I see the same thing; why aren't there more business leaders and technologists? Also this description bothers me: > African Americans invented all modern forms

I see the same thing; why aren't there more business leaders and technologists? Also this description bothers me: > African Americans invented all modern forms of music from jazz to blues to rock and roll to hip hop. In the United States, most fashion, dance, and language innovation has come from this relatively small community. ... / So, when we started the firm in 2009, it made logical sense to us that ... we would focus on this unique talent pool. While it's true in one sense, it also defines African Americans by their skin color: Past cultural innovators had black skin, therefore current people with black skin are cultural innovators - "entertainers, business moguls, and basketball players", as you said. Personally, I think the situation is simple: If you give people freedom and opportunity, they thrive - that's the American promise, the American dream, the American faith: in freedom. African Americans have only been given freedom and opportunity in a few fields, predominantly entertainment and sports, and so people have thrived where they could. In fairness to the Cultural Leadership Fund, they are aiming to provide more opportunity in other areas: > The basic goals of the CLF are twofold: > * Connect the greatest cultural leaders in the world to the best new technology companies > * Enable more young African Americans to enter the technology industry