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19 Keys discusses narrative warfare and creator sovereignty with Vic Mensa and Van Lathan at Invest Fest 2026.

19 Keys closed out Invest Fest 2026 with two of the most important conversations of the weekend: a High Lvl Conversation with Van Lathan and Vic Mensa on narrative warfare and who controls the story of our future, followed by the Sunday night keynote on cognitive and creator sovereignty in the age of AI. Media control. Coalition building. Discipline vs. alignment. The Matrix decoded. A full blueprint for turning $2.1 trillion in consumer power into producer power. Black excellence vs. Black power. AI literacy as the new financial literacy. Build. Own. Lead. GET EVERYTHING 19 KEYS TALKED ABOUT The new book + AI tools: https://19keys.com/keyism Join High Lvl University on Ziion (the community): https://ziion.io All info, links, and everything 19 Keys: https://19keys.com Everything HLC + how to support: https://19keys.com/hlc Project High Lvl (nonprofit) + how to support: https://19keys.com/phl CHAPTERS 00:00 High Level or Low Level (Cold Open) 02:00 Who Controls the Story Controls the Future 04:00 Vic Mensa & Van Lathan Take the Stage 05:30 From TMZ to Independent Media 07:00 The New Media Playbook: You Are a Media Company 08:00 Ad Dollars, Misinformation & Cognitive…

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Host: 19 Keys

Guests: Vic Mensa, Van Lathan

Topics covered

• narrative warfare
• media control
• cognitive sovereignty
• AI literacy
• Black excellence
• consumer power
• independent media

Keywords

• creator sovereignty
• media wars
• AI tools
• financial literacy
• Black power
• discipline
• alignment

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Organizations: EYL Network, TMZ, GEO Group, Project High Lvl

Books & works: Two Distant Strangers

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