Throughout history there have been many African-Americans who
have effected and transitioned the way we live life today. Many
innovations in this world we use every day were created by black
inventors. Two weeks ago I was sitting one late night in an IHOP
reading the last parts of Dan Chamas’ The Big Payback: History
of Business in Hip Hop. There was group of early 20 year olds
who I assumed had just finished a night out kickin’ it and one
of the brothas asked me what the book was all about. I went to
explain a little about the book. He then said something that
made me pause. He says “Hip Hop has to be one of the biggest
things black people have created.” I paused and thought about
it. The way the game has changed many young people (and old too)
haven’t be sat down and explained how many things black people
have contributed to society besides wicked jump shot and
entertainment. I admittedly went into “soapbox” mode and tried
to explain a few things about black innovations in society. I
wanted in a way they co