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Booker T. & Jay-Z How Shawn Carter, a. k. a. Jay-Z, has personified what Booker T. Washington described in the “Atlanta Compromise” speech.
Booker T. Washington • Washington argued that money is power: • “No race that has anything to contribute to the markets of the world is long in any degree ostracized. ” $$$= Power. Get the money, get the power.
Money=Power • With wealth, power surely follows. Examples include Donald Trump and the Koch Brothers. The Donald The Most Powerful Men in the GOP
Jay Z: From Rags to Riches • Born Shawn Carter, he grew up in a New York City housing project. He is the personification of rags-to-riches. It’s a long way from the Marcy Projects selling drugs.
Diversity of Wealth • Today, Jay Z has expanded his Roc-A brand from records to clothing to now a sports agency. Sold by Jay Z for over $200 million in 2007. Roc. Nation clients include Robinson
One Powerful Man • As of May 2014, Jay Z has a personal net worth of over $500 million. He is also on friendly terms with U. S. President Barack Obama. Calling the POTUS a pal= pretty powerful
Jay Z to Booker T. • It would be hard to argue that Jay Z is not an example of money allowing an African. American to transcend race and is just seen as a rich man, not a rich black man. This was Booker T. Washington’s argument in a nutshell: Work hard, gain wealth, and no one can deny you anything.
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