I'm black and I'm a member of the 1%

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  • @alhoward4099
    @alhoward4099 5 років тому +4221

    Wealth doesn't just happen, it's built in time....I'm a retired postal employee but my daughter is in residency to become a doctor....I won't see the results of future generations but I feel I played a role in steering it in a positive direction

    • @justtruth5855
      @justtruth5855 4 роки тому +44

      Al Howard yes a positive way forward. Has she now passed her exams? i dont know how its works in America.

    • @alhoward4099
      @alhoward4099 4 роки тому +246

      truth... yes, she graduated this year....she will start her residency in PMR at UC Davis in Sacramento, California...thanks for inquiring.
      Sign:
      Proud Father
      P.S. hope you're enjoying your time in America...not a great time in the
      world right now so stay safe and healthy my friend

    • @bishopquinn5446
      @bishopquinn5446 4 роки тому +23

      That's awesome, hope she aspires to have her own practice she can pass down to your grandkids!

    • @joscaca
      @joscaca 4 роки тому +32

      Joseph rose - You should get informed. McKenzie Bezos helped build Amazon. She quit her job at a top Wall Street Investment Firm D.E.Shaw to help Jeff build that company.
      She was employee #2. She ran the accounting.

    • @nihilisticbarbie
      @nihilisticbarbie 4 роки тому +10

      @@alhoward4099 congratulations! That sounds like the American dream, which is out of reach for so many. I'm sure your daughter appreciates the sacrifices you and your wife made for her

  • @theeladyking
    @theeladyking 4 роки тому +3126

    I love seeing wealthy and successful black people.

    • @thethethethenoom
      @thethethethenoom 4 роки тому +8

      Yeah

    • @thethethethenoom
      @thethethethenoom 4 роки тому +19

      It's mindset

    • @deividbx
      @deividbx 4 роки тому +8

      Yeah, me too, but i dont know exactly why...

    • @theeladyking
      @theeladyking 4 роки тому +103

      I just like to see people with the odds stacked against them win. It’s a more genuine appreciation I think.

    • @absmir8706
      @absmir8706 4 роки тому +59

      Doesn't matter it's black or white. They all don't give a shit about us poor people.

  • @ChelseaWoodsWorld
    @ChelseaWoodsWorld 4 роки тому +1068

    She basically said you’re Always Black, they will not let you forget it.

    • @anthonywillis7634
      @anthonywillis7634 4 роки тому +89

      Always and dang proud to be. Let me be black in this life and the next and the next.

    • @salamjihad3449
      @salamjihad3449 4 роки тому +5

      @@anthonywillis7634 WHY?

    • @salamjihad3449
      @salamjihad3449 4 роки тому +2

      WHO,S THEY ! YOU MEAN WE !!

    • @pharoah1200
      @pharoah1200 4 роки тому +58

      Who wants to forget that their Black? I want to be wealthy, but I love my blackness 😎

    • @anthonywillis7634
      @anthonywillis7634 4 роки тому +13

      SALAM JIHAD: Why not?

  • @shaquanabailey6617
    @shaquanabailey6617 4 роки тому +1445

    I can't wait to experience that very wealthy lonliness because being broke and lonely ain't it

    • @WarriorsFanSince-ur3zu
      @WarriorsFanSince-ur3zu 4 роки тому +40

      You can make friends with non rich too. Just drop them as friends if they start asking for money

    • @amberslahlize7961
      @amberslahlize7961 4 роки тому +43

      Friends aren't measured by the wealth, but by the heart.

    • @kdeloris2225
      @kdeloris2225 4 роки тому +11

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @nikolaiknight3606
      @nikolaiknight3606 4 роки тому +6

      This was it 😂

    • @TXCTellsAll
      @TXCTellsAll 4 роки тому +12

      Start now by making significant changes in how you view building wealth. Investing in yourself, real estate and stocks are a start

  • @jessdan6377
    @jessdan6377 6 років тому +5211

    I don’t even wanna be in the 1%. I just want to succeed.

    • @powerd1432
      @powerd1432 6 років тому +120

      Jess Dan all talk, no action. Stop paying attention to this video and pay attention to what they actually are doing

    • @zaramel9379
      @zaramel9379 6 років тому +33

      What does success mean to you?

    • @TheOlmonroe1
      @TheOlmonroe1 6 років тому +9

      Jess Dan... Keep at it. You will get there.

    • @a.l.pittman1762
      @a.l.pittman1762 6 років тому +3

      Jess Dan OMG me too

    • @nightfighter7452
      @nightfighter7452 6 років тому +57

      My success involves me being happy

  • @jesusisapisces
    @jesusisapisces 8 років тому +5346

    I love how truly wealthy ppl don't flaunt their wealth. Simple jewellery, modest but impeccable clothes, natural make up, short nails and very well put together in general.

    • @Carltoncurtis1
      @Carltoncurtis1 8 років тому +154

      Ofcourse. Shallow minds are always dazzled by outward trapings, bells and whistles. Shallow minds will sit and blink at these rich people who don't know you exist and don't care. The govt. is the only thing stopping them from buying your life and all you pea brains care about is that they don't _actually_ show you how wealthy they are. It's like you are inviting them to trick you.

    • @jesusisapisces
      @jesusisapisces 8 років тому +168

      HotSkull who is this in reference to? My loved ones and myself are very comfortable, darling. I don't watch other ppl's money or movements. I am just pointing out the irony with regards to how the wealthy appear vs your new money rich folk. It's always those who have never seen money who brag and wear their riches for the world to see and for those who have always known it, they tend to be very modest in how they dress. That's all.

    • @Carltoncurtis1
      @Carltoncurtis1 8 років тому +158

      mzChocoSensualHedbob I'm talking directly to you and anyone who liked this post. I am telling you it's just trappings to make themselves seem relatable to the common man.
      It's fake.
      It's all fake.
      Even their modesty is fake.
      Mark Zuckerberg, a 32 year old billionaire has been dressing like a broke 20 year old college student for the past 12 years, not because he is humble, but because it's brand, aka his image because _no successful, or not, 30 something still dress like they are college students._ Unless thay are actually poor.
      Mark Zuckerberg bought the 4 houses beside his just to bulldoze them just so he would not have to deal with neighbors. Normal people don't do that. He looks like he shops at Marshals, Burlington and Payless but that simply a way to seem relatable, but It's a lie. Pure acting. He lives in a rich bubble just like any other rich person.

    • @jesusisapisces
      @jesusisapisces 8 років тому +79

      HotSkull I know that they are an unsavoury corrupt greedy bunch. I'm not a romanticist. It does take discipline to not want to showcase your riches though in the tacky way a lot if the nouveau rich do. And originally I was referring to the two ladies in the video even though I don't know the least about them personally. At least agree on that. Or not.

    • @ziintle
      @ziintle 8 років тому +10

      hear hear

  • @seansartor
    @seansartor 7 років тому +1363

    You know it was their humbleness that was the most appealing !

    • @MrHav1k
      @MrHav1k 6 років тому +56

      They had to actually work to where they are and EARN what they got. Unlike some of these... other families who have had generational wealth handed down over the years. Wealth that was built by slavery.

    • @MrWhite-pn7ui
      @MrWhite-pn7ui 6 років тому +3

      Where's the humbleness? All I hear is anti-white bitterness.

    • @UNEAKinfluence
      @UNEAKinfluence 6 років тому +58

      Mr. White Wow, so because they got rich and aren't kissing the white mans ass you're mad?? Sad.

    • @MrWhite-pn7ui
      @MrWhite-pn7ui 6 років тому +3

      +Artista_Montoya I never said anything about kissing ass, idiot. How about they quit whining about being a victim and enjoy their success?

    • @UNEAKinfluence
      @UNEAKinfluence 6 років тому +40

      Mr. White They shared their story from rags to riches to encourage others and offer insight into their world. It's not everyday you see people of color on the top and these folks seem like their trying to help others instead of hoarding and keeping it exclusively theirs. Nothing wrong with that. Put yourself in other people's shoes, for once, dude.

  • @ChristopherAbelman
    @ChristopherAbelman 3 місяці тому +974

    I admire the financial independence of people, But you can live better if you work a little more. After watching this I think there are people out there, on the extreme, who plan to die early just to be able to retire early. To each their own but to me retirement isn't just about not having to work, it's about having the freedom to do whatever you might reasonably want, such as travel, buying things, enjoying life, etc. I don't think I could retire with less than $3m in income-generating investments, maybe $2m at the very minimum. I plan to work until I'm at least 45

    • @HildaBennet
      @HildaBennet 3 місяці тому

      Nobody knows anything, you need to create your own process, manage risk and stick to the plan, through thick or thin while also continuously learning from mistakes and improving

    • @PennyBergeron-os4ch
      @PennyBergeron-os4ch 3 місяці тому

      Spot on advice. Great job! And yeah, I think we investors overestimate how hard it is to stay in the market when things aren't looking too good. Whenever I'm tempted to either cut losses or capture profits, I remind myself of Fidelity's study of their best performing portfolios; the best performers were either dead or forgot they had an account. So now with directives from my asset manager, I pick assets that can perform similarly in both short and long term. My portfolio has been foolproof so far

    • @JosephineKenney
      @JosephineKenney 3 місяці тому

      Who’s the person guiding you

    • @PennyBergeron-os4ch
      @PennyBergeron-os4ch 3 місяці тому +1

      Her name is “Sonya Lee Mitchell” can't divulge much. Most likely, the internet should have her basic info, you can research if you like

    • @JosephineKenney
      @JosephineKenney 3 місяці тому

      I just checked her out and I have sent her an email. I hope she gets back to me soon.

  • @slickric41
    @slickric41 5 років тому +1055

    If black families came together as property and business owners, this is possible for generations.

    • @noel80302able
      @noel80302able 5 років тому +14

      Let's do something that will change lives

    • @amberslahlize7961
      @amberslahlize7961 4 роки тому +3

      That's messed up...why would you want the black family united to be "property"?! Slavery was abolished so that you would *not* be property anymore!!! You are free!! Have been for over 100 years! :(

    • @amberslahlize7961
      @amberslahlize7961 4 роки тому +2

      @epics7 You got seriously problems!!! The majority of America is white...you don't get an apology for that. If you don't like how white America is, MOVE OUT. Sorry, not sorry. *shrug*

    • @amberslahlize7961
      @amberslahlize7961 4 роки тому +2

      @epics7 Uh no, your jealousy of inheritance isn't justifiable. I'm not playing mind games, so don't you.

