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THE ECONOMIC REVOLUTION From left: Brothers Anthony Williams and Gerard Merritt make a presentation about their new games
BROTHERS SCORE BIG IN GAMING INDUSTRY Brothers Gerard Merritt and Anthony Williams were recently honored at the first Indienomicon Expo in Orlando. Indienomicon is local trade group bringing awareness of the pool of talent of indie developers of Central Florida. Merritt is founder and CEO of CelleC Games and Williams is president of CG Solutions Group. In December, they showcased and demonstrated four of their latest educational-based games: Robo Math Bubble; Factory Rush; Ant Path and Math Slash. They also displayed their first simulation game: Virtual Airport Security Training Simulator. Both brothers were initiated at Xi Iota Chapter at the University of Central Florida, and they are currently active members in Delta Xi Lambda Chapter in Orlando. S
While focusing on the political aspect of the civil rights struggle, we left our wallets at home. Although the buying power of black America is expected to reach a whopping $1.1 trillion by 2015, African Americans net worth is far beneath that, earning an average of only $5,000 per household. It has been estimated that 53% of wealth has disappeared in the black community since the 2009 recession, raising the danger that black people have not yet rebounded collectively. The answer lies in changing financial behavior. Owning only about 2% of all businesses in America, blacks have yet to spread their entrepreneurial wings. Educationally, blacks continue to earn college degrees, but are still most affected by alarming student loan debt. In order to make a full rebound black people must become more than just consumers.
Jamaal Myles [Tau Alpha, ‘08], after overcoming $95,000 in tuition debt, founded The Urban Money Manager in an effort to help other college men with student loan debt. Follow him on twitter @theurbanmoney.
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