15: Cooperative Economics

The fourth principle of Kwanzaa is "Ujamaa": Cooperative Economics. This is often defined as coming together to build and maintain our own businesses and real estate to profit from them, together. Black people have been building and benefitting from cooperative economics for decades, particularly in parts of the economy where we’ve been cut out by major institutions. In this episode, we explore the various ways you can capitalize on cooperative economics today. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thenorthstar.com/subscribe