Dave Anderson is a variety of issues.

The Philadelphia native a famous writer, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, however he’s by no means been thought to be quiet. The unapologetic truth-teller has constructed a profession serving to individuals win in enterprise and life. With 23 books to his title, his newest has already sparked debate and controversy.

The Real Black Agenda: Exposing the Myth, Igniting the Revolution has sparked intense conversations about what actual progress for Black America ought to appear like. Known as “The Business Bully,” Anderson isn’t afraid to name out political leaders, the leisure trade and even beloved cultural figures. If he feels they’re failing the neighborhood, he’s naming names.

In this candid dialog with AllHipHop’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur, Anderson takes goal at pretend agendas, trade exploitation and Black management failures. He even calls out harmful myths conserving individuals from actual financial and cultural energy. From Ice Cube, Dr. Umar Johnson, a potential Breakfast Club fiasco, Anderson lays out a no-nonsense plan for self-determination, possession and even well being. His mantra insists that Black individuals can’t anticipate saviors when the blueprint for liberation is already laid out.

AllHipHop: What made you write The Real Black Agenda?

Dave Anderson: I obtained bored with listening to “we don’t have solutions.” We all know the issues—racism, miseducation, damaged methods. I wrote this so nobody can say they didn’t hear the options. It’s my twenty second consecutive bestseller and possibly my favourite e book.

AllHipHop: Why name it The Real Black Agenda?

Anderson: Too many so-called Black agendas are written for different individuals’s revenue, not ours. Politicians throw us bones—like Kamala Harris saying Black males may promote weed—as if that’s liberation. An actual Black agenda protects, uplifts, and respects our historical past and future.

AllHipHop: You put on a shirt that claims “No Handouts, No Begging, Just Power.” What’s that about?

Anderson: Reparations aren’t handouts—they’re restore. But energy comes from proudly owning our labor, creativity, and companies. Look at Hip-Hop: we give away publishing, promote catalogs, after which others make the true cash. Ownership needs to be greater than a hashtag.

AllHipHop: You say there are not any actual Black-owned file firms.

Anderson: None that personal distribution and function independently at scale. We both promote out or rely upon outsiders. We may construct our personal platforms, our personal awards, our personal SoundCloud—however we don’t. And once we do construct one thing, too many promote it off.

AllHipHop: What about racism and the “too Black” penalty?

Anderson: It’s actual. People who push too laborious like Ice Cube, Left Eye, Tupac get labeled troublesome or worse. Meanwhile, compliant people get elevated. It’s a system designed to punish independence.

AllHipHop: And Black management?

Anderson: (Scoffs) We have too many “leading Blacks,” not Black leaders. Bought and paid for, serving different individuals’s pursuits. Who’s the chief of Italian-Americans? Chinese-Americans? We shouldn’t need to comply with a mascot—we should always lead ourselves.

AllHipHop: You talked about Ice Cube’s Contract with Black America.

Anderson: Cube did it proper. He introduced in Dr. Claude Anderson, went to each (political) events, and obtained labeled a sellout for even speaking to Trump’s workforce. Meanwhile, he’s created jobs, motion pictures, and leagues that uplift Black individuals. We can’t maintain canceling our greatest gamers.

AllHipHop: And Dr. Umar Johnson?

Anderson: Brilliant in some methods, however the faculty mission has grow to be an anchor round his neck. Years of donations, however no curriculum, no academics, no college students enrolled. If a 20-something in Georgia can open a school from scratch, why can’t Umar ship in any case this time?

AllHipHop: What’s your tackle the BET Hip-Hop Awards being gone?

Anderson: Not stunned. We don’t personal it. Bob Johnson bought BET many years in the past. Until we construct and maintain our personal establishments, it will maintain taking place.

AllHipHop: Let’s#### your Top 5 rappers, useless or alive.

Anderson: Ice Cube. Lethal Injection modified my life. KRS-One—the instructor. Queen Latifah is proof you’ll be able to transcend Hip-Hop. Will Smith. The first rapper to win a Grammy, international icon. And a three-way tie: Rakim for lyrical dominance, Pac for depth and imaginative and prescient, Biggie for unmatched fashion and adaptableness.

AllHipHop: You’ve had an enormous well being transformation—over 340 kilos misplaced. What drove that?

Anderson: My spouse requested me to point out her an aged 600-pound man. I couldn’t. It wasn’t about dimension. It was about well being. I modified my consuming, handled meals trauma and realized we’re digging our graves with forks. Health is revolutionary. If we obtained wholesome, we’d be sharper, tougher to regulate and unattainable to disregard.

AllHipHop: What’s the one factor you need individuals to take from The Real Black Agenda?

Anderson: We have already got the blueprint. Own what we create. Build for ourselves. Prioritize our well being. Pull sources collectively. And cease ready for permission or saviors. If we do this, nobody can cease us.

For extra, go to Dave Anderson right here: https://www.facebook.com/TheBusinessBully/

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