Wake Up and Smell the Dollars! Whose Inner-city is this Anyway!: One Woman's Struggle Against Sexism, Classism, Racism, Gentrification, and the Empowerment Zone

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Amber Books Publishing, 2000 - 214 pages
This is a definitive reference to economic opportunities within black communities and nationally--where to go, what to do and how to get there in the billion-dollar public offering and stock investment industry. This internationally acclaimed book has a complete listing of investment institutions, foundations, philanthropic organizations, and government agencies.
 

Contents

Chapter One Lumpkins Lessons
1
An Education
7
Chapter Four Harlem Beckons
29
Chapter Six Enter the Empowerment Zone
45
Chapter Eight Patterns of Exclusion
115
Chapter Nine Discovering My Strength
131
Chapter Twelve From Sharecropping to ShareholdingGoing Public
139
Chapter Thirteen Putting Stock In Your Future
149
Chapter Fourteen Dare To Be Free
155
Chapter Fifteen Onward
171
Chapter Sixteen Conclusion
177
Appendix B AfricanAmerican Business Organizations
193
Appendix E Beginning Exercise For Self Economic Empowerment
211
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Dorothy Pitman Hughes (born Dorothy Jean Ridley;[1] October 2, 1938 - December 1, 2022) was an American feminist, child-welfare advocate, activist, public speaker, author, and small business owner. Pitman Hughes co-founded the Women's Action Alliance. Her activism and friendship with Gloria Steinem established racial balance in the nascent feminist movement.

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