10 years ago:
A McChicken was $1
A dozen eggs were $1.50
A Chipotle burrito was $6.50
Netflix was $9
A full tank of gas was $35
Rent was $1,400
A used Honda was $10,000
Capitalism turned 2Pac into a brand. His image is celebrated everywhere, while his Black Panther roots and critiques of racism, poverty, and inequality are rarely discussed.
"Being black is a creative act. You have to create your world every single day because the world wasn't built for you. That makes us the ultimate architects."- Andre 3000.
They really let a UFC fighter call our only Black First Lady a man on the White House lawn at an official White House event … while thousands cheered and the biggest podcaster in the world smiled.
There is no economic policy fix for this. Many of these people are just racist.