Brian L. Banks' thoughts and questions

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/opinion/healthcare-us.html?referringSource=articleShare

Left a colleague behind

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Bostic, the first and so far only Black American appointed to run one of the Fed’s 12 regional reserve banks, has been outspoken about the impact of systemic racism -- be it slavery or more recent practices like discrimination in mortgage lending -- on the ability of Black families in particular to build wealth. https://apple.news/Atk0D5fz0SbaCtk2l6GFc9w

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-marijuana-legalization-parallel-worlds-20210415-4hydfuinvje27mtctklm7dq4r4-story.html Three times the number of African Americans were arrested for marijuana-related offenses in Chicago than other ethnicities combined in 2020, according to Chicago Police Department arrest totals retrieved under a Freedom of Information Act request. The arrest figures are only the latest sign of disparity in the state’s fledgling marijuana industry.

John Salley explains his plan to buy old  films to explain them, like Ted Turner showed Gone with Wind every day, in Atlanta, to show the founding of the South 

Out of all the #EntrepreneurShows out there, the show format truly showcases the entrepreneur journey of "bootstrapping". The highs and lows of starting a successful business. Although produced for TV. The knowledge gained by watching the show and how being an entrepreneur takes a lot of hard work, but gives the viewer many ideas on how to be a problem solver. A path to financial Freedom. I highly recommend both Seasons as well as it's sister show, Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City. @GlennStearns very humble, and very relatable. Just a stellar example of a caring human being wanting to see others succeed.

https://youtu.be/QNydcwDriuU  Innovative, inspired and patriotic all at the same time. Dig this masterwork by a music master and remember his many other musical contributions

https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/16/ai-driven-audio-cloning-startup-gives-voice-to-einstein-chatbot/

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Crowdfunding Continues to Gain… My name is Brian Banks. For over 25 years I've been consulting with community activists, businesses and government in various roles including research coordinator, fundraiser, grants writer, program evaluation and management. I've never seen as much opportunity for Chicago's poor communities, as now, but I am concerned that all the money, which is flowing based on black women and youth protests, is missing these two groups and the communities they mobilized and agitated to get this $ for. The consequences could be catastrophic and create even more alienation, and disconnection between Chicago’s south and west side communities, the rest of the region, and a recovering economy. The purpose of this email is to get your input for a crowdfunding campaign I'm organizing for a virtual incubator that will help ensure black women and youth activists and the communities they are fighting for will get more access to the fruits of their victories. Th

Think and Grow Rich-- Prison version