From the Washington Informer

And as is usually the case...

"Black graduates are particularly vulnerable. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024, the unemployment rate for Black workers with a bachelor’s degree stood at 5.9% — nearly double the 3.2% rate for white graduates. The National Center for Education Statistics adds that Black students also carry disproportionately higher student loan debt."

Reads like older Black graduates did not start enough companies i.e. build a ladder for successive generations to climb.

This is what happens when Black folks have to depend on white folks for employment.

The question is who else can Black folks claim for limited job opportunities.

I'm wondering if there will be a point in time where white folks outright say..."we have carried you people long enough".🤣😎

18 hours ago, ProfD said:

we have carried you people long enough

We’ve reached that point already. That is the reason for all the pushback against DEI, critical race theory, or anything that has a whiff of affirmative action.

This will get worse as more and more people compete for entry level white college jobs.

But they’re always the trades we can become electricians plumbers. Those type of jobs will still be in demand although many of us are using AI to help us with repairs and become more handy around the house so even those jobs aren’t completely immune to AI.

There is the gig economy, but that’s more a kin to sharecropping.

18 hours ago, ProfD said:

Black graduates did not start enough companies i.e. build a ladder for successive generations to climb.

Creating businesses that can provide job opportunities for large numbers of college graduates is not particularly easy. Besides most jobs are created by the government, not private industry, but when you look at private industry, the biggest employers, Amazon Walmart a lot of these companies are effective monopolies and have crowded out competition.

AI itself should help increase entrepreneurship, but I personally don’t see that as a long-term solution.

Even in my business AI has helped tremendously, but at the same time AI is using my business to train their models. Ultimately AI may make websites obsolete.

Expecting Black people to create large companies that only hire other Black people is a tall order. Most businesses, including Black ones a small.

Ultimately, we will need governments and the people to actively deal with the threat of AI in the hands of monopolies.

Otherwise, we will have a handful of trillionaire’s and billions of others fighting for crumbs. There are white men complaining about reverse discrimination about illegal aliens taking their jobs. This is an old story and it’s getting worse.

47 minutes ago, Troy said:

This will get worse as more and more people compete for entry level white college jobs.

Right. Especially for people with non-technical degrees. However, schools can always use more teachers.

47 minutes ago, Troy said:

But they’re always the trades we can become electricians plumbers. Those type of jobs will still be in demand although many of us are using AI to help us with repairs and become more handy around the house so even those jobs aren’t completely immune to AI.

Major trades will remain immune from AI. There will always be a demand for heavy construction, building maintenance & heavy equipment repairs. An electrician will never be out of work.

47 minutes ago, Troy said:

Creating businesses that can provide job opportunities for large numbers of college graduates is not particularly easy.

Not impossible. The largest companies were started by people with a vision.

47 minutes ago, Troy said:

... a lot of these companies are effective monopolies and have crowded out competition.

True. Monopolies happen over time.

There are still busineses that can be started immune to monopolization. People have to be willing to do the kind of work the business entails.

For example, transportation is the life blood of the USA. Products & goods have to move throughout the country.

There will always be a demand for trucking companies & CDL drivers. Neither self-driving vehicles nor AI nor drones will be able to do the heaviest lifting.

47 minutes ago, Troy said:

AI itself should help increase entrepreneurship, but I personally don’t see that as a long-term solution.

AI.will make small businesses more efficient but it won't go out & find more customers.

47 minutes ago, Troy said:

Expecting Black people to create large companies that only hire other Black people is a tall order. Most businesses, including Black ones a small.

Yet, companies large & small (am*zon, Google, Microsoft) were started by individuals. I can already imagine what @Pioneer1 is going to type.🤣

47 minutes ago, Troy said:

Ultimately, we will need governments and the people to actively deal with the threat of AI in the hands of monopolies.

The government is not going to save Black people.

47 minutes ago, Troy said:

Otherwise, we will have a handful of trillionaire’s and billions of others fighting for crumbs.

