“I am not anxious to be the loudest voice or the most popular. But I would like to think that at a crucial moment, I was an effective voice of the voiceless, an effective hope of the hopeless.” ― Whitney M. Young Jr. This is a story about going through…

“It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” — Whitney M. Young, Jr. Many people have heard me say that I took over 1,000 meetings (1128 to be exact) from there middle of June to the…

No race has a monopoly on vice or virtue, and the worth of an individual is not related to the color of his skin. ~ Whitney M. Young Yesterday Pitchbook put out the article: “Black VCs could face bigger hurdles in venture market slowdown”. In the article, they mention how…

Ok, so it’s an angel syndicate. But, it is a syndicate where you can now invest in RareBreed founders along with us. TL;DR: We are launching an angel syndicate to allow others to invest in the follow-on funding rounds of many of our portfolio companies. …

It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. — Whitney M. Young, Jr. It’s that time of the year again. That’s right, it’s a new year and it’s time for one of those tried and true…

It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. — Whitney M. Young TL;DR: You can now easily make an investment in an alternative asset like real estate, crypto, loans, startups, growth companies, and venture funds like…

“The danger is that people may mistake what is basically a change in vocabulary for a change in behavior, practices, and attitudes. While practically all Americans have learned to talk inoffensively, not enough have learned to think differently, nor act positively.” ~ Whitney M. Young There has been a lot…

“All of us — who might have probed space, or cured cancer, or built industries — were, instead, black victims of the white man’s American social system” — Malcolm X With all, that’s been going on in the world with the killing of Black men and women by the police…

“The unhealthy gap between what we preach in America and what we often practice creates a moral dry rot that eats at the very foundation of our democratic ideals and values.” — Whitney M. Young, Jr. It was July 6th, and I was at my desk almost in tears unable…