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[Black Cooperative Economics] Sh*t Black People Should Do

It is a low down dirty shame that it took 18 years and my 2nd semester of College to actually learn about my people, Black People. Why is this? Well the injustices in the system of public education will be another Berkeley Storm post. But this post is dedicated to one of my favorite classes I have taken at Cal, African American Studies 5b with Professor Robert Allen. By writing this paper I learned that writing is a process, I remember when I used to intern for Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (44th District)  he told me that "Writing is Re-writing" and after many drafts of this paper I finally understood what he meant. This is the final paper I wrote for this class:

Cooperative Economics: The Road to Black Independence

Over the course of this semester, we have covered many topics relating to the life and culture of African Americans in the United States. For example, a recurrent theme in our class discussions has been the phenomena of African Americans blaming white people for the problems of Black America. It was pointed out that Black people have been historically subjugated by the white power structure in America. Specifically, a large part of the blame has been directed to how the actions of the white community during slavery have led to the proliferation of contemporary issues. These issues include high incarceration rates for Black men and poor public school education for African American children. I will further investigate the economics of black people because “black people are undergoing a process akin to that experienced by many colonial countries” (14). The efficient way for the colony of Black America to thrive is to separate from the white power structure.

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