Foregone conclusion. Less than 1% of the population controls the majority of wealth in the world. People can change that too.

47 minutes ago, Troy said:

There are white men complaining about reverse discrimination about illegal aliens taking their jobs. This is an old story and it’s getting worse.

If/when white men truly feel threatened or left out, they will get active & start tearing sh8t up.😎

1 hour ago, ProfD said:

However, schools can always use more teachers.

Even teachers are at risk some schools have already begun integrating AI into the instruction modality.

1 hour ago, ProfD said:

Major trades will remain immune from AI.

Until the robots come.

1 hour ago, ProfD said:

Not impossible. The largest companies were started by people with a vision.

No, not impossible but becoming increasingly more difficult.

1 hour ago, ProfD said:

There will always be a demand for trucking companies & CDL drivers. Neither self-driving vehicles nor AI nor drones will be able to do the heaviest lifting.

I'm sorry man, but this is not true. There are already self driving trucks on the road right now. This will only increase. Trucking is not a job I would encourage anyone to enter.

1 hour ago, ProfD said:

AI.will make small businesses more efficient but it won't go out & find more customers.

Sure it will. Again, this is already happening. Agents can be created to secure new customers more efficently.

1 hour ago, ProfD said:

Yet, companies large & small (am*zon, Google, Microsoft) were started by individuals.

This is a story, a fiction, that is promulgated to create a heartwarming narrative; no different than George Washington's "I cannot tell a lie" Do you really think Jeff was a solo entrepreneur whose goal was to sell books on the web? That is mine story actually -- not Jeff's.

1 hour ago, ProfD said:

The government is not going to save Black people.

Certainly not this one.

1 hour ago, ProfD said:

If/when white men truly feel threatened or left out, they will get active & start tearing sh8t up.😎

They have already started. Remember January 6th 2024? All the attackers were granted immunity, and our president is trying to pay them!

We are at a critical juncture. Just be glad Trump hasn't built a colosseum and started feeding "Illegal" immigrants and death row convicts to lions.

2 hours ago, Troy said:

Even teachers are at risk some schools have already begun integrating AI into the instruction modality.

Until the robots come.

No, not impossible but becoming increasingly more difficult.

I'm sorry man, but this is not true. There are already self driving trucks on the road right now. This will only increase. Trucking is not a job I would encourage anyone to enter.

Which jobs do you recommend Black folks pursue?

2 hours ago, Troy said:

This is a story, a fiction, that is promulgated to create a heartwarming narrative; no different than George Washington's "I cannot tell a lie" Do you really think Jeff was a solo entrepreneur whose goal was to sell books on the web? That is mine story actually -- not Jeff's.

I understand your perspective. My point was that someone started the companies.

If Black folks do nothing...that's exactly what we'll end up with in the longer run.

2 hours ago, Troy said:

They have already started. Remember January 6th 2024? All the attackers were granted immunity, and our president is trying to pay them!

January 6th was nothing in comparison to the h8ll that could break loose.

2 hours ago, Troy said:

We are at a critical juncture. Just be glad Trump hasn't built a colosseum and started feeding "Illegal" immigrants and death row convicts to llions.

The system is a bit more sophisticated. However, Alligator Alcatraz comes to mind.🤣😎

6 hours ago, ProfD said:

Which jobs do you recommend Black folks pursue?

Well, the answer to that question really depends on how the person wants to spend their life.

For example, I wouldn’t recommend that anyone do what I do unless they were really passionate about it.

It’s hard to make a living as a full-time musician or artist, but if you’re really passionate about it, you’ll probably figure it out, but I wouldn’t suggest anyone pursuit that as a way to make a living.

Now, if you just wanted to make money, I would say do stuff that people really want a human doing or something that would be really hard for a robot or an AI to do. Like nursing

Now you mentioned trucking. I wouldn’t recommend that someone pursue that as a vocation because trucks are already self driving. But if you told me you love spending hours on the open road driving then go ahead go for it.

6 hours ago, ProfD said:

My point was that someone started the companies.

