Dr. Venus was already in a tizzy about the media assassinating the characters of both DMX and George Floyd, pointing to the notion that because they had addictions, they were weak and dirty. Now, Daunte Wright, a 20-year old young Black Man, was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop. This got her thinking about how the structures of White Supremacy are so powerful, yet so invisible to most of us throughout our daily life. Black bodies used to be, or some may even say are still, seen as commodities. Female Black bodies were turned into a factory for the American Dream, and have continued to be used and abused as an effect of White Supremacy.
This week, Dr. Venus shares some sage advice and strategies inspired by a talk with her 76-year-old Nana. To really make lasting change, we must first understand just how White Supremacy is currently rooted in our government by having most of the Senate made up of White Men 65 years old and above. She talks about the huge buying power of Black Women (1.4 trillion dollars) and how we are the fastest growing sector in entrepreneurship in the world, yet we still can't get the funding. What will change this? More Black Women Billionaires and the knowing that instead of fighting White Supremacy, we must outsmart it and become our own highways instead of being the vehicles they use.
Key Takeaways:
[6:44] When Dr. Venus speaks of White Supremacy, she is not talking about skin color, she is talking about ideology. Black people can be White Supremacists, and White people can be our allies. Her focus is on the invisible power structures that we live at the effect of.
[8:18] One of the biggest challenges of being a Black person in America is the powerlessness of dealing with White power structures. It seems like they only pay attention when we mess with their money or burn something down, but Dr. Venus's 76-year-old Nana thinks there is a better way to counter White Supremacy than with burning and looting.
[9:11] Blame is a distraction from change. Don't get hijacked into a right or wrong conversation. There are better and more efficient ways to use your energy and power.
[10:18] We are normally the vehicle for what's hip, hot, and cool from everything including culture, trends, to fashion. Throughout history in North America, White Men have used this to rip off our ideas, use our bodies for their gains, and capitalize on our cultural currency. Dr. Venus has had enough, and her emerging app is one way of becoming the highway instead of just the vehicle.
[13:05] Nothing in this society will change until we elect future-focused leaders. The average age of someone who starts in the Senate is 65, and this explains so much. They were two generations prior to the baby boomers and were born literally after Jim Crow. Our Senate is a group of elderly White men, and no one is noticing because we are all too distracted by the hot news of the day. We need to elect officials from local, state, and national levels that align with our interests and care about our needs.
[16:10] One of the things we can do as Black Women to counter White Supremacy is to start looking at how we educate and encourage our communities to vote in advance. Stacey Abrams is the loudest microphone out there now around voting, and we need more loud voices speaking up.
[19:39] In order to be free, you need to have your own money. Dr. Venus plays the game and knows that Black Women have a buying power of 1.4 trillion dollars and are the fastest-growing segment in entrepreneurship, and yet less than .27 percent of Black Women ever get funding from investors. Billionaire status is not about the money. It's about creating infrastructure that allows for financial investment and leverage decades later based on the viability of a proven product — like slavery.
[21:41] Everything in America is built on the model of slavery. Dr. Venus explains how social media and corporations are two examples built on a caste system. We must fight the structure itself, not the effect of the structure. That is what Dr. Venus is committed to with her new tech company. Until we have our own highways, we will always be a slave to their rules, agendas, and how they change it when it serves them.
[26:04] They don't think we can do it, and they view us as animals. That's okay, let them think that. Put your focus on building the highway, and know that Dr. Venus is creating an inclusive space for Black Women creators of all types. From kink to Christian, she's here for all of it.
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