Blackonomics: The Way to Psychological and Economic Freedom for African Americans

On-Line Book ReviewsBy Mike Ramey, Book ReviewerTITLE/AUTHOR: "Blackonomics" by James ClingmanPAGE COUNT: 208 PagesYEAR/PUBLISHER: 2000/Milligan BooksWHERE TO PURCHASE: Bookstores, Milligan Books.comWEBSITE/EMAIL CONTACT/OTHER: www.blackonomics.com Pop Quiz, Hotshot. You have ten thousand dollars of spare capital laying aboutand you are the owner of your own company. What do you do? What DO you do withthe money? Pay yourself, or invest in your company? Well, the best advice is to read thisbook well BEFORE you come to that fork in the road. Author, and fellow journalismwarrior James Clingman has some firm, and straight-down-the-middle of the fairwayfinancial and economic advice in his work: "Blackonomics: The Way To Psychologicaland Economic Freedom for African-Americans." Clingman has taken some of his most powerful essays on economic thought,self-empowerment, and business ownership and put them together in this one work, ahandy reference for the classroom, the suite, or the street. Topics range from whyboycotts don't often work, to the need for investment by us, in us, and FOR us. Clingman's work reminds me of a saying I heard a long time ago: "Just becauseone is pro-Black, does NOT mean that one is anti-white!" It also reminds the reader thatMarcus Garvey, Ida B. Wells, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and others in ourhistory were not only not well received until AFTER they were long out of the publicspotlight; they were oftentimes hampered by an assortment of `...snakes, spiers and liars...'who did their level best to destroy and crucify them, and their dreams of a stronger BlackAmerica. Here's one of Clingman's observations to keep in mind if you want to truly moveon up and help not only yourself...but those around you: "It is one thing to fight the powers-that-be to get our freedom; it is another thing to fight our own people. Keep in mind the army that fights for economic empowerment will not include all Black people. Those of us who are willing to fight without compromise must understand how to identify the enemy--all enemies." Mike Ramey, Book Reviewer, On-Line Book Reviews...