Tally Up: Statistics

Lastly, we close out this issue with 5 stats which will begin to give us a scope into the promises and challenges of organizing an economic infrastructure within our community.

1. Gallup Poll Finds People Of Color More Likely To Identify As LGBT
2. America's LGBT is estimated at $830 Billion in 2013
3. Census Bureau Reports the Number of Black-Owned Businesses Increased at Triple the National Rate
4. Georgia had the largest total number with 256,848 black-owned businesses and accounted for 9.9 percent of the nation’s black-owned businesses
5. 4 half-truths about black-owned businesses — and why you should still buy black

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History Class: Tulsa Race Riots

The agenda of The Baldwin Project is only recreating what we once had before. Perhaps since 1921 we have lost our way and got drunk off the integration punch, but if we've done it before, we can do it again. I imagine we have more cause to succeed in 2016 or 2021 than our ancestors had in 1921. While racism is still with us, we now live in a society where it is possible to elect Black presidents. We have Black senators, congressionals, governors and mayors. We are many times more educated than we were in 1921. There where no cell phones, laptops, email or social media in 1921. So lastly, technology coupled with our program, we will democratize the business industry in our favor, whereas banks will not have the final say so on whether or not you get to start a business with just a great idea. We will prove that great ideas can launch, survive and thrive by support of our community. We have only some work to do on the community portion and we are going to fly.