By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent July 24, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — Men of color would earn $170 billion more a year, if they reached the same education level as White men, according to a new White House report. The report examined “opportunity gaps facing youth of color” and […]
Brown Girl, Green Money: College Scholarship Success
By Jasmine Zapata July 17, 2015 Jasmine Zapata Last week, I had the great honor of talking to a group of minority middle and high school students about preparing for college. It was awesome to see the excitement and passion in their eyes when talking about their future career goals and […]
Black Families Must Focus on Asset Building
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 […]
Blackonomics: Blacks are Today’s Putty People
By James Clingman, NNPA Columnist July 17, 2015 James Clingman, NNPA Columnist Incidents over just the past two months have taken Black folks on the psychological ride of our lives. The White woman in Spokane, Wash., who passed as Black caught and held our attention; then there was the McKinney, Texas pool […]
Black Women See Job Prospects Improve
By Freddie Allen, Senior Washington Correspondent July 10, 2015 WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Job prospects for Black women improved in June, as they recorded better employment numbers than the other major adult groups, the latest jobs report by the Labor Department shows. The jobless rate for Black women over 20 years old […]
Brown Girl Green Money: Navigating the Naysayers!
By Matiya Hill July 10, 2015 Matiya Hill Hi and welcome back to our blog! *insert big cyber hug* I’ll keep this post short and sweet. As some of you may know, I am tackling my student loan debt one day at a time, sweet Jesus. Lately I’ve noticed that I […]
Brown Girl Green Money: Marshmallows and Money: What Kind of Kid are You?
By Angela Fitzgerald July 3, 2015 Angela Fitzgerald Recently I had the pleasure of spending time with some pretty awesome and inspirational people. Those people are my 2- and 4-year-old nieces and 8-year-old nephew, all of whom I was able to spend time with during my annual summer trip home to […]
Brown Girl Green Money: For Failures Only
By Ashley Robertson June 26, 2015 Ashley Robertson This article is for all my financial failures out there. Now before you get offended, let me explain: You’ve plotted out an unbreakable, infallible, fool-proof debt freedom plan just to get sidetracked on week two. The runaway train that was once your debt […]
‘Credit Invisible’ Blacks & Latinos
By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Columnist June 26, 2015 Charlene Crowell, NNPA Columnist When it comes to consumer finance, traditional lenders usually review credit scores before reaching a decision. In general, the higher a consumer’s credit score is, the lower the cost of credit they will pay. Conversely, the lower one’s credit score, […]
Brown Girl Green Money: Talking to Young Kids About Money & Entrepreneurship
By Jasmine Zapata, MD June 19, 2015 A few days ago, while driving my 6-year-old son home from school, he informed me that in addition to being a real estate investor and a policeman, he was going to be an inventor. He went on to describe how he was going to […]
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