    • @amberslahlize7961
      @amberslahlize7961 4 роки тому +1

      @epics7 Deal with what? That you aren't playing games? How is that a bad thing? I like it when people keep it real.
      My white statues? They aren't mine. They are your's, and mine, they are America's statues, our history. And you've taken down black statues as well, that are your's and mine.
      How is erasing your history going to make things better for you?
      Unlike you, I am not entitled, but if you hate standing on 200 years of history that you inherited, you're biting the hand that feeds you, but you are free to go back to your country of origin.
      I have nothing against you doing that.
      But you will have less than what you have now, if you continue in hatred. That's no way to live.
      Find the good in people, not the race in people.

  • @Jesuslovesme137
    @Jesuslovesme137 4 роки тому +770

    Being a millionaire will do it for me, I don't even care about billions.

  • @christophersheppard9825
    @christophersheppard9825 8 років тому +1450

    "Four hundred years later, we buying our own chains."
    - Kanye West

    • @TexasEmperor
      @TexasEmperor 8 років тому +3

      lol

    • @visionary6498
      @visionary6498 8 років тому +7

      Lmao word brah

    • @loloth13
      @loloth13 8 років тому +73

      Mr. Barz damn that's deep... people always trying to make Kanye into a joke or a meme cause he's real💯

    • @lemostjoyousrenegade
      @lemostjoyousrenegade 7 років тому +6

      Love Trumps Hates I love Kanye! ✨🙌🏾✨💯%❗️...and we're still branding our back sides with their initials and names (👖). Drop the labels and WEAR YOUR OWN name, Family! SelfLOVE ❤️ trumps seeking approval and acceptance from others; ESPECIALLY from those who only seek to exploit and oppress you.

    • @jimmye.787
      @jimmye.787 7 років тому +15

      Yeah it's called payday loans and interest

  • @corvusglaive5769
    @corvusglaive5769 4 роки тому +636

    "If you are a person of color, you can have as much money as you want, you are still who you are." That hit me really hard.

    • @willpower3317
      @willpower3317 3 роки тому +3

      Being black isn’t that bad, good lord lol are you a white lib?

    • @corvusglaive5769
      @corvusglaive5769 3 роки тому +23

      ​@@willpower3317 I thought about ignoring your comment but then realized I am not doing the world any justice by accommodating your ignorance. I don't know if you bothered to watch the video or not but you seem to have missed the context. It is not about the state of being black but rather the treatment that you receive.
      In layman terms she was saying, it doesn't matter how much money you have as a black person, you will still get treated as sh*t because of your skin color.
      Now I hope that clears things up. FYI. I am not white.

    • @willpower3317
      @willpower3317 3 роки тому +11

      @@corvusglaive5769 I understand the context my friend, and that is what bothers me, that is, the idea that all black Americans are “treated” a certain way based on our skin color ALONE. I just don’t like one factor explanations for complex issues and it seems that successful black Americans engage in this more than any other group. It’s almost as if to say, ‘don’t bother doing what I’ve done because people will still look at you as a ____’. It also suggests that highly successful people from other groups don’t deal with life’s challenges. I imagine you might say that they are just being honest, but I’ve observed (in my humble 30 years of living) that contemporary blacks often exaggerate their racist experiences to prove a point, so, there’s that, for whatever it’s worth.

    • @willpower3317
      @willpower3317 3 роки тому +4

      @@aavantibeauty What point are you making?

    • @fe6523
      @fe6523 2 роки тому

      Please UA-cam SGI Buddhist movement an introduction full length version. Peace and NammyohorengekyO !!!!🙏

  • @Chloe-rq3hf
    @Chloe-rq3hf 6 років тому +674

    “We bought this building and then the next one and THEN the one next door”

    • @zodsinclair8500
      @zodsinclair8500 6 років тому +19

      WAKANDA FOREVER!!!

    • @KA-iq2ko
      @KA-iq2ko 6 років тому +9

      Zod Sinclair
      Tchalla did buy the building where his uncle was killed by his father.

    • @zodsinclair8500
      @zodsinclair8500 6 років тому +5

      Yeah man! thats what I was celebrating, that in reality, there are black business owners, getting theirs, and hopefully trying to be their brothers keeper, fighting the divisive teachings of slavery, i.e. divide & conquer, pitting African tribes against each other to divide! Unite instead!

    • @jeremiah5881
      @jeremiah5881 6 років тому +3

      It's called using a 10-31 exchange. Make the money make you more money.

    • @dhr.neuteboom4536
      @dhr.neuteboom4536 5 років тому

      @@zodsinclair8500 Most blacks don't even have african roots.... it's all social engineering you all bought it.

  • @whodis4306
    @whodis4306 6 років тому +1951

    Im glad Mr. Eddie Brown kept his black wife when he came up.

    • @sophien5416
      @sophien5416 6 років тому +151

      This needs to be reworded. Mrs. Brown kept Mr. Brown. Michelle kept Obama. Beyoncé kept Jay-Z. Jada kept Will. And the list continues of fabulous black women who kept their good men. At the end of the day, love is love, but from what I have seen, behind these strong black men are stronger black women. This ought to be the focus.

    • @whodis4306
      @whodis4306 6 років тому +94

      @@sophien5416 , Youre right there. She is keeping him. But that's not what I mean. The focus is on these men letting go of their strong black women who held them down. Lets not pretend that these men are not out here replacing their strong fabulous black women for younger, newer, *fairer complexion* models. I am happy that he is a real one who appreciates and kept his fabulous boo and didnt try to join the club. He knows what he has at home is priceless and that's what im talking about. I support it.

    • @whodis4306
      @whodis4306 6 років тому +22

      @@ichi8017 yes she is. I sense her classiness through the screen. He knows better.

    • @whodis4306
      @whodis4306 6 років тому +1

      @@HughMadBro Yeeeepppppp. That's the point I was trying to make.

    • @ichi8017
      @ichi8017 6 років тому +36

      @@cocochanel1029 This is the dumbest comment in the history of life on the planet. You are the true dummy saying such non-sense.

  • @NerdChaser
    @NerdChaser 7 років тому +1297

    I love that quote "some people don't have boots". That's a great way of putting it.

    • @zephyrblue2032
      @zephyrblue2032 7 років тому +6

      No boots high enough for this shit.

    • @vanaphill2454
      @vanaphill2454 6 років тому +8

      The homeless don't have feet!

    • @mr.goodwinmbamacc4494
      @mr.goodwinmbamacc4494 6 років тому +6

      HateGovernment And political traps! Don't forget those. If you can navigate those you might get some place. Don't let the politics push you to the edge where you commit a mass killing and try to keep your mental state as healthy as possible. I know some people might be thinking if you do decide to do a mass killing just don't get caught.

    • @mr.goodwinmbamacc4494
      @mr.goodwinmbamacc4494 6 років тому +3

      Minerva Ojeda By 'boots' they likely mean- Initiative. You can use the initiative working for some other assholes or by working in your own company.

    • @mkhanman12345
      @mkhanman12345 6 років тому +1

      Plenty of opportunity! And then you turn 55 and no opportunity!

  • @awokenajin6620
    @awokenajin6620 4 роки тому +223

    I have undying respect for African Americans. 😢

    • @AshleighJessicaTaylor
      @AshleighJessicaTaylor 4 роки тому +18

      Thank you for your Allyship.

    • @xiloa23
      @xiloa23 4 роки тому +8

      @@AshleighJessicaTaylor omg I was just watching and commenting on your video lmao!

    • @bantu2819
      @bantu2819 4 роки тому +6

      Ashleigh Jessica Taylor yes truly. We are waking up to who you really are and the richness of your heritage in Africa. We are praying for our dear African American brothers and sisters!😊 ua-cam.com/video/SufT6Rdk17w/v-deo.html

    • @marilynwillett804
      @marilynwillett804 2 роки тому +2

      respect those who live life respectably not because of the color of their skin.

    • @shimmer4771
      @shimmer4771 Рік тому +3

      @@marilynwillett804 Nah, Blacks deserve respect.

  • @NashvilleBraids
    @NashvilleBraids 6 років тому +2462

    I have nothing negative to say about these people. Just want to ask for financial advice that I didn't have growing up! Throw your girl a pair of boots!

    • @mdj5775
      @mdj5775 6 років тому +60

      Start reading

    • @ZachVanHarrisJR
      @ZachVanHarrisJR 6 років тому +10

      Claude Anderson

    • @fisephalnoxt
      @fisephalnoxt 6 років тому +9

      Contact me on Instagram, I can help you, anything related finances: @the_douala_wolf

    • @padussia
      @padussia 6 років тому +2

      SACRED JASMINE same here.

    • @jamesz.williams8746
      @jamesz.williams8746 6 років тому +120

      I swear I've never figured out why most African Americans don't teach their children the power of building wealth, credit, etc.

  • @waynejohnson9374
    @waynejohnson9374 6 років тому +2218

    The only 1% I know is Lowfat Milk.

    • @Ziaotic
      @Ziaotic 6 років тому +13

      you need to open your eyes then

    • @hbnsnips5246
      @hbnsnips5246 6 років тому +27

      dying lol

    • @goldenstar9379
      @goldenstar9379 6 років тому +8

      🤣

    • @houstonsmoke4568
      @houstonsmoke4568 6 років тому +9

      Nigga comment, this is why yall are where yall are cus of ppl like u. Always want to joke about everything and anything. Go get your likes and be broke nigga

    • @waynejohnson9374
      @waynejohnson9374 6 років тому +46

      houston smoke I'm white but ok

  • @destressfrlyf843
    @destressfrlyf843 7 років тому +685

    " . . . many people don't have boots."
    That's keepin it 100

    • @matthewbaese5472
      @matthewbaese5472 6 років тому +12

      De Stressfrlyf I agree. But many wouldn’t take them or use them. I’ve seen this first hand

    • @LoveOlivie
      @LoveOlivie 6 років тому +1

      I agree. Deep ...