Seriously, there is no shortage of company started by Black people — especially in recent years there are all types of incubators funding startups in the tech space. Of course you have the traditional businesses, barbers salons, restaurants all types of service businesses that black folks continue to start.

6 hours ago, ProfD said:

January 6th was nothing in comparison to the h8ll that could break loose.

At the rate, I tend to agree with you the proverbial pitchforks will come out. It won’t be pretty, and it will be hard to recover from the aftermath. I just hope people do something before it comes to that.

This is a problem that will need to be worked on by people of all so-called races.

1 hour ago, Troy said:

Now, if you just wanted to make money, I would say do stuff that people really want a human doing or something that would be really hard for a robot or an AI to do. Like nursing

Hopefully, the current administration will be unsuccessful in removing the educational requirements it takes to become a nurse.

If they make it easier for folks to get into nursing, the salary will drop. Cheapen the profession.

1 hour ago, Troy said:

Now you mentioned trucking. I wouldn’t recommend that someone pursue that as a vocation because trucks are already self driving. But if you told me you love spending hours on the open road driving then go ahead go for it.

Like tradespeople, folks with CDL (commercial drivers license) credentials never seem to have a problem finding a job.

Also, many folks are doing extremely well for themselves as owners of tractors, dump trucks, buses, limousines, etc.

Self-driving vehicles have many hurdles to jump before taking over the transportation industry.

UPS, FedEx, am*zon & other companies are still using human drivers.

1 hour ago, Troy said:

Seriously, there is no shortage of company started by Black people — especially in recent years there are all types of incubators funding startups in the tech space. Of course you have the traditional businesses, barbers salons, restaurants all types of service businesses that black folks continue to start.

Sure. I'm looking for the Black-owned equivalent of am*zon, Google, Microsoft, etc. These companies employ thousands of people.

1 hour ago, Troy said:

At the rate, I tend to agree with you the proverbial pitchforks will come out. It won’t be pretty, and it will be hard to recover from the aftermath. I just hope people do something before it comes to that.

Like a dam or levee, the system does just enough for its people to keep them in check.

1 hour ago, Troy said:

This is a problem that will need to be worked on by people of all so-called races.

White people aren't interested in giving up their privilege & benefits under the system of racism.

I believe it will take a natual disaster or major catastrophic event to force people into taking better care of each other.😎

There are 2 major problems with current Black unemployment:

1. Not enough of our people are starting our own businesses and making our own jobs to employ our people.

Too many of our people go into business as a "last resort".....

-If they have an extensive criminal record and just can't find a job anywhere else and can't find somebody to mooch off us...they'll get out in the street and hustle up a business and often end up becoming successful.

-Or after getting tired of constantly being fired and running into friction with White employers realize they just can't work for or with White folks....they decide to go into business for themselves.

2. There is too much non-Black competition.

As AfroAmericans WE are allowing too many immigrants to pour into the country sucking up valuable resources like jobs, healthcare, and certain government positions that could and should go to us.

I know we don't totally control immigration or the immigration policies in this nation but we have far more control than we exert.

I don't see to many Black people who are even concerned about the massive amount of racist immigrants who are pouring into this nation and pretty much not having anything to do with them.

Black people.....especially Black Americans....should be LEADING the charge against immigration and joining ICE like it's the NAACP.

Troy

There is the gig economy, but that’s more a kin to sharecropping.

And it's also incredibly stressful.
Not only is it unreliable like most steady 9-5 jobs....but you're dealing with the stresses and headaches of having to run your own business and deal with customers WITHOUT getting the money that owning a business could potentially generate.

Gigs and side-hustles used to be a rare thing that only the most ambitious people engaged in to earn enough money to do something specific like go into business or pay off a loan.
Now it's almost standard procedure to get by in some areas.

Working 2 or 3 jobs at long hours is tough for healthy young people, so the average American with pre-existing health conditions can't work themselves to death at 50 and 60 and 70 hours a week just to make a living.