137-The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America with Shawn Rochester

<div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa= "message_content"> <div class= "c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class= "c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class= "p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block" dir="auto"> <div class="p-rich_text_section">Did you know that after ~400 years of being in the US, African Americans in the United States only own two percent of U.S. wealth? This week on the Journey to Launch podcast, my guest, Shawn D. Rochester talks about how this dismal stat came to be with data-based research and discusses what we can do about it using concrete solutions.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shawn is the CEO of Good Steward, LLC and author of</span> <a href= "https://blacktaxed.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  In his book and presentations at Google, and several universities across the United States, Shawn examines the true cost of being Black in America. He outlines what factors impact the Black community and explains how you can help close the wealth gap. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Everyone must listen to this episode. I hope this interview sparks powerful conversations, deep thought, and inspires you to build black wealth and make strides to level the economic playing field.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode you will learn:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is the Black Tax and how it’s impacting your wealth</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to identify unconscious vs. conscious bias</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why ha