    • @johnbenjamin9937
      @johnbenjamin9937 6 років тому +3

      De Stressfrlyf. its the hand your dealt in life...But remember everyone has a gift a talent a mind for something creative to get out there....jb

    • @craigfeinson804
      @craigfeinson804 6 років тому +1

      Ml

    • @jhunterb123
      @jhunterb123 5 років тому

      ppl act like there arent ppl giving already even when they have almost nothing to give like BOOTS and yet the problem is that all the money is in the hands of a few who lets be honest dont care who they rip off white or black like these ppl here who lets be honest could be giving alot more then they are instead of asking more ppl to help each other out which we all do anyways with not alot of money

  • @nowasteline
    @nowasteline 4 роки тому +93

    I love how he said people make that statement but doesn’t realize some people don’t even have the boots! True

    • @yamon598
      @yamon598 4 роки тому

      Don't* realize

    • @willpower3317
      @willpower3317 3 роки тому

      Doesn’t mean it makes sense lol

    • @AWordorNinety
      @AWordorNinety 3 роки тому

      Wealthy Black communities all over America - Past, present and both:
      Oak Bluffs: www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a6668/oak-bluffs-african-american-community/
      Olympia Fields: www.olympia-fields.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=77
      Sag Harbor: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sag_Harbor_Hills,_Azurest,_and_Ninevah_Beach_Subdivisions_Historic_District
      www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/t-magazine/sag-harbor.amp.html
      ua-cam.com/video/QoniFMtSXcw/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/lWwPy8i9gfg/v-deo.html
      Highland Beach: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Beach,_Maryland
      www.highlandbeachmd.org/?mobile=false
      www.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/greathomesanddestinations/04Highland.html
      whatsupmag.com/news/highland-beach-chesapeake-bay-maryland-s-first-african-american-incorporated-town/
      Palmers Wood: www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/308403/
      ua-cam.com/video/3RIBLh7MQLE/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/DHWzzolsMUE/v-deo.html
      palmerwoods.org/
      www.niche.com/places-to-live/n/palmer-woods-detroit-mi/residents/
      statisticalatlas.com/neighborhood/Michigan/Detroit/Palmer-Woods/Race-and-Ethnicity
      www.niche.com/places-to-live/n/palmer-woods-detroit-mi/
      www.addressreport.com/report/neighborhood/detroit-wayne-county-mi/palmer-woods-detroit-wayne-county-mi/?display=true
      www.areavibes.com/detroit-mi/palmer+woods/crime/
      Mound Bayou: Historical Background: mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/charles-banks/
      www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mound-bayou-1887/
      blackthen.com/mound-bayou-mississippis-jewel-delta-largest-black-town-u-s/
      mississippitoday.org/2018/05/19/mound-bayous-history-a-magical-kingdom-residents-fight-to-preserve/
      www.mississippifolklife.org/articles/a-place-apart-mound-bayou
      www.onlyinyourstate.com/mississippi/unusual-story-behind-mound-bayou-ms/amp/
      www.google.com/amp/s/misspreservation.com/2011/07/12/the-jewel-of-the-delta-mound-bayou-mississippi/amp/
      medium.com/@cathrynstout/love-letter-to-mound-bayou-ms-and-all-historically-black-towns-eaae7183948d
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_Bayou,_Mississippi
      www.npr.org/2017/03/08/515814287/heres-whats-become-of-a-historic-all-black-town-in-the-mississippi-delta
      hptfamily.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/the-voice-vol-4-duplicate2.pdf
      Sweet Auburn: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Auburn
      'The Black Beverly Hills' - Ladera Heights, Baldwin Hills, View Park and Winslow Hills: www.google.com/amp/s/abc7.com/amp/black-beverly-hills-baldwin-ladera-heights-real-estate/7222331
      www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-neighborhood-spotlight-ladera-heights-20180707-story.html
      www.latimes.com/local/la-me-adv-view-park-20150719-story.html
      www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-neighborhood-spotlight-baldwin-hills-crenshaw-20170429-story.html
      DeSoto: www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/affluent-african-americans-flocking-to-desoto/132513/%3famp
      Prince George County: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George%27s_County,_Maryland
      Bronzeville: www.urbanjuncture.com/community
      www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2015/Margo-Jefferson-Negroland/
      Idlewild: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlewild,_Michigan
      Sugar Hill, Jacksonville, FL: www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/americas-lost-towns-of-black-affluence/
      www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/vintage-photos-sugar-hill/
      Sugar Hill, NYC: above110.com/harlem-nyc/sugar-hill-nyc/
      www.google.com/amp/s/ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/sugar-hill-once-harlems-most-glamorous-enclave/amp/
      Durham, NC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wall_Street_(Durham,_North_Carolina)
      There are many more but these are a good start...

  • @meikoblock
    @meikoblock 8 років тому +918

    I think the moral of the story is to create your own. That woman's father worked hard to become a Neurosurgeon and they still turned him down and even if they didn't I'm sure they would pay him less, cause he's still an employee. If you create your own business then you are the boss and you create your wage.

    • @krischealgomez9806
      @krischealgomez9806 8 років тому +56

      meikoblock i agree with you. but to make money you need to already have money. so if you dont get an oppurtunity its incredibly difficult to branch out on your own because how many banks are gonna give you loans?

    • @meikoblock
      @meikoblock 8 років тому +38

      Krischeal Gomez yes I agree it is difficult but today there are so many options if you seek them. For example you do not have to go to a bank you can seek out private investors. Creating your own business is kind of uncharted territory because society and all through school they are teaching people to be good employees.

    • @urbanqid9604
      @urbanqid9604 8 років тому +2

      +Krischeal Gomez Absolutely agree.

    • @urbanqid9604
      @urbanqid9604 8 років тому +22

      +meikoblock Absolutely correct. I'm currently in school finishing my degree in marketing next year. The thing is I want to use this degree for my own ventures/personal enrichment not for someone else to profit from. I'll be investing my money soon to launch my firm next year. What I learn in my curriculum should benefit me. Not someone else's. Not saying you shouldn't start working for someone and get that hands on training but at this point in my life, I'm ready to take charge and pursue my goals.

    • @OxygenPeople
      @OxygenPeople 8 років тому +25

      correct, the only person stopping you from achieving great things is you!

  • @ShushaSofia
    @ShushaSofia 6 років тому +1670

    The gap is there because most white one percenters had ancestors that started early in the game.

    • @CloudDayLight
      @CloudDayLight 6 років тому +93

      Katie Zinno that's not how it works. 80 percent of millionare are SELF MADE. That means they made something out of nothing.

    • @vocalcoachktsings
      @vocalcoachktsings 6 років тому +9

      Yes correct. That was stated in the first few frames.

    • @Defy_Convention
      @Defy_Convention 6 років тому +2

      No

    • @nymeria7239
      @nymeria7239 6 років тому +112

      Those white one percenters' ancestors were able to "start early in the game" because the same opportunity to "start early in the game" was denied to black people. Slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, separate but not equal, remember?

    • @lotusgrl444
      @lotusgrl444 6 років тому +35

      @@CloudDayLight they may be self-made but they still had the monetary resources to start-up their own businesses etc

  • @papastoppa657
    @papastoppa657 5 років тому +713

    Yeah I'm Black!... And I'm a member of the other 99%

    • @sandyanderson5698
      @sandyanderson5698 5 років тому +7

      you part of the bottom caste.

    • @papastoppa657
      @papastoppa657 5 років тому +35

      @@sandyanderson5698 Thank u for the Reminder 🖕

    • @PedalToTheMetal61888
      @PedalToTheMetal61888 5 років тому +4

      ...another reason...why i still put ...other on...JOB...application..!!

    • @monsieurimhim6147
      @monsieurimhim6147 5 років тому +5

      The 1 % dont really deal with us type blacks come to Newark nj .build us some shools and shelters that we own!

    • @johnjackson7441
      @johnjackson7441 5 років тому

      Tony Gman And who have you given assistant?

  • @JohnThePA
    @JohnThePA 4 роки тому +12

    As a half-black Physician Assistant, I'm on track to become a multimillionaire and my goal will be to give back to humanity some how.

    • @skyvixxxen
      @skyvixxxen 4 роки тому

      If you're giving back you shouldn't be a multimillionaire.

  • @aretafoster7451
    @aretafoster7451 7 років тому +1232

    I need to surround myself with people of this mindset.

    • @TheMsLady4Real
      @TheMsLady4Real 6 років тому +6

      These people's wealth is an anomaly when it's comes to the top 1%! Read the "New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander and "The Color of Law" by Richard Rothstein...this will help you to understand and also study your true African American history. Look up Sandy Darity too! God bless you .

    • @pkai7989
      @pkai7989 6 років тому +5

      Areta Foster YOU are already surrounded by someone with this mindset.

    • @yomamascupoftea9459
      @yomamascupoftea9459 6 років тому

      TheMsLady4Real YES..thank you for sharing.

    • @TheToadChild
      @TheToadChild 6 років тому +6

      Areta Foster You are who you surround yourself with. Old adage still holds true today.

    • @Tata-iu3fy
      @Tata-iu3fy 6 років тому +2

      Social climber?

  • @d-tech5321
    @d-tech5321 6 років тому +636

    Love that comment "Many people don't have boots".

    • @rezzo_6fn659
      @rezzo_6fn659 5 років тому +8

      Eminem said the same shit. “Where the fuck are the boots?”

    • @MensaCramps
      @MensaCramps 5 років тому +4

      And some people don't have feet.

    • @52Jaszo
      @52Jaszo 5 років тому +2

      Especially in Texas lol

    • @MrJoshbunyan
      @MrJoshbunyan 5 років тому

      Like wise

    • @xaviermccloud4586
      @xaviermccloud4586 5 років тому +2

      @@rezzo_6fn659 Eminem didn't say that though fuckboy. That is actually a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

  • @ergosumadrieyl2927
    @ergosumadrieyl2927 8 років тому +141

    It's nice to see people of color do well and still be humble. All wealthy black people aren't flashing bling and changing their car every week like French or Chris brown.
    Sylvia had butlers tho. You go girl💪🏾💪🏾

    • @PomZZ_X3
      @PomZZ_X3 8 років тому +20

      The truly wealthy are smart with their money ;3

    • @markhenley3097
      @markhenley3097 7 років тому +3

      Not always, you can get rich by just investing in shares again and again, and you can lose it any minute.

  • @ToiHollidayRealtor
    @ToiHollidayRealtor 2 роки тому +18

    I truly enjoyed this documentary. I know it was posted several years ago, but it was meant for me to see it today in 2022. It's inspiring. Blessings to everyone here. May your hopes and dreams come true.💖

    • @okorochukwunonso2563
      @okorochukwunonso2563 Рік тому +1

      Same here... Watching in 2023 for the first time. Wish you all the best too.

  • @jazzyjatlanta5131
    @jazzyjatlanta5131 8 років тому +426

    I remember when I was attending Med School. I had discrimination everyday. But when I moved to Atlanta. I can tell you this. So many doors opened for me. I met woman that were so successful n ambitious n independent. I learned so much. I am so glad to see us as minorities doing well in so many countries. But we never see that on TV.

    • @dogestranding5047
      @dogestranding5047 8 років тому +11

      Congrats.

    • @chillbringer169
      @chillbringer169 8 років тому +10

      Jazzy j what kind of TV shows do you watch? And I hope you learn much more considering you can't spell "and"

    • @ayylmaoboii3701
      @ayylmaoboii3701 8 років тому +42

      Its not like theyre writing a thesis or anything. Calm the fuck down.

    • @chillbringer169
      @chillbringer169 8 років тому +1

      AyyLmao Boii it's not like I was giving him constructive criticism CALM THE FUCK DOWN, but thanks for not even addressing my point. Just tell me to calm down lmao

    • @ladyc510
      @ladyc510 8 років тому +13

      @Jazzy j....I'm glad to read your comment. As much bad things I hear about Atlanta, the great fact is many African Americans do well there.

