In this episode, hosts Ricardo Cumberbatch and Hebrew Dixon break down:
✅ Why we’re in the middle of a government shutdown
✅ How Congress and the President got us here
✅ The real impact on families, workers, and the economy
✅ PLUS — Trump’s push to permanently lay off federal workers and what that could mean for our future

This isn’t just politics in D.C. — it’s about the livelihoods of everyday people across the country. 🇺🇸

🎧 Listen now and get the Alpha Flite perspective:

We break down what the middle class really means, how it’s changing, and what it looks like for minorities trying to join—and stay—in it.

⚖️ The American Dream is shifting. Is it fading away, or just being redefined?

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

#AlphaFlite #MiddleClass #Podcast #WealthGap #BlackAndGold

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨

Trump’s plan: a $100K fee for every foreign H-1B tech worker.
Will this create more American jobs — or push corporations to replace humans with AI agents?

🎙️ Ricardo Cumberbatch & Hebrew Dixon break it down on Alpha Flite.

⚡ Don’t miss: H-1B, $100K, and AI: Jobs or Illusion?

#AlphaFlite #TechTalk #JobsAndAI #H1B #FutureOfWork

The Federal Reserve has officially cut interest rates. But when will that decision actually show up in your wallet?

Ricardo Cumberbatch (Host) & Hebrew Dixon (Co-Host) break it down:
⚡ Which credit products feel it first (credit cards, HELOCs)
🏠 Why mortgages & auto loans take longer
📊 How underserved communities can make sure they benefit

This isn’t just Wall Street news—it’s about your kitchen table, your small business, and your future.

🖤💛 #AlphaFlite #FinancialFreedom #CommunityWealth

🚨 New Episode Alert – Alpha Flite Podcast 🚨

🎙️ The Ripple Effect: Interest Rates, the Fed, and Our Communities
The Federal Reserve is meeting this week to decide if rates will be reduced. What does that mean for you, your family, and your neighborhood?

Ricardo Cumberbatch (Host) & Hebrew Dixon (Co-Host) break it down:
⚖️ How lower rates can help or hurt
📈 What happens when rates rise
🏘️ Why underserved communities feel it most

Tune in now to understand how decisions in Washington hit our kitchen tables.

🖤💛 #AlphaFlite #FinancialFreedom #BlackTechTowns

💻 Tech training programs that open doors for our communities.
💰 Angel investing & community venture models to build shared ownership.
🌐 Leveraging broadband access and digital literacy for empowerment.
🔑 Strategies to ensure Black tech wealth circulates and lasts for generations.

🎙️ Alpha Flite Podcast kicks off a powerful new series: The Rise of Black Tech Towns.

Episode 1: From Black Wall Street to Black Tech Towns
We trace the legacy of Black innovation, from the thriving communities of Greenwood and Bronzeville to today’s push for Black-led tech hubs in cities like Atlanta, Detroit, and Baltimore.

💡 Can these new “Black Tech Towns” succeed where Silicon Valley shut us out? Let’s talk history, lessons, and the promise of the future.

Alpha Flite presents “Eyes Everywhere: Tech, Policing & Our Privacy.”

From facial recognition to predictive policing, technology is reshaping how underserved communities are watched, judged, and policed. Ricardo & Hebrew break down the pros, the cons, and what you need to know about your rights and privacy.

Don’t just be seen—be informed. 

In this episode, Host Ricardo Cumberbatch shares how Public Speaking 101 in college became the most transformative course of his life — not just for communication, but for confidence and self-worth.

✨ Learn how using your voice changes your identity.
✨ Why speaking out loud silences inner doubt.
✨ And how finding your voice can change your direction.

The data is in:   Black women’sunemployment jumped to 6.3%—up from 5.5% last year.   Federal job cuts are amajor factor, with Black women job losses hitting deeply. When Black women loseground, whole families, businesses, and communities suffer.

In this episode, Ricardo Cumberbatch & Hebrew Dixon break down:
🏗️ How to tap into the infrastructure boom
📑 The certifications that open procurement doors
🤝 Strategies for teaming up & winning bids
🔬 Innovation grants that can shape the future economy

Big money is moving. Don’t sit on the sidelines.

In this episode, Ricardo Cumberbatch & Hebrew Dixon break down:
💼 Business write-offs and credits you might be missing
🏢 Why Opportunity Zones haven’t worked as promised
🏦 How trusts, estate planning, and insurance protect your legacy
📊 Practical steps to preserve and pass down Black wealth

Knowledge is power — and this episode gives you the tools to keep wealth flowing through generations.

Today, we’re kicking off a brand-new seriescalled Policy & Prosperity: How Systems Shape Black Wealth.

 This series is all about unpacking how governmentpolicies — the rules, regulations, and structures out here — either block us, or help us, in building generational wealth.

Because it’s not just about hustle and grind.You can hustle all day, but if the rules of the game are set up against you, you’ll always be playing catch-up.

 Today, Episode One, we’re digging into Access to Capital & Regulation. Basically, how the money moves, and why so many Black entrepreneurs find themselves shut out of those flows.

Part One revealed the equity sitting quietly in your home.Part Two was about using it responsibly. And today, Part Three—we’re talking advancedplays. This is where equity stops being a backup plan and becomes awealth-building machine.

Today, we’re digging deeper—how to use equity responsibly tobuild long-term security.

Let’s keep it real—too many homeowners see equity like it’s a lottery ticket.Cash-out refinance? Boom, new car, designer clothes, trip to Miami.

Today we’re talking about something that millions ofhomeowners are sitting on right now, often without realizing it: hidden home equity.

That’s right—home equity is basically the cash power storedinside your home. But too many people don’t know how to measure it, how to access it, or how to use it wisely.

It’s one of the most overlooked wealth traps out there.You’re putting money into a home every single month… but you never own it, and your kids inherit the lease, not the deed.

This isn’t just about “bad decisions.” There’s history here. In many Black communities, barriers to homeownership were systemic—redlining, predatory lending, and even outright violence when families tried to buy property.

Some people see it as the first step towardfinancial freedom. Others? They’re calling it the new hamster wheel—more work,same trap. We’re here to break down when a side hustle really builds wealth…and when it’s just keeping you tired and broke

Life insurance. Home insurance. Health coverage.Disability. Business policies. It’s the stuff that’s supposed to protectyou—but depending on the policy, the coverage gaps, or even the fine print, itcan either save your family… or drain your resources.

It’s the culture of “Cash Over Credit.” In a lot of Black households, cash meant control, safety, and survival. No debt. No banks. Just greenbacks in hand.

But in 2025, that mindset comes with a cost. Because in a credit-driven world, not using credit is the new disqualification. So today, we’re asking: Is cash still power? Or is it holding us back?