New NAACP Chief, Promotes Entrepreneurship

The NAACP has chosen their new chief. Bruce Gordon, a retired Verizon executive is the spokesman of the organizations for the future. Go to Booker Rising for an article. But is Mr Gordon the leader of the organization's future?

It appears the NAACP has recongized the capitalism in this country is a tool for change for everyone. I believe there may have been a dialogue among the NAACP's 64 member board of directors as to what is going to serve the best interests of Black America more; 1) get more votes for more black political figures, or 2) the rising wealth of individual black Americans?
Whether this conversation actually transpired, or not, MoreThanCorn sees the a bright future for black Americans in leaders like Mr. Gordon. There is no excuse for not succeeding in our country. There are the lowest barriers to entry in the US compared to all other countries. The ownership society will benefit Black America, then benefiting us all.

Success for Black America is dependent on education as Booker Rising highlights in the Chicago Tribute Interview of Barrack Obama, Democratic US Senator from Illinois.

"Obama: On Race, The Senate, The Presidency"
Q--What's the most important racial issue facing the country now?
A--Education. There is no denying that while individual African-American students are doing wonderful and achieving at the highest levels, in the aggregate African-American students are still behind at every level. It's a legacy of slavery and Jim Crow and poverty. But it's not sufficient for us to excuse it because the economy is unforgiving. If we don't have African-American youth who are able to graduate from high school, attend college, get postgraduate education and compete in jobs that require math and science and high levels of literacy, then we can eradicate all the racism in the country and we're still going to be at the bottom of the socioeconomic index.

MoreThanCorn wants the same end result as Senator Obama and Bruce Gordon and this shows both our passions for economic success of Black America. Where MoreThanCorn and the Senator's views views differ is in the path of constructing the environment for black success. How to promote more education for black Americans. It is important the federal and state governments do not attempt to make a change.

Education is our bedrock, however not all will be successful at a university. There are numerous success stories of individuals who did not go to college or began high education and never completed. The path for everyone is not high school - college - graduate school as Senator Obama seems to imply. For a few the previous path is correct. These may be the "Talented Tenth," the highest educated, as black activist, WEB DuBois, wrote in the 1800's. But these 10%'ers are just some of the core leadership. For the masses of White, Black and Hispanic America, they will also need leadership and education of a different style. Further educational gains at the university level for some, community colleges, on the job training for others, trade schools.

I do not know whether it is more difficult to be successful as a non-degreed individual? To earn a job working for a standing company maybe. To start your own business, while it cannot hinder you, a degree is just a bonus. A diploma is a certificate of completion for a perscribed set of courses to learn, books to read and papers to write. Self education outside of a classroom, a "student of life" or maybe a new "student of entrepreneurship" is what seperates the company presidents from all other employees at those same firms.

It is all so much more complicated then what can fit in any research paper or dissertation for economics. The use of words like "socio-economic", "economic justice" Some of the smartest folks today may be researchers, the A and B students may be teachers, the B and C students may be the company founders. All will have their chance for success. Fundamentally, hard work and a risk are what breed individual success and grow economies.