Where Black Families Reach The American Dream

Every family has that one person who will break the family financial struggle, I hope you become the one ☺️

Ownership and keeping the dollar in the community is vital to the conversation

I was fortunate that my family moved from Chicago to Bay Area of California when I was about 4 or 5 years old. I ended up becoming a doctor. Not sure that would have happened if I grew up on the south side of Chicago where I was born. In Chicago, no one mentioned college. In California, it was mentioned from day one and was pushed so hard so I couldn't escape the expectation.

I lived in the DC metropolitan area for 2 years. My family and I loved it. My neighbors, we’re doctors, lawyers and scientists. As a black man I had never been so inspired by a community in my life. It still has a positive effect on me and my families life today. So much in fact, I started an online banking company to teach young adults financial literacy. I can only pray this culture for success continues to grow.

Dmv is a unique area. It has a corporate culture. A lot of educated people of all races. Very educated workforce. Lots of federal government and government contract jobs. Diverse workforce with tons of jobs in IT, cyber security, engineering and other jobs.

I'm glad that it's being acknowledged that Black people work a lot of front line jobs. Black people continue to do a lot of the heavy lifting in this country.

I might sound a little pessimistic, but I'm truly surprised at the amount of positive comments. It gives me hope that other communities care about uplifting each other up.

“Entrepreneurship is the vehicle to bring you to the greatest articulation of what your dreams could be.” That’s sir, is powerful 🔥

Unpopular opinion: The disparities between the educational achievements of black men and black women has everything to do with culture. Black culture is suffocating in terms of its definition of masculinity with educated black men being less celebrated than "cool" black men who are in sports and entertainment. Educated black men are often seen as corny, white washed, and not "really" black which is hurtful! Our community must teach boys its okay to be yourself and its okay to value education.

My brother and I were born in Chicago and moved to Grambling, Louisiana which is a predominantly college town. My dad wasn't playing the "sit on our behind" narrative. Moving to Grambling was life-changing as there was nothing to do, but go to school, haha. But you were always surrounded by people who were pushing for better whether joining fraternities, working while in school, and more. Looking back, it was the best decision for us to be there.

When you invest you're buying a day you don't have to work

Black FAMILIES will succeed anywhere. Key word is FAMILY.

I'm Washington DC born and earns six figures with my own black business. Near Pittsburgh and OHIO area. My daughter doing her internship at Congress 🤞 for a Criminal Justice Lawyer. ADOS

I enjoyed this video and it was great hearing directly from various people in the black community. As an Asian American, I think it's great that these kinds of videos are made that shed light into this topic because it gets the discussion going of how can we do better. I just attended a talk from one of the creators of the "CROWN Act" in California, which prohibits discrimination based on hair style and texture. The fact this law had to be even passed makes me angry, but I've spoken to so many black people making positive change and it makes me hopeful for the future.

Sometimes you need to say Goodbye to those who work their hardest to hold you down, prevent you from getting anywhere in life - even if it means cutting ties to fambly.

Grew up in PG County Md. just east of Washington DC, and this is a very high income area with the education levels to match.

Before I left my hometown after my divorce, people were telling me I was crazy to move to Atlanta. I had recently moved back home with my mom after losing my job. I was a college drop out and had two kids to support. I had nothing to lose. Sixteen years later, my kids are thriving adults, and I finished my PhD program this year. I’m tired LOL. People see your outcomes and not struggles to get there. I made too much to receive childcare assistance but didn’t make enough to pay for it. I had to work 50 miles (one way) from home. My mom came up and helped for a couple of years. She passed in 2014 and that was the end of my mommy breaks. I was beating myself up, right before COVID, thinking I was being lazy around the house. I was burnout. I was so determined to make my children’s lives better than my own. I look back over my life and know there is a God. One of my reasons for constantly reaching back to help others. I want us all to be great! There’s more than enough. Sadly, many of us don’t want to help our own ppl and that saddens me. We have a younger generation who is desperate for some interventions and positive influences.

Blacks folks better hold on to the DMV area, including the surrounding suburbs. The most hurtful thing is when people say suburban women, the picture is often times white, working class women. That is becoming farther from the truth. NPR On Point shed some light on this image recently, take a listen everyone. P.S. Someone NEED to restructure public school funding or else education disparities thus economical disparities, will continue.

Only thing this documentary is missing is going to these public schools in the inner city . A lot of them are terrible . They don’t get the same educational opportunity

You are so right that is why we passed on real estate to our grandson to help him gain wealth in the future.