OUR COMMUNITY
Foundation of Freedom was created by 100 value-aligned members of the African diaspora who understand the need for economic empowerment within the Black community.
Our Purpose
To develop economic ecosystems that empower the Black community.
OUR VALUES
Unity
To strive for and maintain unity amongst members of the African diaspora.
Purpose
To find and utilize our individual purpose in relation to the building and developing of our community as a whole.
Collective Work & Responsibility
To build and maintain our community and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and solve them together.
Self Determination
To define ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.
Creativity
To consistently innovate and utilize our time, treasures, and talents to develop and engage with our community.
Faith
To believe in ourselves, our community and our ability to achieve financial freedom.
Cooperative Economics
To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Why? Here are just a few reasons, noted by the United States Joint Economic Committee
Wealth Gap
The median wealth of Black families ($17,000) is less than one-tenth that of White families ($171,000).
Poverty & Economic Mobility
Black Americans are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than White Americans.
Education
A college education alone does not decrease the wealth gap.
Wages & Income
The average Black American household earns 59 cents for every dollar earned in the average White household.