C’mon fellas. How can we as black men look our ladies in the eye on this one? It’s reasonable to expect that black women want to marry their match or beyond in terms of education, finances, or social stature. Though we’ve seen some progress over time, we still have some work to do before we can accuse African-American women of being too demanding.

Problem: America, along with the rest of the world, is dependent of fossil fuels. Unfortunately, fossil fuels pollute the environment, holds world markets hostage, and result in an estimated 140 billion in indirect health care costs due to respiratory ailments. Unfortunately, fossil fuels are also finite, meaning the world will run out of them eventually (est. 2040), which will only make burning them more expensive. Even worse is the fact that burning fossil fuels pollute the environment, which lead to respiratory ailments costing American tax payers an estimated 140 billion annually. With the threat of global warming and a disappearing ozone layer, planet earth is searching for a clean alternative fuel to power its future.

A Black businessman might think with another Black man in the highest office, The United States White House, that a Black business owner might receive his fair share of opportunities to compete for profitable government contracts. However, the Associated Press confirms that African-American owned businesses received only 1.1% of government stimulus dollars.