Ep: 226 - Don’t Be Fooled By The Media

Black Wealth Renaissance

Business

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode of the Black Wealth Renaissance podcast, hosts David and Jalen dive deep into timely topics like media literacy, black entrepreneurship, and creating lasting wealth. The duo discusses: The critical importance of media literacy in today’s fast-paced digital world, especially when it comes to understanding political news and social media’s influence on your life. Whether black people should build their businesses from the ground up or focus on acquiring established businesses for quicker wealth generation. A shocking story about a young woman in Carolina who lost her home due to a $400 HOA fee—illustrating the impact of financial mismanagement and the importance of understanding the costs of homeownership. A tribute to Junior Bridgeman, a legendary black businessman who recently passed away, leaving behind a legacy of entrepreneurship and success. Listen in as David and Jalen share insights on how you can build wealth, protect your financial future, and leave a legacy for generations to come. Key Points: 0:17 - Episode Introduction: Recap of Austin Trip & Show Delay 6:35 - Media Literacy: How to Protect Yourself from Misinformation 42:55 - Building Wealth: Should Black People Focus on Starting or Acquiring Businesses? 54:49 - Homeownership Crisis: A $400 Fee Costs a Black Woman Her Home 1:02:40 - Honoring Junior Bridgeman: Legacy of Black Business Leadership 1:16:21 - Cultural Shifts: Why Forever 21 Isn’t Relevant Anymore 1:23:31 - France Wants the Statue of Liberty Back: Exploring Historical Reparation Movements Get Life Insurance Today Reference Links Deepfake Elon Deepfake Deepfake Incident database The Greatest Heist In History - Haiti forced to pay reparations Leave Us A 5 Star Rating & Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Keep Up With the Hosts David Bellard https://instagram.com/david_bellard https://twitter.com/daviddagoliath_ Jalen Clark https://instagram.com/_jclark06 https://twitter.com/jefeklap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I wake up hit a hundred push-ups, then I'm at my route.
0:03.5	Check on my stocks.
0:04.4	See how they looking.
0:05.3	Then I'm sliding out.
0:37.6	When you start seeing your progression, you stop having doubts. And what's the point I have a clout? You can't cash it out. Truth of this game, and I'm a life, hey. Feel like we fin to change the cycle, eh. Welcome back, wealthy people. it is your boy david bellar one half half of the Black Walth Renaissance podcast. I'm here with my other, my brother from another. My boy, Jalen, what's good? How you doing? Yo, yo, yo, yo. What's up with it, Dave? How you doing, my brother? I'm great to answer your question, but how you doing, man? Man, I'm doing fantastic, dog.
0:42.7	You already know we're back in the lab, back at it for another great episode of the BWR pod.
0:45.3	So I can't complain, brother.
0:47.8	You know, we're about to get into it, guys. We got another great show for you guys today.
0:50.3	So before we hop into it, I want to say, make sure you you guys leave us a rating and review five stars is what we like. Uh, we got a new review, Jalen, didn't we?
1:01.4	We did get a new review. Hold on. Let me pull that thing up. And while I'm pulling it up, I do want to say, uh, apologize, guys. We know this was supposed to come out on a Wednesday. We had a few technical difficulties.
1:14.4	But this will be out still this week.
1:18.6	But I like to try to keep the consistency on Wednesdays.
1:22.6	Yes, indeed.
1:23.1	Yes, indeed.
1:23.6	Y'all, I ain't going to lie.
1:24.9	We was putting in the grind burning in that midnight oil trying to get that content in for y'all. And we went through some challenges. Man. Listen, we persevered, dog. That's why we hear. We always say this is a journey that we're taking together. So just know that we grind it out every day, making sure that we're getting to y'all. We need to get to y'all.
1:45.0	Faglia.
1:46.0	You want to tell them a little about what happened, man.
1:48.0	You, yeah, forget it.
1:52.0	Yeah, we'll talk about what happened and then I'll read this review.
1:58.0	So, man, as y'all, as y'all know, last week we told y'all was going to South by Southwest,
2:04.8	right?
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