By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Columnist July 17, 2015 Charlene Crowell, NNPA Columnist “To achieve true security for vulnerable families, asset building must be part of the strategy.” As the wealthy few continue to prosper, the rest of the nation is caught in a financial tug-of-war between stagnant wages and a […]
Brown Girl Green Money: Single and In Debt: The Struggle Is Real
By Matiya Hill June 12, 2015 Matiya Hill That headline sounds scary — and it is, especially if you have a huge pile of debt that you’re trying to tackle alone. Don’t worry, I’m here to help! Let’s be honest, the road to debt freedom can be long and […]
Brown Girl Green Money: Kesha’s Story: A Sound Financial Future
By Angela Fitzgerald June 5, 2015 Angela Fitzgerald As a follow-up to last week’s article about the debt snowball method, I found it very coincidental that I ended up in a conversation with another brown girl about the very same topic during a Memorial Day barbeque. Not one to believe […]
Brown Girl Green Money: FINISH HIM: Getting Rid of Debt – Once and for All
By Angela Fitzgerald May 29, 2015 Angela Fitzgerald Growing up, I can remember playing the video game Mortal Kombat, where at the end of a round a booming voice would announce to “FINISH HIM!” At this point, the victor had a few short seconds to execute a series of commands […]
Black Families Must Focus on Asset Building
By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Columnist May 29, 2015 Charlene Crowell, NNPA Columnist As the wealthy few continue to prosper, the rest of the nation is caught in a financial tug-of-war between stagnant wages and a rising cost of living. In communities of color, chronic unemployment and underemployment and a host of other […]