What does today's millionaire actually look like? Today we explore answers to that question using the book, "The Millionaire Next Door" as our reference guide.

When it comes to personal finance one of the biggest and most detrimental hurdles to get over is debt. Our guest will share an exciting new method of accelerating debt elimination.

Denzel Rodriguez is a 24-year-old entrepreneur born and raised in Queens New York by a single mother. From a young age, he felt compelled to learn about finances. His first client was his mom and now he is The Finance Geek. He specializes in helping moms become debt-free, increase cash flow, build credit, and establish Kingdoms that will last forever. Currently, he is helping over 700+ families across the United States and abroad master their finances by using Velocity Banking, Infinite Banking, and Kingdom Authority in their household.

Today my guests Stephen & Theresa Russ, founders of Focus Media Network will break down why and how everyone especially small businesses should leverage the power of social media.

Focus Network Media Agency started by teaching local Businesses how to create Brand Ambassadors by using Social Media Videos.

The Attention-Grabbing Content allowed us to develop a System that creates ads that capture leads for local businesses.

After Working With different kinds of local Businesses, FNM realized that we developed a system to Crush It Every Single Time!

Learn more at http://focusnetworkmedia.com

We wind down our discussion this week as we look at the 5 basic necessities every community must learn to provide for themselves to be fully self-sufficient.

Would it be a game-changer if Black people in America provide Food, Clothing, Shelter, Safety, and Security for themselves? Would that improve race relations, end police brutality, and the mass incarceration of black people?

These are the questions we answer on The Cortez Hustle Show Friday Edition aka Black Economic Empowerment Hour.

Some people talk about economics, wealth building, and leaving a legacy but when it comes to economic evangelism no one does it better than our guest SirMarkadoo Haggins. He does it so well that he wrote a book about it.

SirMarkadoo is an Author, Broadcaster, Internet Radio Host and Co-Host, Community Activist, Mental Health and Wealth Advocate, Economic Adviser and Economist, Health and Wellness Instructor, Inspirational Speaker, Father, Grandfather, and Serial Entrepreneur.

Today on the Black Economic Empowerment Hour we continue our discussion on providing the 5 basic necessities we need to survive according to Professor James Small; Food, Clothes, Shelter, Safety & Security.

Today's focus is on providing our own SAFETY!

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that Black people require different safety needs. Not only is this based on our current living conditions with the majority of us living in densely populated urban centers, but also due to our unique physiology.

The question we tackle as usual, "what is the economic impact of providing this public safety care for ourselves?"

When it comes to group economics & multiple streams of income, no one does it better than my guest Evan "ERGJ" Jefferson.

He's the author of the best selling book "The Black Billionaires Club" and founder of the business development group by the same name where he teaches and practices group economics. Tune in and listen and learn from one of the best.

We continue our Do For Self Series on the Black Economic Empowerment hour where we're focusing on the 5 basic necessities that every culture needs to provide for themselves according to Professor James Small, Food, Clothing, Shelter, Safty & Security.

Today we focus on shelter. What would it look like if black people in America took fool responsibility for providing their own housing? From providing the lumber and other building materials to the building and ultimately, the selling and managing of the properties.

In this episode of The Cortez Hustle Show, we explore solutions that can help curb the mass incarceration of black and brown people throughout America.

The primary solution...Entrepreneurship. Our guest, author, and founder of Path 2 Redemption, Lester Young turned to entrepreneurship after serving 22 years in prison. According to Mr. Young, it was a lot easier to start his own business than it was to get a job.

When it comes to black economic empowerment in America, the fix is simple but the execution is not easy. According to Professor James Smalls, black people need to focus on providing for themselves 5 basic necessities; Food, Clothing, Shelter, Safety & Security.

Friday's The Cortez Hustle Show becomes the Black Economic Empowerment Hour where we focus on solutions that will help to empower black people economically as individuals first, then ultimately as a collective group.

This is part 2 of a 6 part series where we discuss what it would look like if we did produce the 5 basic necessities as referenced by Professor James Smalls.