WHAT WE DO
Raise our Collective Voices
Institutional Racism has createD a bottom caste of the foundational Black Americans that built this country into a powerhouse.
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Among other things, justice demands of government the fair and equitable treatment of citizens--not only in the courts, but also with respect to the government's distribution of public goods and services. Our charge is to highlight & educate our community on the political inequities specifically experienced by Black Americans who descend from chattel slavery, and to recommend policies that will provide equal access to and participation in our government and its distribution of resources. We actively seek opportunities to meet with civic, government and private sector leaders to educate them on why they must adopt social equity initiatives that specifically redress and undo the ills of institutional/structural racism that has create a bottom caste of the foundational Black Americans that built this country into a powerhouse.
Increase our Social Capital
When Google released its diversity figures in 2013, the public learned that 83 percent of its workforce was men and 60 percent was White, with only 1 percent Black
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Black Americans have found that their opportunities exist at various levels of government only when civil rights legislation has been actively supported and adhered to. When these policies are actively ignored, Blacks have less access to social capital resources in philanthropic organizations, universities, corporate programs, and work-related interactions. Studies indicate that 80 percent of all jobs are found through social capital—capital that Black Americans have lacked for hundreds of years. In addition, both the amount and type of success that individuals attain are closely related to the extent of information and influence embedded in their social networks. Without legislative interventions, historically disadvantaged groups like the descendants of Black American Freedmen will probably remain so within and across generations. BAEI works agressively to increase opportunities and access in for this demographic in both public and private sectors.
Ensure Economic Opportunities
The ugly truth is...the deck is stacked against Black Entrepreneurs
Black American's who descend from slavery are less likely to own non sole-proprietor businesses than their Immigrant counterparts, who often are given access to financing or have an economic base from which to draw support. Those Black Americans who do manage to erect a viable small business face more obstacles to raising funds, securing licenses, obtaining contracts, manufacturing their products, or developing there services--predominantly because they are consistently deterred by an array of business bureaucracies that systemically disadvantages Black entrepreneurs. BAEI understands that for Black Entrepreneurs to gain equal access to opportunities to build businesses and thrive, political intervention will likely be needed and why we advocate for affirmative action policies that are specifically aimed at our core constituency group.
Fight for Racial Equity
Racial inequity, left unchecked for years, has created an enormous racial wealth gap between blacks and whites
For the first 250 years of America's recorded history, enslaved Africans were traded as commodities and forced to work without pay, first as indentured servants then as slaves. In much of the United States at this time, they were barred from all levels of education, from basic reading to higher-level skills useful outside of the plantation setting. After slavery's abolition in 1865, American Freedmen saw the educational gap between themselves and whites compounded by segregation. They were forced to attend separate, under-funded schools due to Plessy v. Ferguson. Though de jure school segregation ended with Brown v. Board of Education, de facto segregation continues in every area of live for the descendants of Black American Freedmen into the present day. We fight for policy and programs to remove the barriers to success for our community.
Encourage Educational Investment
Create School to Tech pipelines instead of School to Prison pipelines
Early Childhood Development is critical to literacy rates up to the 3rd grade. It is imperative that Black families receive guaranteed learning assistance for children ages 2-12. In addition, these are some of the ways to ensure that our American Freedmen children are on an educational level equal to whites and asians.
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Language immersion programs – for English as first language children. This must be a component of learning for all Black children ages 2-4
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STEM Learning programs
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Montessori programs
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Waldorf programs
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Special Needs care​