Are my black employees not worthy of help because I am white?
I do not have the luxury of unlimited funding for my business, and I can’t afford to fail. What prospects are there for a 46-year-old white male in this country if he isn’t able to do something for himself?
My black-owned competitors get telephone-number grants and they retrench people. Now they will get more when they already have had plenty that they haven’t had to use in their businesses. I never assume the government will help, so that way we aren’t disappointed. We will just hopefully make it through alone.Send us an e-mail with your comments. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Send your letter by e-mail to
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