African American Economic Recovery Think Tank, LLC

08/14/2026

The Loss of Vision (The Mis-Education of the Negro)

HISTORY shows, then, that as a result of these unusual forces in the education of the Negro he quickly learns to follow the line of least resistance rather than battle against odds for what natural history has shown to be the right course. A mind that remains in the present atmosphere never undergoes sufficient development to experience what is commonly known as thinking. No Negro thus submerged in the ghetto, then, will have a clear conception of the present status of the race or sufficient foresight to plan for the future, and he drifts so far toward a compromise that he loses moral courage. The education of the Negro, then, becomes a perfect device for control from without. Those who purposely promote it have every reason to rejoice, and Negroes themselves exultingly champion the cause of the oppressor.

08/14/2026

The Loss of Vision (The Mis-Education of the Negro)

HISTORY shows, then, that as a result of these unusual forces in the education of the Negro he quickly learns to follow the line of least resistance rather than battle against odds for what natural history has shown to be the right course. A mind that remains in the present atmosphere never undergoes sufficient development to experience what is commonly known as thinking. No Negro thus submerged in the ghetto, then, will have a clear conception of the present status of the race or sufficient foresight to plan for the future, and he drifts so far toward a compromise that he loses moral courage. The education of the Negro, then, becomes a perfect device for control from without. Those who purposely promote it have every reason to rejoice, and Negroes themselves exultingly champion the cause of the oppressor.

The loss of vision.

Mr. Edward Exson, Sr., and Stanley Scott of the African American Economic Recovery Think Tank, LLC. 2019**

I am compelled to address the urgent and undeniable truth regarding the apathy of African-American leadership, a reality that brings me immense frustration. While it is vital to recognize the significant contributions of countless African Americans to Jacksonville, America, and the world, we cannot ignore the disheartening state of our community over the past 52 years since the post-Consolidation in Jacksonville, Florida. Research clearly demonstrates the extensive and self-inflicted miseducation of our people. Our leadership's failure to prioritize the community's needs has devastated the souls, minds, and lives of nearly three generations.

Edward Exson, Sr., co-founded the African American Economic Recovery Think Tank, LLC, and is leading the charge for meaningful change.

We should not be shocked by our unfortunate reality. Carter G. Woodson warned us in *The Mis-Education of the Negro,* and Dr. Kenneth Clark echoed these concerns in *The Dark Ghetto.* The Moynihan Report by Senator Daniel Moynihan was a bold and necessary response to our plight. Gunnar Myrdal's *American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy* provides insight into the lingering effects of slavery on our community. Despite these critical analyses, many Black leaders have opposed their findings, unable to counter them while continuing to wallow in self-deception. African Americans missed an opportunity to escape our self-destructive cycle through education and unity—principles championed by Dr. King. Instead, our current leaders have chosen self-interest over community solidarity, worsening the ethnic divide and perpetuating harm as severe as direct racial discrimination.
It is time to confront the reality: the African American community is not merely suffering from racism, poverty, and crime; we are also burdened by the ignorance that allows inept leaders to maintain their positions. Jacksonville's Black community lacks substantive organizations, and this must change. Too many Black preachers are morally bankrupt and intellectually inadequate, while elected officials—selected by both the white power structure and their Black constituents—are paralyzed by inaction. These public servants are beholden to their benefactors, making it essential that we demand accountability and transparency.
Local organizations like the SCLC are virtually non-existent, and the NAACP is struggling, lacking the vitality it once held in the civil rights movement. They now stifle community initiatives for change. The current behavior of African American leadership—characterized by folly and disconnect—will only deepen Jacksonville's challenges. Social scientists are engaged in a subtle ethnic cleansing under the new world order, resulting in hundreds of thousands of African Americans becoming invisible. In 50 years, historians may wonder what has happened to Black people, despite President Obama's commendable legacy. To reshape our narrative and improve our situation, we need new, assertive, and cohesive leadership. We must engage with capitalism while curbing our consumer habits. We must save, invest, build, develop, create, and own; this is our path to advancement, respect, and ultimately, a formidable challenge to racism.

Manus Musa of the

Hello, melanin family. I send my love and respect to all. After over 50 years of civil rights activism and witnessing many victories for our community, my current focus is helping traumatized African Americans overcome their personal struggles. Today, we face challenges such as the absence of a unifying philosophy, weak male leadership, self-destructive consumer behaviors, civic and social ignorance, voting based on popularity, obesity, medical malpractice, and extreme economic and religious fanaticism. These issues keep us trapped in a burning house.

