The 2020 Black Blockchain Summit discussion with Reggie Middleton and Tavonia Evans centers on the critical importance of black wealth. Tavonia highlights the rich history, creativity, and social leadership of black communities, emphasizing the need to connect creativity with wealth. Reggie underscores that while all wealth matters, black wealth is uniquely impacted by centuries of systemic exclusion from opportunities due to colonization and ongoing structural barriers. Blockchain emerges as a powerful tool to disrupt entrenched economic power, offering new financial alternatives and opportunities especially for marginalized black entrepreneurs facing funding challenges. Both stress practical education on money as capital and advocate for strategic investments in land and productive assets, particularly during economic downturns. They call for community-focused wealth-building, independent critical learning, and leveraging emerging technologies like crypto to reclaim and grow black economic power in the face of ongoing systemic challenges.
