Trading stock better than a broker….all from San Quentin Prison: Life lessons from Curtis "Wall St" Carroll
By Ebony Satterfield
Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll, the man who became a financial prophet while in San Quentin, prison after a lifetime of crime. It's amazing how the prison system is set up for the black man especially to fail. More of our men are institutionalized, given a jail education with promises to effectively transition back into society, just to be let down even wanting to change.
Curtis Carroll found a way to use his downfall as a major key for a come up. As a young man, he committed a crime that pretty much sentenced him to life in prison with no chance at redemption. While being detained, he found a way to make his past work for his future all while using the time he was given to end his life, he found his form of freedom. Starting with the basics of learning how to read. Carroll had gone by his entire life pretending he knew how to read. Sounding out words, avoiding writing and every other thing he could do to mask a form of education he hadn't found useful living a life of crime.
After teaching himself to read starting with small words and building on others he was incredibly enthusiastic, seeing the world around him as new. Even from jail, his excitement grew. Reading every single thing around him. Getting his hands on a newspaper, however, changed everything.
Creating a foolproof financial guide, Caroll learned how to not only read the stocks, but he created a system that if followed, can lead a lot of people to a depth of understanding of what making money and having it work for you as easy as simply reading a book. People always say, after a long sentence there is no life after prison, well not if Curtis has his way. After watching the interview between Sway in the morning and Curtis, he has made sure that if they grant him a second chance at life, he will be set to have a true chance at living in his truth. People believe that the choices and decision we make in life are permanent and who you are will be your forever identity.
Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll chose to not allow a pattern to be his life, even from prison. He took the talent of knowing money, to learn about money and plans on using his gift to teach others, especially people of color. If successful, Curtis " Wall Street" Carroll will do for many what a lot of us people of color was never taught.....The game of finance. He is a perfect example of what society expects people like him not to be. Once a victim of circumstance, to now productive and positive citizens even in his present situation.
Someone once said to me that "life is made up of choices and decisions, and based off of what we chose to decide will determine our outcome, however, the most consistent thing about choices is that they can change". Just like an idea or thought, we have the power to choose what it is that we do, learn from the outcome, and then decide to do something different for better or for worse, but ultimately the decision of your choice depends on you.
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Omega Psi Phi Credit Union – Lawrenceville, Georgia
Phi Beta Sigma Federal Credit Union – Washington, DC
One United Bank – Los Angeles, California
FAMU Federal Credit Union – Tallahassee, Florida
Credit Union of Atlanta – Atlanta, Georgia
North Milwaukee State Bank – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Seaway Bank – Chicago, Illinois
The Harbor Bank- Baltimore, Maryland
Liberty Bank – New Orleans, Louisiana
United Bank of Philidelphia – Philidelphia, Penn
Alamerica Bank – Birmingham, Alabama
Broadway Federal Bank – Los Angeles, California
Carver State Bank – Savannah, Georgia
Capital City Bank – Atlanta, Georgia
Citizens Trust Bank – Atlanta, Georgia
City National Bank – Newark, New Jersey
Commonwealth National Bank – Mobile, Alabama
Industrial Bank – Washington D.C.
First Tuskegee Bank – Tuskegee, Alabama
Mechanics & Farmers Bank – Durham, North Carolina
First Independence Bank – Detroit, Michigan
First State Bank – Danville, Virginia
Illinois Service Federal – Chicago, Illinois
Unity National Bank – Houston, Texas
Carver Federal Savings Bank – New York, New York
OneUnited Bank – Miami, Florida
OneUnited Bank – Boston, Massachusetts
Tri-State Bank – Memphis, Tennessee
Citizens Bank – Nashville, Tennessee
South Carolina Community Bank – Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia Savings and Loan – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Liberty Bank – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Liberty Bank – Kansas City, Missouri
Citizen Trust Bank – Birmingham, Alabama
Liberty Bank – Chicago, Illinois
Liberty Bank – Jackson, Mississippi
Toledo Urban Credit Union – Toledo, Ohio
Hill District Credit Union – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Banking Black & The Tools they are providing to further African American Finance
By Tahirah Wiley
Many are still unaware of how beneficial it is to keep money flowing into our communities through our community.
“It is time to get angry and do something!” “Divert money away from the system.” Quotes from an interview in 2016 by activist Michael Render, also known as Killer Mike, on Hot 107.9. The lines spoken in the interviews from Render sparked the minds of many African-American people, especially in the music industry.
Artist and Activist Killer Mike shared inspirational photos and videos all over the US, fans followed suit.
So what brings up the conversation a year later? The answer is the lack of knowledge on what to do with the money once it is put into the bank. The purpose of black banks is to allow minorities the opportunity of having access to commonly ignored, or refusal to use, tools and advantages that come with having an account with a bank.
Our community’s esteem can blossom with understanding and acknowledge the empowerment in growing black economics. Banks seem to be the open yet hidden piece to altering our dynamic in America. African-American communities seem unaware that banks assist with the following:
* Educating in economics
* Classes on how to spend money
* Money Management
* Understanding contracts and financial paperwork.
* Mortgage loans
* Small business loans
Just to name a few. With these tools, we can prepare ourselves to establish a successful
business in our neighborhoods. We can then sustain and circulate those profits. Essentially taking more money away from the system and rotating it amongst ourselves. This is key to breaking down a system built on monetary gains.
You can go to the website below to find your nearest black-owned bank or credit union to gather information on the options & tools available in your area.
www.blackoutcoalition.org