  • @awakenthegreatnesswithin
    @awakenthegreatnesswithin 5 років тому +577

    Poor people buy goods from companies
    Rich people buy shares in companies

    • @pine6193
      @pine6193 5 років тому +20

      No way, really?

    • @elgooges
      @elgooges 5 років тому +10

      Exactly, I also recommend monthly dividend paying REITs.

    • @elgooges
      @elgooges 5 років тому +16

      @tag line use a money market account to buy shares of monthly dividend paying REITs like AGNC or ARR. Then use those dividends to buy more shares or put that money in a mutual fund.

    • @kevingreen7266
      @kevingreen7266 5 років тому +2

      True That!!!!!!!!

    • @icrackedthecode1151
      @icrackedthecode1151 5 років тому +5

      Wealthy people create goods and form companies.

  • @loveroflife8852
    @loveroflife8852 6 років тому +804

    Keia, I’d rather be rich, sad and depressed than be poor, sad and depressed. All things being equal, money is nearly right up there with oxygen.

    • @vacationboyvideos
      @vacationboyvideos 6 років тому +22

      Money is not everything

    • @loveroflife8852
      @loveroflife8852 6 років тому +3

      Hey! To thine own self be true, I feel you.

    • @loveroflife8852
      @loveroflife8852 6 років тому +2

      Wow! Really???? Come on of course not. But, it is the bottom line though.

    • @throughgoogleglasseveryday8166
      @throughgoogleglasseveryday8166 6 років тому +1

      Same

    • @MYNAMEISKLAY
      @MYNAMEISKLAY 6 років тому +37

      Swear people don't be understanding this shit; talking about money doesn't buy happiness. If I'm depressed as fuck without money, having hella money will only make me happier. I don't give a fuck what anyone else says. The shit that makes me unhappy the most is that I have to spend so much time doing shit I need to rather than shit I want to. Money would change that, then I'd be happy. If I'm not happy, I'll donate my money and go somewhere remote and just chill til death.

  • @almmason7
    @almmason7 4 роки тому +23

    Loved this but it could've been longer and delved into deeper. I hope they make this a series. Please educate those who don't know the details of why Black wealth isn't where it should be. I think this was a great start. Please keep it going.

    • @veronicahaney6005
      @veronicahaney6005 2 роки тому

      Your answer: m.ua-cam.com/video/lHxDj9RnXgE/v-deo.html

  • @OhMaDayzz
    @OhMaDayzz 6 років тому +186

    Sylvia Brown looks very elegant and sophisticated, but in an understated way.

    • @tarafabulous1
      @tarafabulous1 5 років тому

      Please watch ua-cam.com/video/qoNAMvKlX78/v-deo.html

  • @simoneanthony9868
    @simoneanthony9868 8 років тому +1623

    this will be me soon
    Edit: 09/15/2020 For all you wondering, I've made alot of progress. I used to work for minimum wage and taught myself to code. I became a software developer. I'm building my own software and I'm looking to launch it by the middle of next year.
    So I'm still working at it. I hope to own a tech start up. I will get there.

    • @MsYaYa37
      @MsYaYa37 8 років тому +107

      I hope you get there very soon

    • @vulcanus9384
      @vulcanus9384 8 років тому +37

      Good luck :)

    • @jzk2020
      @jzk2020 8 років тому +58

      My girl. I love your attitude. I'll be right there with you :)

    • @bobalobalie
      @bobalobalie 8 років тому +25

      Simone Anthony I'll check back in about 10 years and I guarantee you'll still be poor.

    • @bobalobalie
      @bobalobalie 8 років тому +8

      Tuts Cafe Nope, just one of those "privileged" Asians.

  • @zenislovejulyflower1810
    @zenislovejulyflower1810 7 років тому +161

    I moved to Florida some years ago. I started working at a Hospital there and found out a white girl with no experience fresh out of school made more then Me with My ten years experience, this is sickening and pure evil.

    • @lashercollette88
      @lashercollette88 6 років тому +35

      Deplorably Not Dependant typical stereotype you have of black people.

    • @Kiasace
      @Kiasace 6 років тому +48

      Deplorably Not Dependant I don't get it, how is the person lazy if they had 10+ years of experience?

    • @Be3healthy
      @Be3healthy 6 років тому +15

      Mary kai You've just watched a short account of how black people had to fight in a system that looks down on them, yet, you still refuse to accept white people are to blame for a lot of the hurdles blacks face in becoming wealthy. YOU JUST WACTHED 7MINS....JUST 7MINS OF THE SHIT AND HERE YOU ARE WITH YOURBULLSHIT!

    • @LordBlackNephew
      @LordBlackNephew 6 років тому +3

      Don't be surprised, always expect the unexpected, be upset at yourself for thinking "it" will stop for a second.

    • @LordBlackNephew
      @LordBlackNephew 6 років тому +1

      SoundScientist1 Facts!

  • @Yourfavcolorist
    @Yourfavcolorist 5 років тому +27

    I truly appreciate these people for their accomplishments!! So inspiring😍😍

  • @trishl707
    @trishl707 7 років тому +100

    These people are my greatest inspiration! I REFUSE to allow my skin color/race to limit me. I will not do it- I will die before I allow it.

    • @IloveJC30
      @IloveJC30 7 років тому +12

      Patricia-Bianca Calavera refuse to allow the PEOPLE who view you as a skin color limit you!!

    • @rebeccafrost5542
      @rebeccafrost5542 6 років тому

      Will Moffett yesss but this is 2018. Believe & achieve it. May work?

    • @evurohardware
      @evurohardware 6 років тому

      How do i get a black 1% to fund my start up?

    • @yasha12isreal
      @yasha12isreal 6 років тому

      Patricia-Bianca Calavera but If you die first, u cant do shit

    • @maksymprotsko1373
      @maksymprotsko1373 6 років тому

      I’m always called a drunk because I’m Russian, and I don’t let that “limit me”, I just sock them in their face
      Simple.

  • @ric9a4
    @ric9a4 8 років тому +109

    In my opinion i dont need millions of dollars to live a happy meaningful life , I realized that I am already rich in numerous ways. I have the love of my family, true friends and the force we call God. I am talented, I am healthy, I love nature, animals and eating healthy food. I enjoy yoga,massage,spirituality,riding my bike,rollerblading,swimming,singing,dancing, good sex,anime,videogames,movies,learning, making authentic connections, uplifting and helping people where I can. How many zeros in a bank computer or green gold certificates do i need to accomplish this?

    • @ric9a4
      @ric9a4 8 років тому +3

      Excuse my grammar and sentence structure lol

    • @AvergeJojo
      @AvergeJojo 8 років тому

      eric evans

    • @UpturnTheUncool
      @UpturnTheUncool 8 років тому +4

      I love this comment! especially "the force we call God" statement. =D

    • @monadejaneiro
      @monadejaneiro 8 років тому +10

      I totally agree. Money isn't everything. As long as your happy and enjoying the life that God gave you. Life is temporary anyways. When you die you cant take the millions with you.

    • @bryanjames1447
      @bryanjames1447 8 років тому +5

      Someone like You can do even greater wonders for society having millions of dollars.

  • @R.WARREN
    @R.WARREN 8 років тому +1556

    This was a good mini docu-series..look forward to more..These wealthy people of color are inspirational to people like me who come from the mud with NOTHING....

    • @StellaCharm
      @StellaCharm 8 років тому +68

      rico .warren exactly. same here. what white people have a hard time understanding is that most blacks come from absolutely nothing. a lot of us were born into nothing so i love seeing blacks break that wall down and create a wonderful life for themselves and their families.

    • @livics610
      @livics610 8 років тому

      . raciiiiiissttt oooommmmggggggg hate crimmeee hate speeeaaachhhhh

    • @livics610
      @livics610 8 років тому

      Nadia Baz Oh darling but I don't feel like my red organs are racist and should be transformed in white 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @livics610
      @livics610 8 років тому +1

      But it's ok at least I know some black guys like me hence not all black ppl are like you, racists towards whites!

    • @livics610
      @livics610 8 років тому +1

      . No problem I guess we are not each other's targets ☺

  • @patricksmith2274
    @patricksmith2274 5 років тому +10

    It was too short but I learned a lot. He's right, I don't have any boots to pull up the bootstraps! 💯

  • @lisacotton322
    @lisacotton322 5 років тому +137

    I am working on something that will make me a self made millionaire. Thank you for this story.

    • @PedalToTheMetal61888
      @PedalToTheMetal61888 5 років тому +1

      ...yep...LET This...marinate...for a second...www.WiLLIAMBLAIRFUNDS.com... that''s michael-jordan'
      's ...chicago-BULLS-...and...BNiKE...sneaker''s...$$$ and ...counting ...THANK YOU very ...much..!!

    • @beafranklin1036
      @beafranklin1036 4 роки тому

      @Esmour Mayne One of my favorite books! Read it cover to cover when I picked it up in a bookstore. Couldn't put it down. I cherish my copy. Life changing book!!!

    • @kanyangilaw
      @kanyangilaw 4 роки тому +4

      Go go go!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @Chutney1luv
      @Chutney1luv 4 роки тому +6

      GOOD! GO FOR IT AND DON'T TELL YOUR SECRET UNTILL IT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED! BLESSINGS! 🙏

    • @tsholofelokunene3148
      @tsholofelokunene3148 4 роки тому +1

      How far have you come? Have u made progress yet?

  • @keiaskloset
    @keiaskloset 6 років тому +243

    Generational wealth is what I'm striving for. My uncle had it and now that he's deceased it passed down to his sisters and son. He had so many investments that we didn't know about until he passed away. He was retired but silently moving and investing and he spent frivolously to throw us off...(he had this saying that if your money sits quietly too long then the man starts a knocking)! I assume he was talking about Sam! My uncle would appear to look like an old bum but he always told me that when you dress flashy you'll become a target....when we had family functions where he had to dress up, he cleaned up real nice! He told me why he didn't believe in buying high end after an experience of going into the store with a friend that was also wealthy but was stereotyped because of the way they dressed upon entering the store!

