May 23, 2013

How Much are Jay-Z and Beyoncé Worth Together? How about $1 Billion?

beyonce & jay-z (philly)

*Jay-Z is pretty freakin’ rich, and Beyoncé is a demi-goddess with lots of money too. Together, the power couple has to be pretty well off and running things on a financial level. According to International Business Times, the couple is officially worth $1 billion. That’s a lot of money for Blue Ivy to play in. [...]




Largest African American Real Estate Developer Supports Obama But Wants End to Romney Money Attacks!

r. donahue peebles

*The rich really protect the rich and all that keeps their money funneling into the proper channels to support their lifestyle. The one percenters are quite interested in keeping the political climate in their favor as well. That’s why they are so perturbed by President Obama’s tax cuts for those making $250,ooo or less and [...]




The Socialist’s Journal: The Haves & Have Nots

Trevor Brookins

*Among the many things mentioned in his State of the Union address last week, President Obama brought up the problem of this country becoming more about those that “have” and those that “have not.” More specifically he spoke about how to prevent this from happening further. Soon after the State of the Union, Indiana governor [...]




Robert N. Taylor: Can America Continue to Ignore the Concentration of Wealth at the Top of Society?

Robert N. Taylor

*Economist Robert Frank wrote a thought-provoking opinion piece in the New York Times last week (October 16). His thesis suggests that income in America is increasingly being concentrated in the hands of the top 1 percent of the nation’s population and that this concentration is potentially harmful for democracy and for the well being of [...]