by Tre Baker (originally posted on Madame Noire) It’s time for another Back to Africa movement…but this time updated to the times in which we live.  First, I already know that the vast majority of so-called African Americans have little desire to even visit Africa, much less move...

by Tre Baker (originally published on atlantapost.com) There was a great post on the Black female consumer last year on TAP that gave all sorts of good stats regarding Black female consumption patterns and demographics.  Here are a few highlights: Some marketers say 85 cents of every $1...

Any economic plan for Black empowerment must include entrepreneurship. Luckily there are already plenty of Black entrepreneurs out there building great companies, jobs, and wealth, so I wanted to start a blog series spotlighting these companies and their founders. First up are David LaBorde...

by Tre Baker One of the major themes in our upcoming book will be controlling the “domestic” Black economy.  Amos Wilson supported the theory in his pivotal work, Blueprint for Black Power, that the Black community in America constitutes a nation within a nation.  Whether you...

How To Be a Responsible Black Consumer by Tre Baker I’ve done a lot of studying and research on economic development as it relates to the Black community, and, as you can imagine, I’ve found many critical issues that need to be addressed.  But I think most of these issues stem...

by Isaac Addae On April 3, 1968, a young, fiery Baptist preacher exclaimed, “I’ve been to the mountaintop!”  At the time he was speaking to an audience in a crowded church about the struggles faced by the Black community.  More specifically, his speech was highlighting the need for...

by Isaac Addae A recent article in The Guardian highlighted a study from the African Development Bank, titled The Middle of the Pyramid: Dynamics of the Middle Class in Africa.  The results of the study led to the conclusion that one out of every three Africans can now be considered middle...