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Published in The Journeyman.

·Jan 19

The Distinguished Gentleman…From New York

Well, it looks like Herschel Walker can rest easy. Georgia’s most famous running back no longer bears the title, or shame, of being the most prolific liar in the Republican Party. When historians write the story of the 2022 midterms, few will recall Herschel Walker’s lying about being a member…

Politics

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The Distinguished Gentleman…From New York
The Distinguished Gentleman…From New York
Politics

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Published in AfroSapiophile

·Dec 30, 2022

Wall Street and the Fear of a Black Quarterback

To understand the financial services industry’s problems with race, just look at the NFL — Last summer, I wrote about starting an investment firm in Arkansas in the mid-nineties. I wrote about the racism I faced. Without question, I had many successes. My company was the state’s first — and possibly the last — black-owned investment firm. It was the first Black-owned company to serve…

Anti Black Racism

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Wall Street and the Fear of a Black Quarterback
Wall Street and the Fear of a Black Quarterback
Anti Black Racism

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Dec 26, 2022

The Christmas I Learned How to Give

Sometimes the best gift is the one you give away — During yesterday’s Christmas meal, I had a flashback to a long-forgotten holiday memory I thought I’d share. Before moving to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, our family rented a house in a modest neighborhood in Little Rock. We were probably close to the poverty line in those days. Somehow our parents managed…

Christmas

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The Christmas I Learned How to Give
The Christmas I Learned How to Give
Christmas

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Published in Politically Speaking

·Dec 7, 2022

Campaign Finance Investigations Were So Different in the Nineties

Compared to today’s political environment, my encounter with the House Oversight Committee twenty-five years ago seems quaint — I read the other day that the total amount of money spent going into the midterm elections was somewhere in the neighborhood of $17 billion. That’s right, $17 BILLION. And that figure doesn’t include the amount spent on the Georgia runoff election. …

Politics

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Campaign Finance Investigations Were So Different in the Nineties
Campaign Finance Investigations Were So Different in the Nineties
Politics

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Published in The Journeyman.

·Nov 24, 2022

The Red Wave Was No Match for a Black Swan

The 2022 midterms are a lesson in improbability — and what happens when unlikely voters decide to vote — Once thought to be nonexistent, the discovery of the black swan in Australia gave rise to the bird’s use as a metaphor to describe an unexpected event of significant consequence. The financial website Investopedia defines a Black Swan as “an unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected of…

Politics

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The Red Wave Was No Match for a Black Swan
The Red Wave Was No Match for a Black Swan
Politics

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Published in The Journeyman.

·Nov 2, 2022

Dogma Posing as an Investment Strategy

In which the anti-woke brigade set its sights on investment methodologies — The other day I had a brief Twitter exchange with Mark Dow, a global macro trader. According to his profile on Business Insider, he was previously an economist at the U.S. Treasury Department and the International Monetary Fund. The catalyst for Dow’s tweet was an Andrew Ross Sorkin interview with…

Identity Politics

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Dogma Posing as an Investment Strategy
Dogma Posing as an Investment Strategy
Identity Politics

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Published in Writers and Editors of Color Magazine

·Oct 20, 2022

It’s Not Always the Far-Right

Sometimes racism comes from the places we least expect — By now, you’ve probably heard about the recent anonymous leak of an audio recording of Democratic members of the Los Angeles City Council. In it, President Nury Martinez, council members Kevin de León, Gil Cedillo, and L.A. …

Racism

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It’s Not Always the Far-Right
It’s Not Always the Far-Right
Racism

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Published in The Journeyman.

·Oct 14, 2022

Yes, Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are a BFD, but They’re Also Smart Politics

The administration’s step toward federal cannabis legalization could help Democrats hang onto Congress — Last week, President Joe Biden fulfilled another campaign promise, pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law. The move also covers thousands convicted of marijuana possession in the District of Columbia. …

Cannabis

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Yes, Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are a BFD, but They’re Also Smart Politics
Yes, Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are a BFD, but They’re Also Smart Politics
Cannabis

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Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Oct 2, 2022

Can Blockchain Technology Revolutionize Healthcare?

An emerging group of health tech upstarts looks to succeed where fintech failed — One of my last research projects from my days consulting as a capital markets analyst was a paper I wrote on the use cases for blockchain technology in financial services. At the time, a confluence of circumstances (not the least of which was the Great Financial Crisis) spawned a wave…

Blockchain

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Can Blockchain Technology Revolutionize Healthcare?
Can Blockchain Technology Revolutionize Healthcare?
Blockchain

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Published in The Journeyman.

·Sep 22, 2022

He’s Gonna Keep Getting Away With It

It’s time to admit that Donald Trump is above the law — Imagine yourself in the following scenario: Your employer fired you from your job at a global investment bank eighteen months ago. But on your way out the door, you steal reams of the company’s most sensitive internal documents. You’ve stored the ill-gotten items in the basement of your second home. …

Justice

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He’s Gonna Keep Getting Away With It
He’s Gonna Keep Getting Away With It
Justice

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