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Overcoming Barriers in Banking

So, what's your plan, Mr. Garrett? How would you like to buy a bank? What the hell do we know about banking? Owning a bank is like owning the other side of the real estate business. There's a few complexities you just left out. Like what? Oh, I'm sorry. Did I not wake up black this morning? Because I'm pretty sure I'm not. I did. Yep, still black. I got my head full of dreams. I came here to try my hand at real estate. You mad at millionaire units? I like seeing black men succeed. Sometimes I even invest some of my own money to back them. I know you're smart and ambitious. You and I both know that's not enough. It's time that someone shine a bright light on you in order for things to change. Are you starting to buy real estate in white-only neighborhoods? Think about all the good we can do for the community. Taking it to the man. That's exactly what we're going to do. And just how in the hell do you plan on pulling that off? We get Matt to front for us. You want me to what? Be us to the rest of the world. We can't set foot in the bank unless we the help. Should have took limo driver when you had the chance. I don't know anything about banking. I don't know how to buy a bank. We'll teach you everything you need to know. You got to learn how to talk to rich white folks like you want to. And you can't fake a golf game. Make me proud, son. Whole country's talking about how two Negroes managed to buy two banks full of white folks'money and loan it to other Negroes. You should've known you couldn't keep this a secret very long. FBI, you're under arrest. A black man tries to bring other brothers up, that's intolerant. I know I'm working on faith Oh, when you're living on faith Something's got to give Something's got to give Even a rigged gang is fun to play with, huh? If this was easy, somebody else would have done it a long time ago. You're a revolutionary.