    • @studmalexy
      @studmalexy 6 років тому +5

      go for it.....nobody is stopping you...…….personally as a taxpaying white man its about time you blacks got JOBS, a bit of self reliance..etc so I don't have to keep being taxed to death and subsidising your asses!..maybe we can finally balance the books.
      Do you honestly think I enjoy paying tax!?...also did you know that Trump is the BEST president for black unemployment? (and this is the man that constantly keeps getting called "racist" by the left..oh..and btw..Republicans ended slavery, not Democrats).
      Im just surprised its taken you blacks so long to realise how to create wealth.(but I get a sneaking suspicious 90% of blacks WONT do this and will continue playing the victim and voting Democrat) and expect OTHERS to hand them something...………"one of these days,,one of these days we will have a leader to give us equity"......pfff….don't count on it!
      Notice that whites don't RELY on Government...in fact they are more self reliant and individualistic (usually SKEPTICAL of leftist politics and big government and in favour of a STRONG FAMILY UNIT with conservative values)….
      if you rely on Government or the "collective"..you are NOT in control of your own fate/destiny(and this is why blacks, who vote Democrat and expect Government to sort out the mess, are their own worst fucking enemies!)
      You are your own worst enemies. And the whole "victim mentality" "chip on your shoulder" attitude doesn't help.
      Blaming the "white man" for all your flaws doesn't help either(and will only divide the nation and deflect individual responsibility).

    • @plorin3015
      @plorin3015 5 років тому

      Everette Moore Then what? Run away?

    • @everettemoore3061
      @everettemoore3061 5 років тому +5

      @@plorin3015 Good one...bbbuuutt I was thinking more along the lines of you all watching them as they grow and identify as African American on all their important information thus again creating more "BLACKS" again thanks paw paw

    • @OfftoShambala
      @OfftoShambala 5 років тому +3

      Mr Hole your comment is very ignorant and worthless

    • @sensimania
      @sensimania 2 роки тому +6

      But part of having sustainable generational wealth is educating the younger generations how to manage their wealth. So, although your uncle kept quiet about his finances, I hope that he at least instilled money management onto his kids and grandchildren.

  • @JradandYman
    @JradandYman 8 років тому +69

    More people need to see this

    • @friskytwox
      @friskytwox 7 років тому +1

      Fishcraft123 4 😂😂😂😂

  • @OfficialRomeM.
    @OfficialRomeM. 3 роки тому +9

    They are so humble. I love it ✊🏾💯✨✨✨

  • @Jin_Raiden
    @Jin_Raiden 5 років тому +185

    I wish this was longer but still very inspirational.

    • @TXCTellsAll
      @TXCTellsAll 4 роки тому +1

      I agree. Everyone can change their circumstances with the right mindset. Having a millionaire mindset means doing what millionaires do. Investing in self, real estate and stocks. Then make sure you reach back and help others!

  • @Scriabin_fan
    @Scriabin_fan 5 років тому +664

    Being black myself i have recognized that there are two reasons why black people have less income. One reason is the racial aspect mentioned in the video, and another reason is most black people are more focused on other useless things rather than working hard in school and in life. Using myself as an example i recently started college being only 16 years old, and many of my black peers have told me that i'm not a "real black person" or they've told me that i "talk so white", it's that type of mentality along with centuries of racial discrimination that holds black people from reaching their true potential.

    • @LegalShield3000
      @LegalShield3000 5 років тому +90

      You two are going to do well because while you recognize discrimination happens, you aren't obsessed with it and are willing to do what you need to for success.

    • @chedebnam6025
      @chedebnam6025 5 років тому +21

      So PROUD of you my young Man.You are who you are meant to be. You are a positive in out negative race. ( as others see us). I am proud to be black and proud of your success. Congrats to your patents

    • @HealthyWC-2
      @HealthyWC-2 5 років тому +19

      Yes true facts. I never personally ( friends of friends ) made black friends because of that reason, I was told "I'm too white" all the time and its so frustrating.

    • @jonathanjoyce-clarke1763
      @jonathanjoyce-clarke1763 5 років тому +25

      As you get older, those blacks that make fun of you are going to kiss your butt in the near future when financial wealthy and there broke, poor, or on welfare, or in jail.

    • @musammatakter3278
      @musammatakter3278 5 років тому +18

      I totally agree with you. Of course, racial discrimination is a reason for this, nobody can disagree and that yes, most black are focused on other things than succeeding. In my class, there are 2 black people who are very smart and are focused on their future. The others are showing off how rich they are and say they want to be rappers. There are girls who literally go on Instagram during lecture time. There are 9th graders who talk about how they vape and drink. My school is dominantly black (85%) and this is what I face every day. They probably don't think about the fact that they might be homeless, squatting at their parents home in the future. This is not black people only, but since there are many black people in school, I can say it's from experience.

  • @lesielimalu4199
    @lesielimalu4199 5 років тому +424

    “No matter how tall your grandfather was, you must do your own growing”
    “The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is now, enjoy it!”

    • @jusayenso8186
      @jusayenso8186 5 років тому +7

      @J H ....I personally know many well off people. Many had a father who was self employed in the trades. Sure enough, they "chose" the same career out of hundreds of other choices. Why? You should know. I also know people working in the company their father built. They too "chose" to take 100% job security in daddy's business. Daddy rarely promotes other non related employees in these businesses over family members, unless the lazy family member prefers to keep their low level job with daddy's company. I knew a kid I played with since about 6th grade. He did so little at his fathers large flooring business. But he owned a beautiful 3 bedroom home in an upper middle class neighborhood despite constantly being a screw up and even lost his license due to never outgrowing reckless driving and even while drinking. But daddy still kept him employed. This nepotism is everywhere. Open your eyes to the real facts of nepotism, which results in probably over 40 million adults much much easier paths in life. They never refuse huge inheritance money either. Family owned restaurants alone have easily 3 million relatives working in them, often as managerial type family employees. My college friend was in restaurant mgmt because his father owned 5 McDonalds locations. Guess who he chose to work for among all other restaurants hiring college grad mgmt. grads? I worked as a busboy when I was in high school. The family owned restaurant handed the business to their son when they decided it was time to step aside. This old couple still sat at a table many days per week while officially retired. The old lady was so stupid too...but wealthy! She would sift through buspans filled with dirty plates, glasses, silverware, and leftover food ....and pick out rolls not eaten! Typical behavior of a "successful" business owner! You all keep lying about reality....it's what entitled people so often do. Hell, they can't even debate properly. The proof is everywhere in comment sections.

    • @lesielimalu4199
      @lesielimalu4199 5 років тому +1

      J H HAHAHAHA

    • @pertburton5586
      @pertburton5586 5 років тому

      ( But I'll choose to forget it at certain times when I want to blame someone for their ancestors actions.)You should get a patent for what you just said. @J H

    • @tarafabulous1
      @tarafabulous1 5 років тому

      Please watch, ua-cam.com/video/qoNAMvKlX78/v-deo.html

    • @tompain2751
      @tompain2751 5 років тому

      @@jusayenso8186 let them be themselves.Search for your own version of success.Theirs is none of your business!

  • @charlenebrownlow4677
    @charlenebrownlow4677 2 роки тому +1

    PTL…excellent episode! Congratulations to all the success; thank you for sharing 💯💌!

  • @omadjourney
    @omadjourney 6 років тому +755

    I love what the Browns are doing for their community.

    • @hollywoodhawkins9730
      @hollywoodhawkins9730 6 років тому +8

      Term-B Phillip what is that exactly? Buying buildings and hiding that they are black to sell homes? Doesn’t sound to proud

    • @ladyluck7481
      @ladyluck7481 6 років тому +8

      Yes. Don't be blindsighted. The people in this video had help too. Sheila got a big divorce settlement from BET Founder Bob Johnson and she got lineage and network connects. Somehow the Browns have been allowed to play ball in the capital game. Not sure how though. Those devils keep eyes on anyone trying to get in the million-plus arena.

    • @ladyluck7481
      @ladyluck7481 6 років тому +13

      "Who's to blame for that? White people? " Yup. 1,000 percent, 360 degrees, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. You don't know enough history for me to explain to you. I can tell by your reply you only have knowledge from the media- that includes tv, school/ college, your family and friends, the History Channel... LOL.

    • @webfashionista
      @webfashionista 6 років тому +9

      Claim that its the past where we have seen race has been systematic against blacks whether you want to agree or not play into today...where banks raise interest or dont give loans due to your skin...and the police called on you just cause...what we need to do as a race is circulate the black dollar and stop investing in people who dont want us in their facilities...you know like Tulsa

    • @ladyluck7481
      @ladyluck7481 6 років тому +2

      That is a stupid reply. Go to bed.

  • @kamiyabritton7098
    @kamiyabritton7098 5 років тому +257

    Things like this motivates me as a college student. I do not want to repeat the cycle I want to start a new level of wealth & ownership in my family

    • @IshtarLinqu
      @IshtarLinqu 5 років тому +1

      The comments on my page may guide you

    • @vadimbobov7950
      @vadimbobov7950 5 років тому +2

      that is not the needs of your family, you need to be grounded, aware of the system you are ensnared within, with knowledge comes power, and then empoweredment, with accumulation of space and privilege comes ignorance, arrogance, entitlement, and finally full blown affluent yuppies who are pure narcissists

    • @cinnawhat8797
      @cinnawhat8797 4 роки тому

      same.

    • @TXCTellsAll
      @TXCTellsAll 4 роки тому

      Awesome! Having the mindset is the start of you making changes to become a millionaire and being generational wealth. Investing in yourself, real estate and stocks to start. Then reach back and help others when you get to the top!

    • @Trynnagetmydegree__
      @Trynnagetmydegree__ 3 роки тому

      Yes indeed

  • @justblack1
    @justblack1 8 років тому +277

    Seems as though most commenters, I wont say who, came to argue and deny the narrative instead of listening to understand their point of view. I guess small brains still wont allow some people to comprehend anything outside the bubble you call your life.

    • @sarsgaardm6953
      @sarsgaardm6953 8 років тому +2

      Well said.

    • @alluringbliss4165
      @alluringbliss4165 8 років тому +5

      people are biased so it may always be that way..

    • @nicolenunya984
      @nicolenunya984 8 років тому +6

      👏👏👏👏👏 couldn't have "said" it better myself

    • @laptv2144
      @laptv2144 7 років тому +3

      Won't say who? Funny how you're able to tell race from behind a screen. Maybe you should stop assuming that no AA could criticize this video racist.

    • @zaramel9379
      @zaramel9379 6 років тому +1

      Lap TV did he say that, or are you just looking foolish?

  • @LCC2791
    @LCC2791 4 роки тому +6

    Beautiful! I’ve watched this video many times.

  • @sieva4eva
    @sieva4eva 7 років тому +223

    This was great! As an African American woman, I am inspired.

    • @TranscendentalMental
      @TranscendentalMental 6 років тому +6

      You just called yourself an African American woman, that was your first mistake. LUL!

