Gene Marks

Why All Poor Black Kids Are Obviously Stupid

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 02.18.2012

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Dr. Boyce Watkins

I was born to a 17-year old single mother in a housing project in Louisville, Ky. I struggled through elementary, middle and high school. I was, in the words of Forbes Magazine columnist Gene Marks, a "poor black kid."

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Your Weekend Random-Ass Roundup: The Smug Face of Black Poverty and the Feds Take on America's "Toughest" Sheriff.

J.D. Bell | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Black Poverty, Elizabeth Warren, Gene Marks, Barry Bonds, Poverty, Kathleen Sebelius, Barry Bonds Trial, Facebook Privacy, Barry Bonds Steroids, Plan B, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Facebook, Joe Arpaio, Prison, Angola Prison, Black Voices News
J.D. Bell

Gene Marks's epic poverty fail, faith-based slavery in a Georgia prison, and making the mundane crunk.

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If I Were a Middle Aged White Man

Louis Peitzman | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Urban Schools, Inner City Schools, Gene Marks, White Privilege, Inner City Kids, If I Were a Poor Black Kid, Gene Marks Forbes, Culture News
Louis Peitzman

If I were a middle aged white man, I wouldn't write articles called "If I Were a Poor Black Kid" for Forbes. With a title like that, it wouldn't matter what points I was making.

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5 Things Michael Jackson's Doctor Taught Me About My Small Business

Gene Marks | Posted 12.03.2011

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Gene Marks

The story behind the death of Michael Jackson taught me a lot. Not just about Propoful or the danger of sedatives. But, if you can believe this, about the decisions I make when running my ten person company.

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65 People Who Could Care Less About My Small Business

Gene Marks | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Deficit, Small Business, Wells Fargo, Gene Marks, Microsoft, Nancy Pelosi, Small Business Owners, Small Business Administration, Small Business Economy, Small-Business-Economy, Small Business America, Third World America, Small Business News
Gene Marks

One thing about leaving your job and starting a business is that you find out, very quickly, that it's a cold and lonely world out there. No one really cares about you or your business. You're completely on your own.

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