As works to reconnect Africa and America, I urge everyone to read the Constitution. The Moors' philosophy gave us a foundational blueprint. Africans existed here long before the Mayflower. By embracing Elijah Muhammad's teachings—focused on self-reliance and proper diet—and living by Kwanzaa principles at home, in churches, and in communities, we can rise again.

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08/09/2026

Economic Failures
The Economic failures we face today started with our despicable leadership since the Post-Civil Rights era. We must forgive them for their ignorance today. We must forgive each other, focus on the resources we have now, and begin to rebuild. We must stop trying to compete with other races when it comes to wealth-building. We cannot win that race because of racism and slavery. We must start our own economic race on our terms with conscious players. The same way we did during Jim Crow, without the violence attached to it by Neo-cons. We can create our own Global rules, fields, and players and begin anew. That is what we must do because there is no equality in America. We must do for ourselves and rebuild our own legacy on the world stage. No one can stop us but us.

Expressed in dollar terms, Hobson found that a hypothetical investment of $1,000 would have generated $5.08 million if you invested it in small caps; $2.32 million in large caps; $61,299 in long-term corporate; and $15,220 in U.S. Treasuries—the total cost of inflation: $9,287.

AAERTT

08/09/2026

Economic Failures

The Economic failures we face today started with our despicable leadership since the Post-Civil Rights era. We must forgive them for their ignorance today. We must forgive each other, focus on the resources we have now, and begin to rebuild. We must stop trying to compete with other races when it comes to wealth-building. We cannot win that race because of racism and slavery. We must start our own economic race on our terms with conscious players. The same way we did during Jim Crow, without the violence attached to it by Neo-cons. We can create our own Global rules, fields, and players and begin anew. That is what we must do because there is no equality in America. We must do for ourselves and rebuild our own legacy on the world stage. No one can stop us but us.

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08/07/2026

08/07/2026

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Equality of outcome, or equality of condition, aims to reduce disparities in material conditions between individuals or households, often by adjusting income and wealth to support poorer groups at the expense of wealthier ones, which clarifies its focus on material equality.

Equality of outcome can be distinguished from equal opportunity. Outcomes can usually be measured with a great degree of precision; opportunities cannot. That is why many proponents of equal opportunity use measures of equality of outcome to judge success. To the extent that incidental inequalities can be passed from one generation to another through substantial gifts and wealth inheritance, some claim that equality of opportunity for children cannot be achieved without greater equality of outcome for parents. Moreover, access to and opportunities within various social institutions are partially dependent on equality of outcome. Proponents argue that rigging equality of outcome can be a force preventing co-optation of non-economic institutions important to social control and policy formation, such as the legal system, media, or the electoral process, by individuals and coalitions of wealthy people.

A progressive taxation system is likely to increase equality of outcome, and so is a welfare state. These, however, reduce social inequality but fail to eliminate it. A total elimination of social inequality is the goal of most forms of socialism. Communism is described as a state characterized by equality of outcome, while socialism is based upon equality of opportunity.

Greater equality of outcome is believed to reduce relative poverty and foster social cohesion. Still, critics argue it may harm economic growth and the work ethic, raising philosophical debates about whether raising the absolute standard of living for the poorest is more important than equality of outcomes.

A related argument is often encountered in education, particularly in debates over grammar schools in the United Kingdom and gifted education in various countries. According to that argument, people, by nature, have differing levels of ability and initiative, which lead some to achieve better outcomes than others. Therefore, it is considered impossible to ensure equality of outcome without imposing inequality of opportunity.

John Rawls, in his A Theory of Justice (1971), developed a "second principle of justice" that economic and social inequalities can only be justified if they benefit the most disadvantaged members of society. Furthermore, Rawls claims that all economically and socially privileged positions must be open to all people equally. Rawls argues that the inequality between a doctor's salary and a grocery clerk's is acceptable only if it is the only way to encourage the training of sufficient numbers of doctors, thereby preventing an unacceptable decline in the availability of medical care, which underscores the importance of fairness for the disadvantaged.
Freedom...is not an inconsequential chucking of one's weight about; it is the disciplined overcoming of self." Iris Murdoch

We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobile rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to humanity.
--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

08/07/2026

August 6, 2026, Town Hall Meeting in the Northside Urban Core with Mayor Donna Deegan, John Noorey, and staff. The mayor was respectful to the citizens by making ample listening time for their concerns.

The recommendations from the African American Economic Recovery Think Tank, LLC:

1. The lack of unified northside community leadership or empathic political district leadership.

2. The failure of the Political District leaders to engage the citizens civically and socially to address the numerous pathologies, advocating for education empowerment regardless of age, embracing economic development workshops, preventative health strategies, and initiatives.

