I’m Sick Of White Men in Power. Specifically The Senate

Dr. Venus is done living at the mercy of White Supremacy in terms of business, entertainment, and monetization. Instead of fighting the system, she is ready to start her own and bring those along who want a change. This week, she dives in on why she is SO done with White Men in Power, specifically the Senate. They are wielding their power in a way that shows us clearly that the same structures and power dynamic will always be in place to keep Black Americans living at the effect of White Supremacy. Dr. Venus is done with content creators, athletes, and entertainers being paid with the promise of exposure or hope while White Men cash in on Black pain and labor. That’s why we are no longer ok with being just cars paying our toll on the road, but now building our own highway. Let’s talk about it.

Key Takeaways:

[1:36] White Supremacists posing as public servants is an abomination to God, humanity, and life itself.

[5:30] This is not a conversation where Dr. Venus is tripping on humanity. What she is more interested in is to shine a light on the White Men who have all the cards and the power structures set in place to keep it that way. This keeps Black people and POC living at the effect of this structure.

[6:10] The success that has made America great has been built in the womb of Black women and on the backs of Black Men. In 1619, Black people arrived, not by choice, and the White man got labor for free while building even more laws and structures to make sure Black babies were literally born into slavery.

[10:34] Dr. Venus has had enough of White people not only commanding our bodies but our culture. They make money off Black pain, brilliance, and talent whether it’s an athlete, comedian, actor, etc.

[11:46] A majority of Black-based businesses require us to be there, so COVID-19 has locked us out of earning in a lot of ways. However, Dr. Venus sees it another way. Since the great equalizer in America is money, we can use the fact that now everything is turning tech and digital-based to our own advantage to build our own highway.

[13:33] America has one true God — Capitalism. Let’s use this to our advantage instead of expecting anything to change.

[16:14] White people have turned us into the cash cow, the talent. In order to move anything, we have to actually work within the notion of capitalism, not fairness or justice.

[18:51] Instead of being a car on the highway paying the toll roads that others build, we can build our own highway. Until we own it, we will never be free. There are more of us than there are of them.

[23:44] We are trying to make them change their behavior with our vote and behavior, but that isn’t the strategy that will work. They will be awful and try to hold onto power until they die. What we CAN do, is make our own highways and emancipate ourselves.

[25:31] It’s time content creators get paid for their voice and their story and not just promised exposure or experience. This means creating a whole new platform, not playing in theirs. 

[25:51] The only thing that makes a difference in America is making your own money. 

[29:30] Dr. Venus has done it before with creating her own book and series, and she’s done fighting White people to hear her voice. She is ready to create her own tech company with the help of some tech geniuses and to help Black Men and Women get away from service-based businesses and into information. 

Quotes:

• “I never want a Black Woman to go through a White Man again for her dreams. But it takes a model and a Black Woman doing it first.”
• “They keep the money, but they make us the talent.”
• “New normal is not just content creation that pays in exposure, but building your own tech company.”

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