If you need a case for reparations for the children of Jim Crow, this article is it. Gates, Zuckerberg, Dell, Musk, etc. were all given money to start their businesses by $$$ parents. My parent's generation amassing this level of wealth during Jim Crow to pass on was impossible. https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1355849127293317126
“There is a strong connection between your parent’s income and your chances of becoming a startup entrepreneur, with those from a strong financial background having a higher chance of becoming entrepreneurs,” said Shira Greenberg, the chief economist Israel’s ministry of finance.
According to the Jerusalem Post’s report on the study, there was “a significant connection between the parents’ level of education and entrepreneurship.” This is what Jim Crow did. As I've said before. I watched this play out in college & grad school.
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