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Ambassadorship Overview Meeting Recorded on 10/29/17

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Member's Only Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 10/17/17

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Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 6/29/17

Town Hall Meeting #10 – 6/29/2017
Topics Discussed:

Introduction to the Black Wall Street project
The ability to promote your business on our Black Wall Street directory
Measuring progress in the organization
Reaching out to the colleges
The organization needs to recruit people willing to roll up their sleeves and get to work
The use of the term “Black Community” and is it proper because we come from many different communities. Is it a location or referring to a group of people?
Modeling the successes of other ethnic groups

Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 6/23/17

Town Hall Meeting #9 – 6/23/2017
Topics Discussed:

Addressing disrespectful youth
Developing trips to take youth to the mother land
Building African allies
Addressing poverty effecting single mothers and unemployment
Outstanding week – Facebook page reached more than 4 million people, 3500 people signed up for conference calls
Plans for taking on the the Black hair care industry and getting the Asians out of our neighborhoods
Where are Black owned banks located in the country?
Being attacked by the news media and the negative images they are portraying about us
Developing a literacy program
Children ages 8-11 need role models — we must make this the parents first priority
Our children have no home training and no life skills
Possibly getting grandmothers to unite and go into the schools to help our youth
Getting buildings and teaching wood working, sports and music
Our youth are hurting, angry, many have been victims of the sex traffic trade and are suffering trauma

Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 6/15/17

Town Hall Meeting #8 – 6/15/2017
Topics Discussed:

Allowing non blacks to participate in Black Wallets Matter
Modeling successful social organizations and Black leaders
The need to make improvements to the way Black organizations operate
Lack of parenting and how it’s effecting our youth

Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 6/10/17

Town Hall Meeting #7 – 6/10/2017
Topics Discussed:

Discussing various existing Black businesses and how to support them

Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 6/8/17

Town Hall Meeting #6 – 6/10/2017
Topics Discussed:

Creating a national organization to practice group economics and using the for the betterment of our people
Employing our Brothers and Sisters
Hiring lawyers and lobbyist to combat police brutality
Providing skilled trades training, and providing opportunities for our youth
Black poverty
A lack of unity in our community

Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 6/1/17

Town Hall Meeting #5 – 6/1/2017
Topics Discussed:

How HIV and other diseases are effecting our community, and especially our youth, at alarming rates

Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 5/19/17

Town Hall Meeting #4 – 5/19/2017
Topics Discussed:

Organizations dedicated to helping and mentoring Black women.
Black wall street challenge — marketing universal products
Developing a Black Wall Street business directory
Create an Uber-type business
Brief description of Wheelchairs Against Guns (anti-violence workshops for youth)
Building and reinforcing positive self esteem within our children
Buying from our own but sell to everyone else
Partnership with Restore Black America — http://restoreblackamerica.org/
Offering business classes
Mental illness effecting our community

Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 5/12/17

Town Hall Meeting #3 – 5/12/2017
Topics Discussed:

Overview of Black Wallets Matter blueprint, mission, vision of organization and meeting protocol
Organizations wanting to partner with Black Wallets Matter (Black on Black Network – http://blackonblack.network/, AllwaysforBlack.com – https://www.allwaysforblack.com/)
Black expos in US. (Indiana has one of the largest per meeting attendee)
Powernomics by Dr. Claude Anderson
H.R. 40 (113th): Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act – https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr40
Should we model the American Indian process for reparations?
Repealing 13^th and 14^th amendment
Identify and sue businesses that supported and gained funding through slavery

Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 4/27/17

Town Hall Meeting #2 – 04/27/2017
Topics Discussed:

Develop an network where we can TEXT our people what company to boycott and when
Engagement rate is higher among 35-55. Extremely low from 18 to 34.
Creating a podcast to help change the mindset and give daily affirmations
Addressing media as it plays a major role in influencing our youth
Buying community property to start Black businesses
Getting celebrity involvement: Cheryl Underwood, D.L. Hughley, Nick Cannon, Kaepernick
Reaching out to Greek organizations? Omegas, Deltas, Mason’s, etc
Police brutality issues

Town Hall Meeting Recorded on 4/20/17

Town Hall Meeting #1 – 04/20/2017
Topics Discussed:

Police brutality
Reinforcement act of 1870 (known today as 18 U.S. Code § 242 – Deprivation of rights under color of law)
The need for lobbyist on Capital Hill
Introduction of safety app. AssurOnce, available in Apple/Google Play store
Addressing male abandonment/redefining black manhood
Reclaiming our neighborhoods
How to educate people on African American history
Developing a program to expunge criminal records
Wheelchairs Against Guns (sister organization of Black Wallets Matter)

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