In part 2 of this 2 part series on reparations, I will discuss the arguments against reparations and highlight 3 historical examples of reparations that were granted by the U.S Government.  Follow the show on Instagram: @trillionairespod Follow the host: @brothablue_ Articles:  https://www.history.com/news/reparations-slavery-native-americans-japanese-internment https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/442 https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sconres26/BILLS-111sconres26es.pdf https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/12/slavery-reparations-cost-us-government-10-to-12-trillion.html

In part 1 of this 2 part episode, I will discuss why we must shift our focus from screaming black lives matter to demanding reparations.  Follow the show on Instagram: @trillionairespod Follow the host: @brothablue_

In this episode, I will provide commentary on COVID19 and how it is being used as an excuse for the continued failures of capitalism in America. Follow the show on Instagram: @trillionairespod Follow the host: @brothablue_

In this episode, I will discuss Black Wall Street and the success of the Greenwood district in North Tusla Oklahoma during the late 1800s and early 1900s, how it can serve as a blueprint for black economic empowerment today and why we should stop relying on the government to solve our problems.  Follow the show on Instagram: @trillionairespod Follow the host: @brothablue_ Books/ Articles referenced: https://www.history.com/news/black-wall-street-tulsa-race-massacre https://www.tulsahistory.org/exhibit/1921-tulsa-race-massacre/ https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/05/31/615546965/meet-the-last-surviving-witness-to-the-tulsa-race-riot-of-1921

In this episode, I will discuss how the public education system has miseducated blacks and encouraged them to be consumers instead of producers, the fallacy of white supremacy, and what black people in America MUST do, in order to change the conditions of future generations.  Follow the show on Instagram: @trillionairespod Follow the host: @brothablue_ Resources I use for Personal Finance: https://www.truebill.com/ https://www.everydollar.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5q_tg7Hm5QIVF26GCh001AlFEAAYASAAEgIjnfD_BwE https://albert.com/ Books/ Articles referenced: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-why-black-families-have-struggled-for-decades-to-gain-wealth-2019-02-28 https://www.newamerica.org/weekly/edition-155/continued-mis-education-black-americans/ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/college-graduation-rates-for-african-americans-are-at-an-all-time-high-so-why-arent-their-finances-2018-03-01

In this episode, I will discuss a recent report by Nielsen that suggests black spending will surpass $1.5 trillion dollars by 2023, expose the negatives side effects of consumerism and explore the ways in which Black Americans can leverage their spending to recycle the black dollar and revitalize their own communities.  Follow the show on Instagram: @trillionairespod Follow the host: @brothablue_ Books/ Articles referenced: https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2018/black-impact-consumer-categories-where-african-americans-move-markets/ https://www.arkrepublic.com/2018/01/16/black-audiences-saved-hollywood/5/ https://www.blackenterprise.com/must-practice-conscientious-consumerism/ https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/trillion-dollar-african-american-consumer-market-economic-empowerment-or-economic-depen/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2019-black-consumerism-nielsen_n_5d791e3fe4b0fc7153403fa3 https://fortune.com/2018/02/28/raceahead-nielsen-report-black-buying-power/

In this episode I will explore how the U.S government created the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and worked with banks to practice redlining to create both the suburbs and ghettos of America, and discuss the negative impacts it has had on the black community.  Follow us on Instagram: @trillionairespod  Follow the host: @brothablue_ Books/ Articles referenced: The Black Tax the cost of Being Black in America by Shawn Rochester http://www.nareb.com/african-american-homeownership-falls-50-year-low/ https://www.npr.org/2017/05/03/526655831/a-forgotten-history-of-how-the-u-s-government-segregated-america

In this episode: I will explore the concept of group economics and share my opinion on what needs to fundamentally change within the black community in order to make progress towards closing the wealth gap. Books/ Articles referenced:  Powernomics: A national plan to empower Black America by Dr Claud Anderson https://blackmeninamerica.com/how-do-black-people-in-america-spend-507-billion-dollars-annually-3-2/

In this episode: I will explore how the social economic conditions in South, led to the creation of the Separate but Equal segregation doctrine. I will then examine the black community pre Brown v Board and post integration to determine if integration harmed us more than it helped.  Books/Articles referenced:  The Black Tax: The cost of being black in America by Shawn Rochester https://www.theroot.com/64-years-after-brown-v-board-of-education-integration-1826082674 https://atlantablackstar.com/2013/12/09/5-ways-integration-underdeveloped-black-america/5/

In this episode: I will explore how Southern Americans were able to continue to enslave Blacks long after the 13th amendment by passing vagrancy laws, creating sharecropping, and leveraging convict leasing. I will then examine how radical republicans would attempt to rebuild the south with reconstruction and fail. Lastly I will discuss how all of these events would lead to Jim Crow Laws in the South and lay the foundation for the racial wealth gap we experience today.