36 | Gentrification, Communities and Solutions with Bspokeit

Sineo, Alfluent, and the talented Bspokeit, the collective LO trio, discuss how the sports industry is capitalizing on Black History month, double standards in America, and the time for change via solutions is now.

“If you can perceive a barrier, a wall that keeps people out that causes separation and division, that creates injustice… it’s meant for you to oppose and change the way the wall affects you and the people around you and your community.”

Ready to listen (or watch) as Bspokeit shares space with Alfluent and Sineo on the rich, thought-provoking episode 36 of the Lyrical One's podcast show.

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#gentrification #communities #solutions

Time Codes / Chapters

00:00 - Intro & Check-Ins

06:17 - How Bspokeit Came to Be a Podcast CoHost

08:03 - NBA and Black History Month

14:06 - Double Standards in America

27:17 - Time to Come to a Reckoning

36:28 - The Sports Industry vs Slavery

44:12 - Scarcity Mindset

46:20 - Understanding Money's Value in Society

48:20 - Songs in America’s History

51:14 - Entrepreneurship in The Black Community

55:06 - The Equality Divide

58:15 - Gentrification

1:02:18 - Asian Communities and Culture

1:04:58 - Creating Unity - Multi-Ethnic Allyship

1:11:34 - How Did We Get These Roots

1:18:14 - Creating Solutions

1:21:55 - Key Takeaways and Final Thoughts

Quotes That Matter

• “Communication is key”
• “Time is the most valuable resource”
• “You have to be aware of the moments to intervene and what your relationship to that intervention looks like”
• “Raise your kids to find the beauty and joy”
• “As entrepreneurs, understand the value of a dollar. Practice, read and learn”
• “Challenge yourself to find that thing for you”
• “If you don’t have a piece of the community, and you are fighting for something that doesn't belong to you… what are you fighting for?”
• “Learn how to invest not just your money but your time, energy and things that will work for you in the future and for future generations”
• “As much as we vote for our leaders to change the flags, we also have to vote for our leaders when it comes to how our education system looks”
• “Know your capacity, know your boundaries”
• “If you can hear this right now, you can change it all”
• “It’s not about the ease of the journey, but that the journey is gonna need to be something that you plan and prepare for”

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