    • @alanasims2981
      @alanasims2981 6 років тому +1

      Sieva Leavelle same! I just wish i could stop being so lazy minded and learn more

    • @gigilo5820
      @gigilo5820 6 років тому

      TranscendentalMental shut up

    • @johnbenjamin9937
      @johnbenjamin9937 6 років тому

      California flow. Not defending TM
      but there is a point there...There is no such as Africa or African American...That land was conquered by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus whom dfeated Hannibal and named it after himself....The original name was
      Eden Kemet Havilah-gold Cush Ethiopia see genesis chap 2
      also check out dvds Hidden Colors
      #1 - # 4 especially #1 will break it down for ya...so TM should not shut up..Not defending TM
      jb

    • @gigilo5820
      @gigilo5820 6 років тому

      John Benjamin im looking for that

  • @yungheat84
    @yungheat84 8 років тому +654

    The reason people are poor because it was set up that way... you can work hard but will that sky rocket you out ? no!!! You have to know someone that knows someone who knows everything that's worth knowing

    • @mmccreations7710
      @mmccreations7710 8 років тому +2

      Kiing milli that varies significantly

    • @CloudTribe
      @CloudTribe 8 років тому +28

      Not necessarily, if you fight hard and play smart you can overcome the odds. We need to employ ourselves and build our own businesses. Not expect the white man to admire our hard work and hire us. It's an uphill battle but it's possible.

    • @anthonyo7717
      @anthonyo7717 8 років тому +17

      yeah, you keep on making excuses for not going after what you want.

    • @yungheat84
      @yungheat84 8 років тому +19

      Anthony Will it's how this stuff works.... you can put yourself in play to set up whatever you think that will help you... if that's how you see it for you, then do it.... but the key factor is building relationships with people that are in positions that can help you further a idea...ex. most Caucasians go to college to meet the people who are going to set them up and help them get to the next level, they don't go and just get a degree...but most blacks go to college with the notion of getting the degree and can't find a job...we are under the notion that'll help us get a good job not matter what and that's false..that is also why college graduates find them selves doing something different, then what they spend 4 to 6 years of their lives studying at a institution. As a society, a culture, as a people, we lost those basic instructions that were needed to push a household.. now is the time to be smarter than what we have previously showed the world.. believe me I'm not making any excuses for myself. Im just looking at this stuff at different angle and from my prospective.

    • @anthonyo7717
      @anthonyo7717 8 років тому +12

      Networking and knowing the right people will help you, i agree, but if you tell yourself that you can't make in whatever you are doing because you "don't know the right people", then its on you and no one else. You have 2 choices, either you keep on complaining or you work towards what you want. And btw, no offence, but i can tell that you have an "employee mindest". Maybe you should focus on building something for yourself instead of putting all of your energy on working for someone else.

  • @funnyman1ization
    @funnyman1ization 5 років тому +205

    If you want to be successful, don't ever let someone make you feel less than you deserve, because it's JUST about your attitude.

    • @QueenDivineLove
      @QueenDivineLove 5 років тому +1

      So where did that attitude get you in life? I sure hope you not working for anyone saying this 😂

    • @Jblah
      @Jblah 5 років тому +1

      And treat u less*

    • @salamjihad3449
      @salamjihad3449 2 роки тому

      @@QueenDivineLove ITS TRUE !! FINACIAL RACISM IS FROM ANY ONE RACE. MANY BLACKS OR ASIANS WONT RENT TO BLACKS OR LEND MONEY ECT.. WE KEEP BLAMING OTHERS FOR OUR PROBLEM !! MANY PEOPLE DONT HAVE TIME TO INDIVIDUALIZE EACH PERSON SO THEY/WE JUST GO BY WHAT WE SEE GENERALLY. AND THATS NEWS/GANGSTA RAP/ TV SHOWS ECT WHY WOULDNT THEY GO FOR WHAT THEY PERCEIVE ? YES ITS TECHNICALLY RACISM BUT WE ARE ALL RACIST / PREJUDICE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER . BE THE BEST PERSON YOU CAN BE AND HOPEFULLY OTHERS WILL SEE YOU AS YOU REALLY ARE . WHITE ,BLACK,ASIAN ,INDIAN ECT WE CANT JUST LOOK AT A RICH WHITE PERSON AND THINK NEGETIVE BUT THEN LOOK AT A RICH BLACK PERSON AND THINK POSITIVE BECAUSE IF YOU DO YOU ARE AS RACIST AS YOU PERCEIVE THEM TO BE !!

    • @marilynwillett804
      @marilynwillett804 2 роки тому

      GET RID OF ATTITUDE, attitude is ignorance, attitude is weakness unless you're a male lion.

    • @JMARTIN1947
      @JMARTIN1947 Рік тому

      Attitude and $1.00 still won’t get you a cup of coffee, soul bro.

  • @kvi.199
    @kvi.199 4 роки тому +6

    This was a very informative video. It was a nice way to hear some of the experiences that African Americans in the 1% have. Thanks for creating this

  • @blckkeef
    @blckkeef 8 років тому +305

    My goal in life is to be a black 1%er I'm 18 I've got a lot of hard work and hard decisions to make

    • @Topagendadolla
      @Topagendadolla 8 років тому +35

      If that's your goal. You gotta shake the bums around you and focus on your work and dreams!
      Remember your network determines your networth!

    • @gm836
      @gm836 7 років тому +2

      Roelof Hetsen exactly

    • @thebeigesheep6132
      @thebeigesheep6132 7 років тому +5

      AlphaWolf- Gaming whats wrong with a pic of a black dude smiling?

    • @HoLDoN4Sec
      @HoLDoN4Sec 7 років тому +3

      you can't be rich if you are not serious, you cant be rich and have a picture representing yourself like a reggae singer that just smoked some pot...

    • @thebeigesheep6132
      @thebeigesheep6132 7 років тому +8

      HoLDoN4Sec you are assuming all that cuz its a black dude. hes smiling for chrissakss

  • @AkaMagenta
    @AkaMagenta 8 років тому +17

    I'm going to be the next Shelia Johnson! Living the fab life in my 50's!! 🤑😎😘✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿

  • @sodamngood8704
    @sodamngood8704 5 років тому +189

    I will not give up 💪🏾💯🙏🏾

    • @streetraised4886
      @streetraised4886 5 років тому +1

      What are u working on?

    • @kennethwashington854
      @kennethwashington854 5 років тому +2

      NEVER GIVE UP

    • @delrey874
      @delrey874 5 років тому +1

      Street raised McDonald

    • @vadimbobov7950
      @vadimbobov7950 5 років тому

      that is exactly the thinking that enslaves you 200 years after the union sold us all into bondage

    • @tamaratamara7600
      @tamaratamara7600 4 роки тому

      @Harris Brandon Never give up man. Jehoshaphat said “Fear Not! The fight is YHWH's not yours.” . Please don't give up, you do not realise just how close you are to a breakthrough. I will say a prayer for you🙏

  • @Malitubee
    @Malitubee 3 роки тому +52

    So proud of these guys , they’re such an inspiration

  • @Joyfulminimalist
    @Joyfulminimalist 6 років тому +622

    It's very true, the market discriminates. My white mother who's a realtor, says despite discrimination training, she sees a lot of racial preference in predominately white home neighborhoods.

    • @J0k3r4U
      @J0k3r4U 6 років тому +16

      Your mother's a self hating moron probably...

    • @Joyfulminimalist
      @Joyfulminimalist 6 років тому +96

      J0k3r4U You're kidding, right? She's very smart and sharp. She's shocked by the stupidity of it all. It's ignorant. We live in Washington DC. No matter the color of your skin, many people here are degreed with professional jobs. So why is a black family still denied equal opportunity to look at homes in an area they like? Just 10 miles north west of Washington DC, and there is racial preference. It's ridiculous.

    • @Joyfulminimalist
      @Joyfulminimalist 6 років тому +38

      J0k3r4U oh and please. She hates herself? She respects anyone who has successful careers, it's pretty shallow. She'd easily call whites trailor trash if they didn't go to college. My mother values money, and that's how I know it's a fact and not sentimental thoughts or opinions.

    • @lolitanolita9107
      @lolitanolita9107 6 років тому +23

      Outermost_Owl
      The racists are not going to acknowledge, what has happened in the past and what is still happening today. I am also biracial(half white, half white). The unfairness the black community or any minority is going through is sadening.

    • @lolitanolita9107
      @lolitanolita9107 6 років тому +6

      Swami Anesthesia
      Please do not get me started on this. I am half white, half black and consider myself to be both. I want the whole world to mix so we can no longer judge someone by the color of their skin, I want this racism non sens and unfairness to stop.
      And it is happening, slowly but surely.
      Do you research, realise what the root of a problem is. Stop lying to yourself and stop looking for excuses to stay racist.

  • @LittleDrummerChic
    @LittleDrummerChic 8 років тому +572

    The aim should be to break the cycle of poverty over all and redistribute wealth, not diversify the 1%. The 1% shouldn't be a thing in the first place.

    • @LaitoChen
      @LaitoChen 8 років тому +38

      Mate , it's trickle down economics. If you have more coloureds in the 1% then they are in a position of power to help their own kind. The Rockafellars, Trumps, Goldmans, are all old white money, helping and building an America for white people. Sure, grass roots need attention but attention requires money and no one's gonna give it to you if you're black. The system was designed that way.

    • @original1341
      @original1341 8 років тому +6

      LittleDrummerChic You are correct!!

    • @HipHopBeatSource
      @HipHopBeatSource 8 років тому +3

      LittleDrummerChic In a perfect world.

    • @цветок-ш7п
      @цветок-ш7п 8 років тому +2

      YES.

    • @cobiegaming
      @cobiegaming 8 років тому +23

      LittleDrummerChic if the 1% weren't a thing we'd have no jobs...

