Black in Money Recovery

 Black in Money Recovery 

Anti Racism Summit 

Celebrating Juneteenth and Financial Recovery

I  choose to run into battles. I don't wait for the battle  to come to me. I don't react out of hurt. I respond and use all the pain and anger to move me to action. Two years ago, I was a victim of identity theft. It was clear that this was a ring of people with high level access to confidential and personal information. Some person impersonated me and was able to get personal loans in my names as well as credit cards. They used their legal name on this fraudulent credit profile of mine and got cards issued in their name under my social security number.  The ringleader in this  fraudulent endeavor was not even charged. 

Becky with the good hair, has parents who are wealthy. Civic and political leaders started making up excuses for her behavior early. They stated that she was probably on drugs and any of us could have a child who was sick on drugs. They made excuses that it would not serve society to  incarcerate her. 

Becky with the good hair has negatively impacted my life for the rest of my life. Because Becky chose to commit a crime against a Black person, it was assumed that I would recover or worse wasn't that important. I will need to pay for identity protection for the rest of my life because my financial info is on the dark web. I still haven't gotten all of my money replaced on my debit card.  She  stole my identity as well as my peace of mind. I installed a security system with six video cameras to protect myself from further violations.

She and her accomplices went through each room of my house stealing tools, printers and anything else they found of value. She changed the address on my credit report which I have not been able to remove as a false statement. I could be asked to prove my identity with the fake address that is now a permanent part of my credit report. I thought that Becky had taken the original deed to the house which is paid in full which meant she could sell it.  I would need legal representation to get it back. But thanks to Daddy paying off her accomplices and someone to take the fall for them all, Becky has not been charged. So there is definitely no conviction on her record. 

Black people get choked to death over a fake $20. We get hung in jail cells for having a broken tail light. We get shot and killed for a marijuana warrant  when we were underage. We get shot in the back for running away. The list of murders of Black people due to  economic issues goes on and on. But White women who have Fathers with money get to pay everyone off so their daughters never see the inside of a jail cell. 

Racism has existed for over a thousand years. We won't be cured of this malady in my lifetime. I can get angry, sulk and complain. But I refuse to be stuck. I refuse to give anyone my power.  I am going to work my program relentlessly. I believe Becky's Daddy is a thief just like she is and stole his 51 real estate proprerties. I don't need to steal real estate from anyone. I can work my program in Debtors Anonymous and Underearners Anonymous and I can buy real estate as well as other investment instruments.

Success is the best revenge. I don't steal and I didn't raise thieves who will be trying to ruin other people's lives that I need to pay their way out of prison. I do have a younger generation in my family who are under the misguided impression that they are free. I may have to get them out of jail because they believe in the constitution and the right to protest.  It is not what happens to you that is important, it is how you respond to what happens. 

The creation of Black in DA and Black in UA allows me to come into the room and talk about the economic unfairness in the world. It allows me to share my hurt and my pain. The rooms allow me to utilize tools that keep me sober around money. I can stay out of debt. I can increase my earnings and not allow society to decide my worth. I can invest my money and reduce my chances of being victimized. I have a program. I am eternally grateful that I don't need to act out with money when I am hurting. I am eternally grateful to have a recovery family that understands and empathize with my experiences with economic racism and yet hold me accountable to use the tools of program. I am financially sober. I have financial serenity. I am grateful for Black in UA and Black in DA. I am working my program one day at a time.