A Young Black Millionaire Forced Into Hiding

Published: May 19, 2020, 12:19 a.m.

b'\\u201cI remember hearing somebody describe freedom as the ability to wake up in the morning and decide what you want to do with your day.\\u201d Dr. Boyce Watkins, founder of the Black Business School, has plenty to say about personal freedom, Black liberation, and self-determination. For Watkins, black economic advancement can\\u2019t be reduced to whether you are for, or against, capitalism, socialism or any other \\u201cism.\\u201d Instead, it\\u2019s about wielding economic opportunities to empower ourselves and our people.\\n\\xa0\\nBlack History Year is produced by PushBlack, the nation\\u2019s largest non-profit Black media company. Obviously, the power that comes from knowing our history is important to you. PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com. Most people do 5 of 10 bucks a month, but everything makes a difference. Thanks for supporting the work. Production support from Mikel Ellcessor and Jessica Rugh Frantz from Limina House and Sasha Kai Parker as editor/sound designer, with the PushBlack team: Tareq Alani, Brooke Brown, Eskedar Getahun, Abeni Jones, Patrick Sanders, and Cydney Smith.\\n\\xa0\\nUseful links:\\xa0\\nDr. Boyce Watkins of the Black Business School\\nOfficial Black Wall Street: The Black Wall Street Story\\n\\n \\nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\\n \\n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'