Black America Is Not Reacting to History. We Are Reshaping It
Grace Notes Black America Is Not Reacting to History. We Are Reshaping It. I saw an Instagram post interview with Ashley M. Fox . And what struck me was her poignant self-assuredness. Her confidence. Her wealth acumen. Her legitimate history. Nothing pompous. Nothing overkill. It was rich and anchored. Grounded. She exuded the persona of becoming a billionaire — not aspirational performance, but earned positioning. And it dawned on me — more than the constant parade of Trumptonian debacle after debacle — is it even possible that the burgeoning growth of Black wealth in the billionaire arena has propelled America to reach, once again, for its most exhausted card trick? Racism. Because Black billionaires are building more than fortunes. They are building counter-narratives. They are building economic insulation. They are building structural answers to a system addicted to d...
