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 […]
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 […]
Blackonomics: Beyond T-Shirts and Hoodies
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Recollections of my 1995 article on the business of college athletics danced in my head when I heard the news about the University of Missouri football team’s refusal to play until the President of that University, Tim Wolfe, resigns or is dismissed. The players said, “due to his negligence toward […]
Helpful Tips for Retirement
by Matiya Hill Thank you for taking the time to read this post. This week I decided to interview a friend who is a vibrant, newly retired 50-plus year old. This post will give advice to the younger generation and those looking to retire within the next few years. Please enjoy this read and I […]
Blackonomics: Watch This Film on Black Friday, Before You Spend Another Dollar
by James Clingman NNPA Columnist When you die, what will you leave behind: bills or benefits? That’s the main question posed by the upcoming documentary film by Ric Mathis, a videographer and filmmaker in Atlanta. The question is applicable on a personal and collective level; one each of us should honestly answer. Mathis has captured […]
The War on Childhood Poverty Part 2: Prominent Madison Dentist Speaks Out
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. As a physician, one of my personal interests as a part of […]
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