The black tax : the cost of being Black in America, and what you can do to help create the 6 million jobs and 1.4 million businesses that are missing in the Black community

The black tax : the cost of being Black in America, and what you can do to help create the 6 million jobs and 1.4 million businesses that are missing in the Black community /

Shows how the Black Tax (which is the financial cost of conscious and unconscious anti-black discrimination), creates a massive financial burden on Black American households that dramatically reduces their ability to leave a substantial legacy for future generations. Mr. Rochester lays out an extrao...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rochester, Shawn D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Southbury, CT : Good Steward Publishing, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Series:The good steward financial empowerment series
Subjects:
African Americans > Economic conditions.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Racism > Economic aspects > United States.
Race discrimination > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Externalities (Economics)
Table of Contents:
  • Why write a book called the Black tax?
  • The current Black tax: What is a Black tax
  • Black tax in the real estate market
  • Black tax in the automotive market
  • Black tax in the auto insurance market
  • Black tax in online commerce
  • Black tax in the job search
  • Black tax in the legal profession
  • Black tax in Business financing
  • The black tax is pervasive
  • Historical Black tax: How did we get here?
  • Black tax from 1619 to 1890- from slavery to emancipation
  • Black tax following Emancipation- 40 acres and a mule/ The Homestead Act
  • Black tax from 1870 to 1935- Jim Crow Society
  • Black tax in the labor market- anti-Black discrimination from 1935 to 1965
  • Black tax from 1935 to 1965- The G.I. Bill
  • Black tax, separate but equal education from 1896 to 1954
  • Black tax from desegregation- what happened to Black teachers?
  • Black tax from housing discrimination, 1935 to 1965
  • Black tax from 1965 to the present
  • Black tax from 1619 to the present- a short summary
  • What can we do about the Black tax?: Where are we now?
  • The 2% rule
  • The cumulative effect of the Black tax on African-American wealth
  • Diversity/minority does not mean Black
  • Get your PHD
  • The power of purchasing
  • The power of hiring
  • The power of deposits
  • The way forward, the high cost of the Black tax.

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