Intro & Drinks:

Going live [1:35]
Main Topic is the socioeconomic gaps in America [3:16]
Our past is the greatest indicator of the future unless we adapt – MA [4:00]
A divided country is not good for business [4:35]
Michael introduces guest Fred Reed [5:00]
Fred has a master’s degree in War-Time History and is a Professor of US History [5:51]
Watch and subscribe on YouTube [6:20]
Fred is a father of quadruplets [7:15]
No news channel is fair and balanced – MA [8:00]
Thank you for sharing and growing the show [9:00]
Michael asks you to share this podcast with your friends [9:23]
Tag your friends and share this episode [9:45]
The goal is to get to 1k subscribers [10:15]
Follow us on Instagram @michaelanthonytv [11:00]
Michael invites Fred to take a from the Pod Deck cards [12:44]
The Contract CFO should know how to count – MA [12:45]
Michael asks Fred: “If you were stranded on a desert island and you could choose one person to keep you company who would it be?” [13:40]
Fred would choose his father [13:57]
Fred talks about what it would be like if he had an opportunity to ask his father why he left him and his family [14:24]
Fred talks about wanting to understand why his father left him [14:51]
Fred is the 2nd guest on the podcast that doesn’t drink [16:00]
You can’t be drunk with four kids running around – FR [16:05]

Cheers To You Segment [16:10]
Michael talks about celebrating the small wins [17:00]
It’s critical to celebrate the small wins and cultivate as spirit of gratitude – MA [17:15]
Michael talks about a listener who tagged the show in their post [18:51]
Michael is drinking his usual Tequila [19:00]
Fred is drinking Skittles flavored water [19:15]
Fred discusses trying to be healthier and his goal to drink more water [19:30]
Fred toasts the 42 million people who voted in America [21:00]
If you’re sitting on the sidelines, what the hell are you complaining for? – FR [21:31]
Go download Michael’s ebook [22:33]
Ebook is available on MichaelanthonyTV.com [23:27]

Main Topic:
Socioeconomic history of America [23:45]
Poverty doesn’t see race – MA [24:31]
I’m going to say some stuff that will make black people uncomfortable – FR [25:00]
We owe it to ourselves to simply become aware – MA [25:21]
Once we become aware, we can become empowered – MA [25:25]
I am not moved by need; I am moved by empowering and ambition – MA [26:15]
Brookings Institute Study [26:40]
Instead of punishing the wealthy, let’s help people who are poor make money – MA [27:00]
2017 the average net income of a white household was $171k [27:31]
2017 the average net inform of an African American household was $17K [28:00]
When white America catches a cold, black America catches the flu – FR [29:21]
Racial and structural inequality exists in America and we’ve got to do something about it – MA [30:00]
In business planning, everything is black and white until you start to apply the plan – MA [30:40]
It’s time to put yourself in the shoes of a black American right now and really consider how it might feel – MA [31:47]
Fred talks about the circulation of a dollar within different race communities [33:50]
Circulation of money = purchasing items [35:00]
Black communities don’t own their own businesses, which does not allow them to invest in their own communities [35:22]
Fred talks about how to enrich your own community [35:42]
When a community isn’t able to own their own businesses, they remain poor – FR [36:00]
Fred talks about discrimination within his own community [38:23]
How can you get ahead when you’re not allowed the opportunity to get ahead? – FR [39:29]
The Homestead Act of 1862 [39:59]
I’m a white dude and I grew up in the mother fucking hood – MA [40:15]
Diversity improves America [41:51]
“The same crime element that white people are scared of black people are scared of. While they waiting for legislation to pass, we next door to the killer…” – Tupac Shakur [42:17]

