#34 Black Tech Opportunities

04/23/21 • 29 min

Qazi Fakhir Jamil, President of MQ Technologies spoke from Toronto in Canada. A native of Pakistan, previously the CEO of Converge Technologies, the largest digital media and content company in Pakistan, now resides in Canada.
The Tech mogul juxtaposed awareness and exposure with massive data manipulation as a means of changing negative perceptions of Blacks. He highlighted several untapped opportunities in the Technology world and challenged Blacks to leverage the power of e-commerce to elevate the Black race.
"So last year, with everything going on and the unfortunate incident and everything, there's always a silver lining to something that happens. The silver lining was that, it was a priority #10, it now moved to priority #1, which otherwise might have taken 10 years. That was the silver lining that happened. But, with this silver lining, we have to ensure that it stays as #1, till the problem is solved" - Qazi Fakhir Jamil

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#33 Start with Winners

James Lafferty, CEO of Fine Hygienic Holdings spoke from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. A Cincinnati native, previously division CEO for P&G, Coca-Cola, British American Tobacco and many world class companies, now resides in Dubai.
Jim, also a feminist, described his voting record from '84 to now, his interpretation of mental disarmament from Nelson Mandela's story, his feelings about white privilege, thought about Klans, perception of minority progressions and how to win their votes and trust, and the importance of unifiers as he claimed "if America gets unified, we'd be unstoppable".
"I got 3,500 employees, 3,400+ are muslims and they the best people in the world. And some the finest people I know are muslims. People talk about Nigeria in a very negative sense, and its scams and this and that, honestly, some the greatest people I know are in Nigeria, and the most dynamic, most incredible people. Yes, there can be scams but there are scams everywhere..." - James Lafferty.

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#35 Black Officers Black Citizens

Shawn Kennedy, a retired sworn member of the Chicago Police Department for 29 years, currently serving as the Information Officer for the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers spoke about the Black police experience as an officer and a citizen. He highlighted, why Black officers are not speaking up enough, the impacts when they speak up, and why Black men are a primary target. He provided specific call to action for Black officers and citizens.
"People say, "are they trying to put us back in Jim Crow"? Please don't think that it's something impossible. If you are asleep, things can happen when you're sleeping, so you need to be conscious about certain things and pay attention. Things are done deliberately for very specific reasons. You may not know what the reason is, but you should question anything that comes across...." - Shawn Kennedy