  • @TsetsiStoyanova
    @TsetsiStoyanova 5 років тому +33

    Excellent documentary, thanks

    • @AWordorNinety
      @AWordorNinety 3 роки тому

      Wealthy Black communities all over America - Past, present and both:
      Oak Bluffs: www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a6668/oak-bluffs-african-american-community/
      Olympia Fields: www.olympia-fields.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=77
      Sag Harbor: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sag_Harbor_Hills,_Azurest,_and_Ninevah_Beach_Subdivisions_Historic_District
      www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/t-magazine/sag-harbor.amp.html
      ua-cam.com/video/QoniFMtSXcw/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/lWwPy8i9gfg/v-deo.html
      Highland Beach: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Beach,_Maryland
      www.highlandbeachmd.org/?mobile=false
      www.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/greathomesanddestinations/04Highland.html
      whatsupmag.com/news/highland-beach-chesapeake-bay-maryland-s-first-african-american-incorporated-town/
      Palmers Wood: www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/308403/
      ua-cam.com/video/3RIBLh7MQLE/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/DHWzzolsMUE/v-deo.html
      palmerwoods.org/
      www.niche.com/places-to-live/n/palmer-woods-detroit-mi/residents/
      statisticalatlas.com/neighborhood/Michigan/Detroit/Palmer-Woods/Race-and-Ethnicity
      www.niche.com/places-to-live/n/palmer-woods-detroit-mi/
      www.addressreport.com/report/neighborhood/detroit-wayne-county-mi/palmer-woods-detroit-wayne-county-mi/?display=true
      www.areavibes.com/detroit-mi/palmer+woods/crime/
      Mound Bayou: Historical Background: mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/charles-banks/
      www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mound-bayou-1887/
      blackthen.com/mound-bayou-mississippis-jewel-delta-largest-black-town-u-s/
      mississippitoday.org/2018/05/19/mound-bayous-history-a-magical-kingdom-residents-fight-to-preserve/
      www.mississippifolklife.org/articles/a-place-apart-mound-bayou
      www.onlyinyourstate.com/mississippi/unusual-story-behind-mound-bayou-ms/amp/
      www.google.com/amp/s/misspreservation.com/2011/07/12/the-jewel-of-the-delta-mound-bayou-mississippi/amp/
      medium.com/@cathrynstout/love-letter-to-mound-bayou-ms-and-all-historically-black-towns-eaae7183948d
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_Bayou,_Mississippi
      www.npr.org/2017/03/08/515814287/heres-whats-become-of-a-historic-all-black-town-in-the-mississippi-delta
      hptfamily.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/the-voice-vol-4-duplicate2.pdf
      Sweet Auburn: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Auburn
      'The Black Beverly Hills' - Ladera Heights, Baldwin Hills, View Park and Winslow Hills: www.google.com/amp/s/abc7.com/amp/black-beverly-hills-baldwin-ladera-heights-real-estate/7222331
      www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-neighborhood-spotlight-ladera-heights-20180707-story.html
      www.latimes.com/local/la-me-adv-view-park-20150719-story.html
      www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-neighborhood-spotlight-baldwin-hills-crenshaw-20170429-story.html
      DeSoto: www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/affluent-african-americans-flocking-to-desoto/132513/%3famp
      Prince George County: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George%27s_County,_Maryland
      Bronzeville: www.urbanjuncture.com/community
      www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2015/Margo-Jefferson-Negroland/
      Idlewild: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlewild,_Michigan
      Sugar Hill, Jacksonville, FL: www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/americas-lost-towns-of-black-affluence/
      www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/vintage-photos-sugar-hill/
      Sugar Hill, NYC: above110.com/harlem-nyc/sugar-hill-nyc/
      www.google.com/amp/s/ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/sugar-hill-once-harlems-most-glamorous-enclave/amp/
      Durham, NC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wall_Street_(Durham,_North_Carolina)
      There are many more but these are a good start...

  • @Wanamaker1946
    @Wanamaker1946 5 років тому +21

    I love these stories. It’s appalling that the the permits for the house took 10 to acquire. The library is absolutely beautiful.

    • @chs75
      @chs75 4 роки тому +2

      Its her hotel, not her home.

    • @midapita
      @midapita 2 роки тому

      @@chs75 source?

    • @chs75
      @chs75 2 роки тому

      @@midapita Look it up, it's the Salamander Resort and Spa in Middleburg, Virginia.

  • @Biracialbaddie
    @Biracialbaddie 8 років тому +222

    I wonder what happened to Madam C.J Walkers Wealth and did it get passed down to the next generations in her family.

    • @chs75
      @chs75 8 років тому +55

      For the most part it was, but the depression put a big dent in their business.

    • @jonescity
      @jonescity 8 років тому

      Wow really?

    • @original1341
      @original1341 8 років тому +24

      Priscilla Walker Great question, I often wonder about a lot of black people wealth from the past, especially Mansa Musa.

    • @popbaby102
      @popbaby102 8 років тому +7

      I think after CJ walkers daughter passed on there wasn't any heir to her bussiness so it died out

    • @chs75
      @chs75 8 років тому +54

      ***** Actually, A'Lelia Walker (Madam's daughter) had adopted a daughter named Mae who took control of the company after her mother died. Mae's daughter A'Lelia Perry Bundles took over after Mae died and was the last member of the family to control the company before it was sold.
      The company still exists and I believe you can still purchase products through Sephora.
      Also, both CJ Walker and her daughter A'Lelia were both extremely charitable during their lifetimes and in their wills. Giving tons of money the arts, schools, charities, orphanages, the NAACP, and other organizations and individuals. A'Lelia while very charitable (being a well known patron of the Harlem Renaissance) she also liked to spend money, and was known for her lavish lifestyle. So between Spending money on themselves, charities, and the great depression - it all put a dent into what was left to heirs. Though they are still doing well today. CJ's great-granddaughter A'Lelia, is her biographer and director of the family and business archives.

  • @meganreid3301
    @meganreid3301 6 років тому +688

    I feel like this missed the point. It's not about making the 1% more diverse its about destroying a system which allows a tiny group of people to own a huge percentage of the country's wealth. Stop normalising this!

    • @Jiulize
      @Jiulize 6 років тому +4

      Megan Reid well handled

    • @carrd3971
      @carrd3971 6 років тому +5

      So you want to put an end to capitalism?

    • @carrd3971
      @carrd3971 6 років тому +23

      Keep dreaming then lol the American dream is alive and well thanks to it. Anyone can make it.

    • @carrd3971
      @carrd3971 6 років тому +36

      It sucks if you're lazy lol

    • @carrd3971
      @carrd3971 6 років тому +20

      You mean the ones who are grateful for a job?

  • @charkee167
    @charkee167 7 років тому +237

    Way to become the 1%. Start a bank and loan out money you don't actually have and tell them to pay interest.

    • @jason4275
      @jason4275 7 років тому +22

      Loan out money you dont have is a crime that only the super rich can get away with, Good luck getting a licenses to lend money, you have to be real good at economics to understand banking

    • @charkee167
      @charkee167 7 років тому +14

      jason4275 thus inflation. More money is being made than there actually is and banks only fuck us by giving out loans with money that doesn't exist.

    • @soliloquy7926
      @soliloquy7926 7 років тому +11

      Hatim Abdur You are trying to teach something to someone else and you can't spell correctly yourself.

    • @igetit7470
      @igetit7470 6 років тому

      Jesse Lee exactly

    • @sabcam2000
      @sabcam2000 6 років тому +1

      then I guess you're already billionaire Jesse Lee

  • @CaylaMarieeeeee
    @CaylaMarieeeeee 5 років тому +6

    I’d love to talk with this lady some more. She is so realistic and humble. She has class and she’s brilliant!

  • @mrshappilymarried1
    @mrshappilymarried1 5 років тому +126

    Ms. Johnson confirmed, it is Lonely at the top....

    • @mntuthambokie5476
      @mntuthambokie5476 5 років тому +25

      It's sad, as she even say, no matter how much you have; you are still who you are. At top you are still a black person. that reminded me Oprah's experience in Switzerland!!!

    • @MrFilthyrich76
      @MrFilthyrich76 5 років тому +3

      It is lonely at the top but it's a clear view.

    • @bobbylewisjr5250
      @bobbylewisjr5250 5 років тому +6

      Because racists are all up there..... the AMERICAN 1 %

    • @hogandollas6543
      @hogandollas6543 5 років тому

      L C hi pretty, I want to talk with you

    • @ilyasfatima1534
      @ilyasfatima1534 4 роки тому +4

      I bet she can cry about it in her Mercedes.

  • @BuzzZu
    @BuzzZu 8 років тому +761

    and people still don't think discrimination exists.... smh

    • @trapstrap7266
      @trapstrap7266 8 років тому +14

      Buzz Zu It isnt about race but education.

    • @BuzzZu
      @BuzzZu 8 років тому +4

      ??? The video? Or discrimination in general?

    • @apkarmy5308
      @apkarmy5308 8 років тому +2

      Buzz Zu year ago I went to job interview they called all the white people first then the brown and at last all the black I was laughing my ass off.

    • @TheChillman456
      @TheChillman456 8 років тому +5

      the president is black

    • @BuzzZu
      @BuzzZu 8 років тому +34

      And he was totally judged and blocked by Congress.....

  • @ekarata.361
    @ekarata.361 5 років тому +178

    Moral of the story : if ppl don’t recognize your intelligence, you have to put your situation in your own total control.

    • @jusayenso8186
      @jusayenso8186 5 років тому +2

      Wow! 12 thumbs up to a comment that proves the writer is in denial about thinking "just try harder" works well enough. Ever see a high profile rich person hire a cheap lawyer? Not one in ten thousand have done this. Do the math about this reality. Why not save all those high fees and tell your cheap lawyer to just "try harder"? That's just one example off the top of my head. Better yet, hire a cheap black lawyer...Hmmm...put your money (and jail time) where your mouth is. It's such a no brainer that so many non blacks have absolutely no ability to think objectively. They actually think opinionating is an accurate way to problem solve.

    • @jusayenso8186
      @jusayenso8186 5 років тому +1

      @J H ...What do you think about this comment about others who don't recognize intelligence?

  • @farrah2529
    @farrah2529 4 роки тому +9

    I loved watching this so much. I need to see more of this. It IS "Motivation"!

  • @ps5andseriesx
    @ps5andseriesx 6 років тому +351

    These people appear to be goal driven. My goals this weekend is to get drunk and laid. I guess that's why I'm stuck with a regular job.

    • @shortfunnyvideos566
      @shortfunnyvideos566 6 років тому +1

      PS4&Beer lol

    • @CandaceLeAnne
      @CandaceLeAnne 6 років тому +31

      PS4&Beer The coolest thing I see as a resident of Atlanta is this rare breed of black men who start and grow really successful engineering, construction and IT services businesses. They are so motivated because they take themselves seriously. We also have a lot of emotionally dysfunctional males here who only want to play games olbecause they only feel like they’re winning when they’re getting over on someone. But if they could just see these brothers, these movers and shakers, they’d see that nothing is impossible For those who believe in the Lord God.

    • @fdr100100
      @fdr100100 6 років тому +4

      Your goals are such because you want self satisfaction which boils down to the want to be loved
      Give dont take and you will be successful

    • @seancoonery2559
      @seancoonery2559 6 років тому +5

      You don’t have the entrepreneurial spirit
      And that’s ok
      Punch your clock
      And take your measly salary

    • @monicasanders7143
      @monicasanders7143 6 років тому +3

      Ignorance is not limited to the poor, it is a condition that plagues both the poor and the wealthy. The point of this is that the gap between the 1% and the poor is growing wider, flushing out the middle class, thus upsetting the balance of power.

  • @Robertking1996
    @Robertking1996 8 років тому +5

    I loved this!! Wish it was longer and featured more people, would have loved an in depth to how they got started. College, business plans, etc

  • @mehhhhh421
    @mehhhhh421 6 років тому +83

    I will work my hardest to be in this position, regardless of my race.

