Sep 17, 2026 · 30 min · 10 segments
Bob talks about the impending affect of ai upon the Black American workforce.This episode also includes The Black Ledger segment on **Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm** and The Web Watcher segment on…
I am watching something scary happening in real time, which could be devastating for black Americans long after Donald Trump, JD Vance, MAGA, and their Republican sycophants are long gone.
And it's coming fast and furious, and for millions of working black Americans, it may arrive a lot faster and hit with a harder impact than we think.
Technology companies are talking about how AI can change the way we live and work.
What happens to the people whose jobs AI replaces? And more importantly, what happens to the black American workforce when artificial intelligence begins eliminating jobs at scale? Because make no mistake about it, AI is not coming someday.
Telephone customer service representatives, call center workers, technical support, data entry, scheduling, receptionists, basic accounting and bookkeeping, claims processing, administrative assistants, sales representatives, customer service chat agents.
and increasingly jobs involving writing, research, marketing, translation, computer programming, graphic design, and other forms of knowledge work.
For decades, these jobs have provided something extremely important, a pathway for black Americans to have decent jobs and careers.
Because historically, black workers have often had to fight harder to gain access to the corporations and the kinds of jobs that provide economic stability, benefits, career advancement, and a decent living.
Right now, here is the thought process that many corporations and businesses across America are going through in 2026.
Just imagine a large company looking at about 500 or more employees and asking themselves, why are we paying these 500 people when artificial intelligence can handle much of this work, if not all of it? That isn't science fiction.
Let's say, for instance, If a company implemented a set of integrated AI systems that can answer thousands of telephone calls and customer questions, handle business operations workflow, make sales presentations, accumulate data, and generate reports simultaneously.
24 hours a day, all day, every day, without vacation pay, sick leave, overtime, or employee benefits.
And that is exactly what is happening in corporations and businesses today as we speak.
I am watching something scary happening in real time, which could be devastating for black Americans long after Donald Trump, JD Vance, MAGA, and their Republican sycophants are long gone.
And it's coming fast and furious, and for millions of working black Americans, it may arrive a lot faster and hit with a harder impact than we think.
Technology companies are talking about how AI can change the way we live and work.
What happens to the people whose jobs AI replaces? And more importantly, what happens to the black American workforce when artificial intelligence begins eliminating jobs at scale? Because make no mistake about it, AI is not coming someday.
Telephone customer service representatives, call center workers, technical support, data entry, scheduling, receptionists, basic accounting and bookkeeping, claims processing, administrative assistants, sales representatives, customer service chat agents.
and increasingly jobs involving writing, research, marketing, translation, computer programming, graphic design, and other forms of knowledge work.
For decades, these jobs have provided something extremely important, a pathway for black Americans to have decent jobs and careers.
Because historically, black workers have often had to fight harder to gain access to the corporations and the kinds of jobs that provide economic stability, benefits, career advancement, and a decent living.
Right now, here is the thought process that many corporations and businesses across America are going through in 2026.
Just imagine a large company looking at about 500 or more employees and asking themselves, why are we paying these 500 people when artificial intelligence can handle much of this work, if not all of it? That isn't science fiction.
Let's say, for instance, If a company implemented a set of integrated AI systems that can answer thousands of telephone calls and customer questions, handle business operations workflow, make sales presentations, accumulate data, and generate reports simultaneously.
24 hours a day, all day, every day, without vacation pay, sick leave, overtime, or employee benefits.
And that is exactly what is happening in corporations and businesses today as we speak.
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