3. Another failed opportunity by the district leaders, community leaders, and constituents to unify for civic and social justice and empowerment.

Guiding Principles of the AAERTT

"History shows that it does not matter who is in power... those who have not learned to do for themselves and had to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they did in the beginning." -- Dr. Carter G. Woodson


Leadership methodology
"There is only one way to achieve economic zeal for the African American community's empowerment. First, trust in real people with a common Value Proposition agenda. Second, seek, develop, and believe in innovative community resolutions. Afrocentric Education based on the Arts, History, and STEM technology. Embraces collaborative learning, keeps your plans close to your heart. Lastly, surround yourself with and engage people more intelligent than yourself, and remember: if it does not make sense, it does not matter. - Stanley Scott

Equality of outcome

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Equality of outcome, or equality of condition, aims to reduce disparities in material conditions between individuals or households, often by adjusting income and wealth to support poorer groups at the expense of wealthier ones, which clarifies its focus on material equality.

Equality of outcome can be distinguished from equal opportunity. Outcomes can usually be measured with a great degree of precision; opportunities cannot. That is why many proponents of equal opportunity use measures of equality of outcome to judge success. To the extent that incidental inequalities can be passed from one generation to another through substantial gifts and wealth inheritance, some claim that equality of opportunity for children cannot be achieved without greater equality of outcome for parents. Moreover, access to and opportunities within various social institutions are partially dependent on equality of outcome. Proponents argue that rigging equality of outcome can be a force preventing co-optation of non-economic institutions important to social control and policy formation, such as the legal system, media, or the electoral process, by individuals and coalitions of wealthy people.

A progressive taxation system is likely to increase equality of outcome, and so is a welfare state. These, however, reduce social inequality but fail to eliminate it. A total elimination of social inequality is the goal of most forms of socialism. Communism is described as a state characterized by equality of outcome, while socialism is based upon equality of opportunity.

Greater equality of outcome is believed to reduce relative poverty and foster social cohesion. Still, critics argue it may harm economic growth and the work ethic, raising philosophical debates about whether raising the absolute standard of living for the poorest is more important than equality of outcomes.
A related argument is often encountered in Education, particularly in debates over grammar schools in the United Kingdom and gifted Education in various countries. According to that argument, people, by nature, have differing levels of ability and initiative, which lead some to achieve better outcomes than others. Therefore, it is considered impossible to ensure equality of outcome without imposing inequality of opportunity.

John Rawls, in his A Theory of Justice (1971), developed a "second principle of justice" that economic and social inequalities can only be justified if they benefit the most disadvantaged members of society. Furthermore, Rawls claims that all economically and socially privileged positions must be open to all people equally. Rawls argues that the inequality between a doctor's salary and a grocery clerk's is acceptable only if it is the only way to encourage the training of sufficient numbers of doctors, thereby preventing an unacceptable decline in the availability of medical care, which underscores the importance of fairness for the disadvantaged.
Freedom...is not an inconsequential chucking of one's weight about; it is the disciplined overcoming of self." Iris Murdoch

We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobile rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to humanity.
--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

08/05/2026

Rebuilding the African American family involves addressing economic, social, and cultural factors that affect household stability. Discussions often focus on reviving marriage rates, strengthening two-parent households, utilizing community and church resources, and addressing systemic economic challenges.

08/05/2026

Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United
States Constitution.

The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) to the United States Constitution establishes a nationally standardized highest permissible minimum age of 18 for participation in state
and federal elections. It was proposed by Congress on March 23, 1971, and three-fourths of the states ratified it by July 1, 1971.
Various public officials had supported lowering the voting age during the mid-20th century, but were unable to gain the legislative momentum necessary for passing a constitutional amendment.
The drive to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 grew across the country during the 1960s and was driven in part by the military draft held during the Vietnam War. The draft conscripted young men between the ages of 18 and 21 into the United States Armed Forces, primarily the U.S. Army, to serve in or support military combat operations in Vietnam.[1] This means young men could be required to fight and possibly die for their nation in wartime at 18. However, these same citizens could not have a legal say in the government's decision to wage that war until the age of 21. A youth rights movement emerged in response, calling for a similarly reduced voting age. A common slogan of proponents of
lowering the voting age stated "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote".[2]

Determined to get around inaction on the issue, congressional allies included a provision for the 18-year-old vote in a 1970 bill that extended the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court subsequently held in the case of Oregon v. Mitchell that Congress could not lower the voting age for state and local elections. Recognizing the confusion and costs that would be involved in maintaining separate voting rolls and elections for federal and state contests, Congress quickly proposed, and the states ratified, the Twenty-sixth Amendment.