and billionaire in the US were both black,why?

racism but also accepted culture . america is a good example of this, where there are more millionaire black rappers than there are millionnaire black CEOs

"no, I'm the bigger victim"


brb enjoying my white privilege

How dare you I'm a working class disabled black transgendered Muslim woman

What's wrong with being a rapper?


It's a perfectly legitimate career choice.

Of course - Whites have always been willing to let black people entertain them, even at the height of segregation. The question is, how have you felt about blacks being your bankers, doctors, bosses, colleagues ?

So of course there are going more millionaire black rappers than there are millionaire black CEOs, not to mention the fact that hip-hop industry is also run by white people.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/4/27/1380610/-Black-men-w-no-criminal-record-applying-for-jobs-treated-same-as-white-men-fresh-out-of-prison

- You just seem butthurt. It's obvious it's harder for a black man to get a job regardless the fact he has the same grades as the white man.

- Same with Muslims, If you have a muslim name you are less likely to get a job.

So shut up.

i personally have felt fin about the, my point was i see very few comparatively. when the media seems to insist black males should only aspire to be rappers or gangsters - and then that almost becomes a self-fullfilling . and before you tell me, yes i know the media is run by white people too.

Nope. We live in a system of racism / white supremacy. Hell, very, very few whites are allowed to be CEO'S. So your point about pointing the lack of black CEO's is beyond me.

Also being rapper is not the industry in which most people find themselves.

Plus when it comes athletic ability, or musical talent, or any kind of performing art, you either have it, or you don’t.

You either can run the 100 metres in under 10 seconds or you can't. You either can score goals or hit a three-pointer, carry a tune, make you laugh or you can't

It's not nearly as subjective, as judging whether this person “fit in” with the company? Do they have “enough” experience ? Will they make a good CEO ? Will they be able to relate to the customer base?

All of these evaluations are judgement calls

possibly but they are based on the observable attributes of the person - ie in your example their business acumen, speed of thought, lateral thinking, confidence under pressure, and indeed likeability, charm and ability to command attention - much of which can be developed in your formative.career path. and thats forgetting for a second an impressive background adademic record.
but then if you are told 'just be a rapper, its cool' there is no incentive to develop any of the above to the astronomic level that youd need to demonstrate at board level

Right. So now we are getting to it.

So what you saying is that white people have more "business acumen, speed of thought, lateral thinking, confidence under pressure, and indeed likeability, charm and ability to command attention" than black people ? "

Am I reading you correct there ?

I am talking about Sarah Breedlove and Oprah. The former was literally born into the first black generation of post-slavery America. They were not only black, but also female and born in extreme poverty. Add to that the fact that the number of white women in the US was also far higher. Boggles the mind , doesn't it?

nope, im saying black people are not encouraged to develop the above 'business qualities' in the same way as white people are. as i said before its safe to say that black kids are directed to what they are told are 'cool' lines of work like music or sport - which in reality offer a tiny scope of opportunity to actually succeed in for 99% of applicants who end up nowhere, compared to the much wider more stable profitable career paths in business, finance, law, medicine etc etc

your contention seems to be that black ppl are under-represented in these fields, due to racism - that maybe in part true, but why ignore all the factors, the reality is many black kids dont want to aim for those goals, theyd much rather
be the next 50 Cent than Bill Gates

So what you saying is that black people want to be poor and do not want to succeed ?

Secondly - Explain to me how black people can become CEO'S

no i imagine they want to be rich rappers. if this is held up as the pinnacle of achievement to a black kid, what other reality would you expect?

they would have to follow the same lengthy process as everyone else. however my concern is many black ppl decide early on this is not for them

You 'imagine"

.OK. Why do you imagine ?


So what your saying is that if black people went to school, got a degree, what you saying is that white people would be perfectly fine with having lots of black people as captains of industry and major CEO's ?

That's what your saying. Right ?