I agree wholeheartedly that Black people desperately need to get a handle on the principles of finance and wealth creation, and to start applying the principles. But there are values that have differentiated Blacks, who have a legacy of collectivism and community support coming from Africa and through our expression of Christian faith in this country, from whites — a full spectrum of things that SHOULD make us different for the better! If we do not put greater wealth into those contexts, we will merely be setting ourselves up to do greater harm to ourselves in future. We should not (continue to) trade our heritage away for things we do not need — I appreciate this article for pointing that out. But at the same time I put down this cautionary note against going to the other extreme: we also should be careful of thinking that stacking cash, devoid of any higher goal, is any better. Green is NOT the only color that matters; we ought to think of how we can turn it into the all the other colors, energies, we need to support the whole of our lives.

A parting thought: It is dangerous to misquote a counterfeit rule. The true Golden Rule was not uttered or formulated by Europeans: that privilege belongs to a Man who had not an ounce of European blood in his human line of descent and hence genetics He took on in the flesh: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” That matches with the values our people practiced in Africa and practiced here to get us to the point that we would even have wealth to use (and tragically misuse) today. But, for the record, the folks that made up the counterfeit rule clearly said, “HE who has the gold makes the rules.” “She” ain’t in it, despite what is written in the article … so if we concede that the classic European viewpoint of what matters is correct, then we are also conceding that women are NOT going to have anywhere near an equal share. Those who first wrecked the whole world to get the gold and then the green that they thought was the only thing that mattered used women as their chattel at home and abroad, and only married so they would have “legitimate” sons to carry on the work — and the women supported the reproduction of this kind of a culture! That was the behavior of the people who first worked out upon the whole world the idea that having money is the only thing that matters. Take warning accordingly!