    • @kingsuave4452
      @kingsuave4452 6 років тому

      Maya Thompson you and me both, all is well, you will indeed.

    • @shakiraande4345
      @shakiraande4345 6 років тому +1

      *Ethnicity your race is human...I too will work my hardest to bridge the gap💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

  • @ajunteburns6894
    @ajunteburns6894 4 роки тому +116

    Oppression and white supremacy can't hold us down. We ALWAYS OVERCOME! When we unify my black people and we reach back to help then that's when we will over overcome 1 day at a time.
    #blackpower

    • @warmcozy
      @warmcozy 4 роки тому +5

      Ajunte Burns We ALWAYS overcome. Always.

    • @bantu2819
      @bantu2819 4 роки тому +1

      Amen. Bless you! ua-cam.com/video/SufT6Rdk17w/v-deo.html

    • @amberslahlize7961
      @amberslahlize7961 4 роки тому +6

      Don't let imaginary things ever hold you down.

    • @xav96
      @xav96 4 роки тому +3

      Amber Slahlize it isn’t imaginary.

    • @amberslahlize7961
      @amberslahlize7961 4 роки тому +3

      @@xav96 Sure it is.

  • @RACKITBALL
    @RACKITBALL 8 років тому +29

    Incredible stories especially because of the history

  • @thomaspgreen6302
    @thomaspgreen6302 7 років тому +554

    Wasn't the first female millionair a black woman Madam CJ Walker?

    • @toddtoure7041
      @toddtoure7041 6 років тому +46

      Thomas P Green 100%Correct.

    • @MrShanester117
      @MrShanester117 6 років тому +201

      Thomas P Green
      First Self made millionaire. That is an important distinction

    • @JAHSHIFT
      @JAHSHIFT 6 років тому +12

      Thomas P Green
      I think you mean the first black female to become a millionaire, not the first female.

    • @Worldshottestpariah
      @Worldshottestpariah 6 років тому +60

      JAHSHIFT the first selfmade female period of any other race

    • @treneatramuhammad4177
      @treneatramuhammad4177 6 років тому +39

      Jahshift , The first female millionaire who was self made.
      White women were rich based on their husbands exploits....

  • @abigailfreckleton1694
    @abigailfreckleton1694 6 років тому +107

    This is an inspiration!

  • @TheBlackAmericana
    @TheBlackAmericana 4 роки тому +5

    This is inspirational! Let's make it %5 !

  • @PaulinaJohnsonMBA
    @PaulinaJohnsonMBA 5 років тому +19

    This was a great interview but something I see on different levels every day.

  • @AllAmericanGuy01
    @AllAmericanGuy01 8 років тому +4

    This video speaks volume! I worked for an organization that invested in the community and offered program and services for free. The founder of the organization was well off and funded it. Despite community events, programs, and services, only a handful of people took advantage of the organization. Even after the program was recognized by national organizations and leaders, people still refused to participate. I believe the 1% are people who saw an opportunity and acted on it. Too many people want something for nothing and commitment is a rare trait. It's possible to join the 1% club.

  • @MsGeorgiabrown
    @MsGeorgiabrown 8 років тому +4

    excellent story. I loved the honesty. I loved how Mr Brown said that sometimes you don't have boots to even pull the straps from. you have to help them get the boots! so honest. we have to help each other through not just giving out money but also through teaching. teaching why one needs to own property. I loved this story. thank you Ms Johnson for saying even when you are rich you still are who you are and people will remind you. ha! love this story

  • @carynis1hotassgirl
    @carynis1hotassgirl 4 роки тому +19

    I love The Browns. This was entertaining and a bit real. Tfs.

  • @selendriamuganogo7077
    @selendriamuganogo7077 8 років тому +5

    I want to learn... ***taking notes**** they inspire me

  • @dailybread1656
    @dailybread1656 6 років тому +75

    The name of the game here BLACK people is: S.S.I.= Save, Spend and Invest.

    • @nanjemoyal-kursi3078
      @nanjemoyal-kursi3078 5 років тому +1

      @Proven reality *65 is never to late. Keep going regardless of age.

    • @americancreole6299
      @americancreole6299 5 років тому

      I'd cut out the saving and spending part though. Just INVEST. Savings accounts pay very little interest. INVEST in dividend bearing index funds and in RE. THAT is the way to go! Do NOT spend if you can help it. Live BELOW your means so that You can put that money into INTEREST YIELDING INVESTMENTS.

  • @itsmet559
    @itsmet559 8 років тому +4

    I really enjoyed this!

  • @cash_craze101
    @cash_craze101 2 роки тому +1

    So inspiring! Keep thriving‼️💪🏽

  • @vegvixxxen829
    @vegvixxxen829 6 років тому +24

    I love this video. REPRESENT!

  • @gemini2633
    @gemini2633 6 років тому +170

    As a realtor its is usually best to take down pictures in a home to make the new home owners feel like it's there home..,BUT I have no idea why would the realtor say u have to take it down so that the next home owners won't know this home is owned by blacks. That's ridiculous and it is also taught in our class we take. She could have lost her license for that.

    • @kristinakepler4234
      @kristinakepler4234 6 років тому +10

      yeah I agree my aunt she was selling her condo and she had to do the same thing take down the photos and try and make it look like it wasn't her home so people that come in to see it can Envision it like their home but what the realtor did was wrong it doesn't matter if you're white black Asian there's no need to be rude about it it's like yeah I'm black so I'm human I don't know it's all about what you say and how you say it

    • @ballwizz23
      @ballwizz23 6 років тому +65

      I disagree. I'm not a realtor. But it does make sense. If you're selling an expensive home, the buyers will likely be white. Seeing as how most of the country has a subconscious belief that black is synonymous with poor, it makes sense that pictures of a black family would make the buyer feel as if the home is worth less. It's an unfortunate moral dilemma for the seller. But the realtor was being straight as an arrow with that advice.

    • @jerrydehorney9933
      @jerrydehorney9933 6 років тому +36

      gemini2633 it’s really common sense to us because we see the world for what it is. Whites don’t wanna feel like they live amongst blacks or share a neighborhood w blacks. You can feel superior in a exclusively white neighborhood

    • @incognitonegress3453
      @incognitonegress3453 6 років тому +2

      @@ballwizz23 n, these comments r proof again that peoole would rather beg 4 poison if it tasted like sugar. #TruthHurts

    • @adavis155
      @adavis155 6 років тому +3

      Yes, thank you. I was told that too when selling my home. It helps the prospective buyer to see themselves in the space.

  • @melanatedwoman3760
    @melanatedwoman3760 5 років тому +29

    Sheila Johnson summed it up nicely; it's about POWER.
    already posted on my fb page 3 days ago.

    • @thelasthourgetready
      @thelasthourgetready 4 роки тому +2

      BET has amassed wealth but has helped destroy alot of black communities and the minds of black men in the process. Glorifying of drugs guns and debauchery which is then distributed via these networks is the reason why Hip hop has had a negative impact on this generation of black men.
      The promotion of sex fuelled half naked black females too. Wealth and acceptance into the elite at what cost. Why do most black people have to sell out blacks to get there?

    • @TXCTellsAll
      @TXCTellsAll 4 роки тому

      Power is important. Reaching back and helping others once you reach certain level is important too. You build generational wealth by investing in self, real estate and stocks to start. Whole life insurance plays a large part too. The rich buy policies on their kids when they are babies and by the time the babies are 18, they have policies worth $500k in their name that they can access cash value of to invest

  • @JRis44
    @JRis44 4 роки тому +2

    This is wonder. Im glad they have this level of success. Beautiful.

  • @brixton144
    @brixton144 7 років тому +20

    Its like unearthing a dead body with all the signs of foul play, but never questioning the existence of a murder weapon or the very circumstances by which it got there. . . Instead, the conversation picks up with how lucky, smart and blessed the observers are to be standing and breathing.

    • @chs75
      @chs75 7 років тому +1

      Yes!

    • @zaramel9379
      @zaramel9379 6 років тому +2

      Damn. You told it.

    • @DarleyHavidsun
      @DarleyHavidsun 6 років тому

      Thank you. I'm tired of all these poor ignorant souls with misplaced hatred complaining about "victimhood" I can understand in a way where they could be coming from, but that is NO excuse to want to alienate yourself from a community in need and turn your back just because you've been brainwashed into believing in the dehumanizing, fundamentally flawed, capitalist, nightmarish, unattainable "American Dream."

  • @BibleJourneyMinistries
    @BibleJourneyMinistries 7 років тому +48

    Very educational. I'm looking forward to learning more.

    • @royery
      @royery 6 років тому

      People need to be more humble, educated, well mannered, nice towards each other, no matter what race or if you are poor or rich.

  • @BearForceOne379
    @BearForceOne379 6 років тому +16

    What wonderful and inspiring stories! Hoping to see more stories like these become a reality for many others!

  • @RealTalkkWithEli
    @RealTalkkWithEli 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for sharing this 💙

  • @eviannatorio6638
    @eviannatorio6638 8 років тому +7

    This inspired me to get an "A" on my algebra 2 test(math is my worst subject). Idk why, but it just made something click in me. It showed me how no matter what background you come from, great wealth can always be procured through years of hard work and dedication :)

    • @maneyrdarby3443
      @maneyrdarby3443 8 років тому +1

      I have a test in A2 tomorrow! Congrats to you and wish me luck :)

    • @eviannatorio6638
      @eviannatorio6638 8 років тому

      Foreign Extract Omg good luck!! Tell me how you do

  • @TreBros
    @TreBros 5 років тому +5

    That's why I loved/love Nipsey Hussle. Since he first started from nothing (lint in his pockets) to building his brand, opening his clothing store, making millions and reinvesting into his neighborhood that he grew up in. He not only lifted himself up but he lifted all of us with him! People need to take notes especially the ones who own corporations. Uplift your fellow human beings!

  • @LegalShield3000
    @LegalShield3000 5 років тому +27

    I'd love to see a special about Hispanic people in the 1%, especially first generation.

    • @PedalToTheMetal61888
      @PedalToTheMetal61888 5 років тому +1

      ...What about people from ...Haiti...they coming in ...By The BOAT-LOADS...also...Her name was ...Dana-''...couldn''t Believe HOW BEAUTIFUL...She...was...send me another ...one...

  • @sandygarcia6684
    @sandygarcia6684 2 роки тому +1

    Some beautiful people with good ground values, .... and possessing integrity of which I find myself enviable. Y'all are amazing.

    • @CharlesMcKinneyIV
      @CharlesMcKinneyIV 9 місяців тому

      We can all have integrity. Character is a price everyone can pay if willing. Bless you!