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 […]
Paying Yourself First: Why It’s Important in 2016
by Matiya Hill Happy New Year and as always welcome back to Brown Girl Green Money! This is my first post of 2016, so I’m excited to get back into the swing of things. As you all know the year is just beginning and I’m sure it’s going to be full of positive things for […]
CFPB Cracks Down on Illegal Debt Collections
By Charlene Crowell NNPA News Wire Columnist As holiday revelers toasted the season, a key federal regulator took two steps to ensure that 2016 would bring an important change for consumers harassed by illegal debt collector actions. On December 16 and its third action against a large national payday lender, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]
Interview with Real Estate Agent Bonita Nunez
by Jasmine Zapata, MD Hello! Welcome to this week’s edition of Brown Girl Green Money. We are a social network of women of color working to achieve financial freedom and inspire each other along the way. Thanks for joining us again this week! Happy New Year! This week I had the honor of interviewing one […]
New Year, New Financial You
By Angela Fitzgerald Hello everyone, and welcome to 2016! Any new year typically brings with it much excitement and anticipation, along with goal setting to support turning dreams into reality. When it comes to personal finances specifically, the new year can also signify a time of recuperating from holiday spending and recalibrating to support financial […]
Eleven Steps to Better Money Management in 2016
By Eric Easter Urban News Service Savings, bills, plans and budgets. These things rarely appear on Yuletide shopping lists. Yet the days and weeks after Christmas and into the New Year often yield a frightening wake-up call. For many people, getting their finances in order is second only to losing weight among their New Year’s […]
Black-led Start Up Capitalizes on Natural Gas Bonanza
by Jared Anderson Urban News Service A black entrepreneur’s “power move” on the energy sector could create hundreds of jobs in one of the the poorest communities in Texas. Houston-based businessman Phillip Franshaw is building Annova LNG, a multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas export facility on the Brownsville Ship Channel along the Texas Gulf Coast. If […]
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To Uber or Not to Uber, That Is the Question
by Matiya Hill As always welcome back to Brown Girl Green Money, thank you for taking the time to visit. The holidays are among us again, and for some that means shopping, gifts, and quality time with family and friends. Once again, I have the task of remaining financially responsible and purchasing the flyest presents […]
Sharron Battle Sees Selfies Replace Cash
by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service An Atlanta-based startup hopes to change the face of shopping – literally. This is the vision of Sharron Battle, 43, a lifelong pioneer in various business fields. Her latest creation is Selfiepay Inc., a technology company whose mobile application lets shoppers purchase products with nothing more than their own […]
Angie’s Unofficial Guide to a Sane and Thrifty Holiday Season
by Angela Fitzgerald It’s that time of the year! When the desire to start making purchases for Christmas start getting shoved down our throats as we’ve now experienced the first family- oriented holiday of the season, Thanksgiving. For some, that means taking on the task of mass producing delicious food for the droves of family […]
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