by Avis Thomas Lester, Urban News Service Willie Ann Lytle faced foreclosure on her home two days before Halloween. So she filed for bankruptcy to save it. Lytle’s parents bought the cheerful house on Addison Road in Capitol Heights, Maryland, for $10,500 in 1948. She was only 1. Her mother, Margaret, taught her to cook […]
How to live like a baller, without living like a baller
by Angela Fitzgerald Hello all, and welcome to another week of Brown Girl, Green Money — the space where we like to let our hair down and share about all things personal finance related, with a brown girl twist. This week I want to highlight a story that was sent my way earlier this year […]
What Does It Take to be a Successful Entrepreneur?
by Armstrong Williams NNPA News Wire Columnist Time is one of those magical dimensions of the human experience. At certain instances it seems like there is not enough of it. And at others, it seems like the moment lasts forever. The intellectual and emotional experience in the passage of time is one of those unique […]
The ACORNS App: A Simple Way to Save
by Matiya Hill Welcome back to Brown Girl Green Money! I’ve been out of the loop for a little while so I didn’t realize Valentine’s Day caused such a buzz. However, I enjoyed every bit of the crowded stores, congested traffic, hopeless romantics, and CHOCOLATE. Today, I want to discuss the app called ACORNS. In […]
Dane County Black Business Directory Now Available
Madison’s Black Chamber of Commerce recently released the first-of-its kind Black Business Directory featuring an alphabetized listing of over 200 Black-owned businesses in Dane County. According to Aaron Perry, President of the Black Chamber, “The directory is an enormous resource for the community. You’ll be able to find a wide range of businesses offering all […]
Summit Credit Union Accepting Applications for 2016 Project Money
Reality-based financial program helps contestants increase savings, reduce debt During the seven challenges since 2009, 28 Project Money participants have, collectively increased their savings by over $200,000 and reduced debt by nearly $300,000. Summit Credit Union is now accepting applications for its eighth annual Project Money challenge. From May through December, four participants (individuals or […]
Thomas Moorehead Rolls into the World of Ultra-Luxury
by Eric Easter Urban News Service The world’s first African-American Rolls Royce car dealer got there through hard work and perseverance, but only after disappointing his family. Thomas Moorehead’s parents thought the key to respectability was a Ph.D. Both teachers, they lived by an old-school axiom that the one thing you never can take away […]
Uniting Women to Reach Economic Freedom, Pt. II
Introducing Keena Atkinson and Britney Sinclair by Jasmine Zapata, MD Welcome! BGGM is a social network of women of color working to reach financial freedom and inspire each other along the way! Last week I had the honor of introducing you all to the two newest members of the BGGM Crew: Keena Atkinson and Britney […]
Uniting Women to Reach Economic Freedom, Pt. I
Introducing Keena Atkinson and Britney Sinclair by Jasmine Zapata, MD Welcome to this week’s edition of Brown Girl Green Money. We are a social network of women of color working to reach financial freedom and inspire each other along the way! This week I have the honor of introducing you all to the two newest […]
Black History in the Making – Personal Finance Edition
by Angela Fitzgerald This time last week many of us were granted a day off from work in celebration of the late great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was a mission-driven individual who underwent much sacrifice to support equal rights for all. Now, I understand that he did not work alone and that […]
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