Well, I am a thirty-nine year old professor/entreprenuer who teaches at a local historically, black institution in the Washington DC area and invests in real estate. I have been teaching for at least 15 years, and I have been actively living a life of the mind since receiving my doctorate in the spring of 2000. When I am not teaching and writing books, I am pursuing my business venture, which happens to be real estate.Though you may not think the teaching and business sectors go hand-in-hand, I realized very early that a lot of people give lip service to educators, and I had to find a way to make a decent living while doing what I do best---sharing information. To provide balance in my life, I realized I had to go and get my hustle on, and to this day, I encourage my brethren and sisters to do the same.Though I well understand some of the disadvantages of a capitalistic society, I have come to realize that it is the only effective means of resistance and survival for "The Lost Tribe of Shabazz." After witnessing many of our Black intellectuals trying other forms of a world economy (i.e., socialism, anticapitalism, and communism), I have deemed these approaches to be insufficient to dealing with the powers that be. Again, what we must keep in mind is the fact that a redistribution of wealth is needed; but we must also realize that power doesn't walk away from power. So let the revolution begin!