Immigrants received land from the government but African Americans could not own land with the Homestead Act [43:42]
Generational wealth perspective [44:00]
Investment in land will yield the greatest ROI -MA [45:32]
Giving someone something they haven’t earned is a form of abuse – MA [46:00]
Michael talks about leaving behind an inheritance for his children [48:43]
My generation of black men are into being fathers and life insurance, it’s a new educated generation – FR [48:15]
My son talks about being President of the United States, it’s a new generation – FR [50:47]
Education in black communities was not promoted, only athletics – FR [51:54]
Black communities tend to not have the resources they need for education because it hasn’t been a priority [53:00]
Obama changed how media represents black people [53:10]
Black men can be a president and the hero in movies – FR [53:50]
I don’t want a crutch or a handout, just give me the opportunity to beat you – FR [54:10]
Fred talks about Reparations [54:56]
Fred defines Reparation [55:00]
How poor blacks stay poor – FR [55:55]
Don’t send me a check, fix up black community’s schools instead – FR [58:16]
Fred talks about understanding the divide of racism and poverty [59:00]
If you’re poor and hungry, you don’t care who’s making your sandwich – FR [1:00:00]
The media has positioned us to make assumptions about each other making us miss out on a conversation, a chance to learn and grow – FR [1:01:02]
As American’s we have to ask ourselves, is this the best we can do? – FR [1:02:12]
Stop with the labels. Stop calling me ‘African American,’ I’m an American – FR [1:03:10]
Michael talks about his experience growing up in the hood [1:03:30]
There is a trend of a rejection mentality within the black communities that hinders growth – FR [1:04:25]
Fred talks about his family’s experiences in America [1:05:56]
I love my nation because I know the history of my people and they built this nation – FR [1:06:16]
My degrees are not tattooed on my forehead – FR [1:08:21]
The ability to make amendments to our constitution shows our ability to progress – FR [1:09:51]
Fred talks about the race divided throughout history [1:13:21]
Fred discusses keeping wealth circulating in the black community by focusing on education and black business owners [1:14:22]
Tony Robbins and the stories we tell ourselves [1:15:00]
The construct of race that was created in our nation has led to a lot of the divide that we have right now, a lot of the economic divide – FR [1:15:45]
Let the shit of previous generations become the fertilizer and manure to help build your future – MA [1:16:32]
National Museum of African American History and Culture [1:17:09]
America is an imperfect union trying to become better – MA [1:18:35]
The sacrifices forced upon our ancestors have made us a better as a nation – FR [1:19:00]
Fred talks about the Confederate Constitution [1:20:20]
Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White by David Barton [1:21:23]
Fred tells us about the first black men whole played major roles in American history alongside Thomas Jefferson and George Washington [1:22:31]
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 – the case that made segregation legal [1:23:51]
Lincoln’s focus was keeping the union together, not necessarily freeing slaves – FR [1:24:53]
Fred gives us an education on black history post civil war [1:25:57]
The Black Wall Street [1:26:15]
Michael talks about the discovery of oil changed everything [1:27:47]
Tulsa, Oklahoma – the richest black community in 1921 [1:28:26]
The importance of Seneca Village – now Central park [1:28:51]
Wealthy black people were seen as a threat to early America [1:30:35]
No land, not vote allowed – FR [1:31:02]
Andrew Jackson made it so all white men could vote without having to own land [1:31:47]
Land ownership meant power for a person in the South [1:32:50]
Fred talks about The Slave Bible [1:34:32]
Fred breaks down why history is important [1:35:35]
Black America has been used as a proxy throughout history – MA [1:37:01]
The reason I have a bright future because I was able to let go of my past – MA [1:38:18]
If our rearview mirror is bigger than our windshield, we’re going to crash – MA [1:38:43]
What do we do now? [1:39:12]
How great could this country be if we worked together? – FR [1:40:05]
If you disagree with me, let’s have a conversation – FR [1:41:34]
In times of war we come together because we’re all American despite our color – FR [1:42:12]
Our nation has our faults, but don’t ever be ashamed of growth and that’s what America
does – FR [01:43:28]
Let’s put aside our differences, acknowledge each other pains and let’s move forward together [1:44:26]
We realize what we are as a nation, we will then be able to stand the test of time – FR [1:45:07]
The need to be heard is a powerful driving force – FR [1:46:44]
Listening and showing empathy to someone does not require you to agree with them – MA [1:47:00]
Let’s have some real conversations that make us uncomfortable, that is how we grow – MA [1:48:46]
TEAM – Together everyone achieves more – MA [1:51:21]
United we stand, divided we fall – MA [1:51:30]
Resources: The Journey of Black America [1:51:46]
Resources: Harriet (movie) [1:52:41]
Resources: Green Book (Movie) [1:52:53]
Resources: 42 – Jackie Robinson Story (Movie) [1:55:26]
Resources: Robert (Bob) Woodson – civil rights activist [1:55:43]
Resources: www.1776unites.com [1:55:59]
Resources: Glenn Beck – America’s Black Founding Fathers [1:56:35]
Resources: Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925 [1:58:22]
Subscribe to the show on YouTube [1:59:19]
This is a message America needs [1:59:46]
We gotta start talking to each other – FR [1:00:12]
Get out of your fucking echo chamber, start having uncomfortable conversations with diverse people and grow your business – MA [2:00:23]