Reviews by Pancho @ "The 48 Laws of Black Empowerment" By Dante Fortson

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The 48 Laws of Black Empowerment - A simplistic yet very effective list of things that the Black Man / Woman must do to be empowered - at least says the author. I like the layout of the journal and the content within includes some very helpful things.

However, it's hard to give a concrete review on something that's spoofed or created after something similar. It's not hard to see that The 48 Laws of Black Empowerment was inspired by The 48 Laws of Power. The 48 LOP also contains a list of different things that people could do to pursue the betterment of their mental health.

I'll give a few key points that I really liked from the book. I only liked these points because it was similar to things I needed help with personally. All I can hope is that other black audience members find value in some of the items on the list;

Number 21 - Create Generational Wealth
Number 23 - Invest In Our Children
Number 27 - Invest In Yourself First
Number 29 - Be more Socially Conscious
Number 31 - Give Back To Our Community.

There are a lot more key items on the list that I agreed with, but what would be the point of me explaining all that in a review? I'll leave it to you guys to read the other items included in the book. Thank you.

Best - Pancho

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