Jomo Thomas facts for kids
Jomo Gamal Thomas is an American businessman, lawyer, and writer who lives in New York City. He is known for starting several companies and for writing about money and wealth.
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Jomo Thomas's Early Life
Jomo Thomas was born in the Bronx, New York, on January 31, 1974. He grew up in towns called Roosevelt and Uniondale.
As a teenager, Jomo was very active in his community. He gave speeches to inspire people, helped organize community events, and worked as an activist. He was involved with groups like the Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County and Operation Outreach, which helped people in need.
Jomo Thomas's Education
Jomo Thomas was very good at his studies. He earned a special scholarship from the American Economic Association to attend a summer program at Stanford University. This program helped students from diverse backgrounds learn about economics.
He then went to Brandeis University, where he studied economics and graduated with honors in 1996. Later, he earned his law degree (called a J.D.) from the George Washington University Law School in 2000.
Jomo Thomas's Business Ventures
Jomo Thomas has started many businesses. He is a co-founder of CBD Ventures, which is a venture capital company. A venture capital company invests money in new businesses that are just starting, hoping they will grow big and successful.
Niche Lab Capital Group
Jomo also founded Niche Lab Capital Group. This is another type of investment group that helped start magazines about personal finance. Personal finance means managing your own money, like saving, spending, and investing.
These magazines included Latinos Money Magazine and Black Wealth and Fortune Magazine.
- Latinos Money Magazine was famous for publishing a list each year of the 100 wealthiest Hispanic Americans.
- Black Wealth and Fortune Magazine was known for publishing a list of the 100 wealthiest Black people in America.
The Black Millionaire Next Door
In 2003, Jomo Thomas and Monifa Thomas wrote a book called The Black Millionaire Next Door: Black Wealth. This book looked at how many wealthy African Americans earned their money, often showing it wasn't just from sports or entertainment.
That same year, Jomo talked about this report on the Tavis Smiley Show on NPR. At the time, Jomo Thomas was the managing director of Niche Lab Capital Group.
J.G. Thomas & Associates Law Firm
Jomo Thomas is also the founder and chairman of J.G. Thomas & Associates. This is a law firm in New York. A law firm helps people with legal issues.
His firm focuses on different types of law, including:
- Business law: Helping businesses with legal rules.
- Asset protection: Helping people protect their money and property.
- Estate planning: Helping people plan what happens to their property after they pass away.
- Entertainment law: Helping people in the music, movie, and art industries.
- Intellectual property law: Protecting ideas, inventions, and creative works.
- Immigration law: Helping people with legal issues related to moving to a new country.
