07/06/2025
Weekend
__A message from a friend
Today, I will keep things very short.
My friend John Hope Bryant, who is also an author of some important books such as "Financial Literacy for All," "Up from Nothing, The Untold Story of How We (All) Succeed," and "The Memo: Five Rules for your Economic Liberation," sent me this message to share with you: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKgBVr0MLKH/
It's a short video, but he shared this summary with me in writing:
"Self-esteem is the whole game.
Black Africans & Caribbeans often have high self-esteem but low confidence.
Black Americans? Often the reverse—high confidence, but low self-esteem.
Why? 400 years of slavery broke the spirit, not just the body.
We never healed.
If I don’t love me, I can’t love you.
If I don’t respect me, I won’t respect you.
If I don’t know my purpose, I’ll make your life hell.
We’ve got to heal to deal.
Because once we fix what’s inside, nobody can stop us."