Cultural Riches And Cultural Wealth: Do They Know Why?

“I” over “we.” What are the
real costs to our cultural buoyancy?

Perhaps the word “I” has had devastating effects on the word “we” as a competitive peer culture group. Only time will tell if we can recover from all the losses. Did we know that building cultural riches and wealth has more to do with giving than owning the biggest bank account? Likewise, did we know that owning the biggest bank account has more to do with greed than an adequate means of living? And did we know that, compared to our cultural peers (i.e., Whites, Latinos, Hispanics, Asians, etc.), Black culture is far behind the power curve in terms of building cultural wealth and riches? Do we want to know why?

Well, perhaps it’s because Black culture is too busy being addicted to consumerism. Such behavior fundamentally harms the overall progress of Black culture. Being over-focused on building personal bank accounts rather than cultural collective wealth tends to hurt the progression of Black culture overall. As a result, a revolving door of poor economic conditions, poor education, and a lack of viable social welfare programs continues to afflict Black culture worldwide.