Build First, Break Later: The Blueprint for Keeping the Blacc Dollar Alive

Aug 11, 2025

By King PaySos – Blacc Market Enterprises

Why Being Intentional With the Blacc Dollar Matters

Being intentional with the Blacc dollar ain’t just about buying Black on a hashtag holiday. It’s about understanding the value of our dollar, knowing how it strengthens our community, and seeing how it can help us both now and in the future.

Every time we spend, we’re either watering our own garden or somebody else’s. Which one are you feeding?

“Every dollar we keep in the community is a vote for our future.”

The Judgment Problem That’s Killing Our Businesses

One of the biggest killers of Blacc business? Judgment in the infancy stage.

Too often, we’ll clown, nitpick, or compare a fresh, local business to a 50-year-old corporate brand. Instead of grace, we give gossip. Instead of feedback, we give shade.

That discourages owners, scares them off, or pushes them to quit altogether. Even worse — we take our dollars to other communities just because their brands are already established.

“Judgment cripples our dreams and neighborhoods to the point where we stop pouring into our own — and put the very systems meant to stall us on a pedestal.”

Lessons From the Nation

For me, intentional spending was ingrained early. Growing up around the Nation of Islam, I saw firsthand how the Blacc dollar, when kept in the community, fed and cultivated the people. The support was everywhere. The money didn’t just move — it worked.

Hype Can Hurt

We love a big moment, but hype without structure is dangerous. Look at hip-hop — young artists blow up overnight, and too many die just as quick. The knowledge of how the game works is gatekept, so mistakes repeat.

The same applies to business: if your foundation ain’t strong, hype will crush you instead of carry you.

“Stay small enough long enough, and you’ll be big enough soon enough.”

The Biggest Mistake Blacc Entrepreneurs Make

The most common mistake I see? Giving up too soon or doing too much too fast.

The key is patience. Build in phases. Lock in discipline.

Discipline Over Disappointment

Be disciplined, not disappointed. Keep your head down, follow the plan, and keep working — even when nobody’s watching. Take suggestions, but don’t lose sight of the mission.

Build AND Break — But In the Right Order

We can’t just burn down the old house without somewhere to sleep.

First, we build our own spaces — places where our dollars matter, our voices are heard, and our culture is protected.

Then, we break the systems designed to exploit us, replacing them with something that serves us.

Ownership is everything. Set our laws in stone, keep the integrity of our plans, and stand on business.

Guardrails Against Corruption

Once we start winning, the system will try to buy us — or bury us. We avoid corruption by:

Setting our code before we see the bag. Keeping control of our equity. Surrounding ourselves with people who’ll check us if we drift. Diversifying income so no one source owns our freedom. Remembering why we started.