“[W]e are dealing with issues that cannot be solved without the nation spending billions of dollars and undergoing a radical redistribution of economic power.“

-Rev., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

~1 month before his assassination on April 4, 1968

PURPOSE: There are approximately 2,755 Billionaires in the World, according to Forbes in 2021. The following are the 16 Billionaires of African-descent: Mike Adenuga, Aliko Dangote, Alex Karp, Lebron James, Jay-Z, Michael Jordan, Michael Lee-Chin, Patrice Motsepe, Abdulsamad Rabiu, Rihanna, Strive Masiyiwa, Tyler Perry, Robert Smith, David Steward, Kanye West, and Oprah Winfrey. Persons of African-descent represent 10-15% of the population in the United States of America. Based on 10%, there should be at least 275 Billionaires of African-descent in the World. Let’s go make those 259 new African Billionaires by effectively COLLABORATING by creating more FRANCHISES, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS!

#AfricanEconomicsMatter will autonomously, but collectively complete circles with no conflicts of interest, address and develop strategies from an economic perspective to promote businesses that are at least 51% owned by persons of African-descent.

Here is a Google Sheet with some of the African Economic modern firsts, starting with Madam C.J. Walker in 1905!