CBx Vibe: “Beautiful” Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell
CBx Vibe: “Switch It Up” Pooh Shiesty
CBX Vibe: “I Got The Keys” DJ Khaled, Jay-Z & Future
CBx Vibe: “Hero” Nas Feat. Keri Hilson
CBx Vibe: “The Recession (Intro)” Jeezy
CBX Vibe: “Fight The Power” Public Enemy
CBx Vibe: “Blockchain" Money Man
CBX Vibe: “Education” Freddie Gibbs Feat. Black Thought
CBx Vibe: “Since I Was Broke” Russ
Consumers are deep in their bag of feelings as the ‘Misery Index’, the tool used to measure the degree of economic distress felt by everyday people, due to the risk of (or actual) joblessness combined with an increasing cost of living, continues to rise. Inflation is at 40-year highs and the Federal Reserve is constantly raising rates to slow the economy down without sending it into a recession, further adding to folks' daily misery. With the current Misery Index at 12.18%: Unemployment 3.6% + Inflation 8.58%, just how long will be in a sunken place?
CBx Vibe: “The Recession (Intro)” Jeezy
The demands for social reform have made it from the streets to shareholder suites. Companies are now being called upon by their shareholders to address race-related policies and practices that impact their workforce and the communities they serve. Bloomberg reported that the number of environmental and social responsibility shareholder proposals over the last 12 months jumped by 61% from a year ago among companies in the Russell 1000 stock market index.
CBX Vibe: “Fight The Power” Public Enemy
Racial Bias in the financial system is nothing new, but the way it has played out across the $806 billion Paycheck Protection Program as it relates to the Black-owned businesses is beyond alarming. Researchers from New York University's Stern School of Business found that Black-owned businesses were 12.1 percentage points more likely to obtain their PPP loan from a fintech lender than a traditional bank. Is it possible that artificial intelligence (A.I.) automation might help reduce racial discrimination in the loan origination process?
CBx Vibe: “Black Owned” Trinidad James
Companies vowed to make positive changes in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion with the eyes of the country on them. The fact of the matter is that as of 2021, the number of white male CEOs at Fortune 500 companies has still hovered around 90%, while approximately 1% of CEOs were African-Americans, 3.4% were Hispanic, and 2.4% were East or South Asian. Unfortunately, in reality, the “anyone can do anything” narrative does not extend to the corporate world. CEOs of color are still a rarity, and white men continue to dominate the C-suite.
CBx Vibe: “My President” Jeezy & Nas
As the NBA gets ready to crown a new league champion, they’ve already had a huge win in the coaching arena. It’s the only U.S. professional sports league with 50% of its head coaches being African American. When it comes to diversity within the coaching ranks, eight coaching jobs have been filled by Black candidates in the last 12 months.
CBX Vibe: “Game Time” Lil Tecca