The Paper That's More Than Black and White
By Angela Fitzgerald April 24, 2015 Angela Fitzgerald Also see: Welcome to Brown Girl, Green Money: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. For our last installment of introductions, I had the pleasure of interviewing the newest member of the BGGM crew! Ladies and gentlemen, meet Ashley Robertson. Ashley Robertson […]
By Jordan Shanks, NNPA Intern April 24, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — For many professionals, the road to success starts with humble beginnings. Because B. Doyle Mitchell Jr., President and CEO of Industrial Bank, inherited his business, he has felt he has always had something extra to prove. “There’s the impression that, […]
By James Clingman, NNPA Columnist April 17, 2015 FINANCE James Clingman Who should benefit from the dollars we spend to accomplish our goals? “That be us, y’all.” Conscious Black millionaires, by definition, would most assuredly use some of their money to assist the Black collective; conscious Black millionaires would […]
By Connie Samuels April 17, 2015 Connie Samuels You may have heard the phrase “Too many people buy things they don’t need with money they don’t have to impress people they don’t like.” It rings true especially when considering the ‘keeping up with the Jones’ mentality so many of us have […]
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent April 17, 2015 Valerie Wilson (NNPA Photo by Freddie Allen) WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — The slow-moving, uneven economic recovery continues to elude Black workers and some economists predict that even with a falling unemployment rate, at the end of 2015, Blacks will still be further […]
By Matiya Hill April 10, 2015 Matiya Hill Also see: Welcome to Brown Girl, Green Money: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4. Hello everyone! My name is Matiya Hill and I am a part of the great group Brown Girl, Green Money. I am so thrilled about our BGGM group — I […]
April 10, 2015 Right now, the bureau is also continuing investigations of major debt collection firms regarding collections practices. (NNPA) — Financial stress can feel like a lonely struggle. But according to a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 460,700 consumers shared many of the same financial concerns […]
By Jasmine Zapata, MD April 3, 2015 Jasmine Zapata, MD WHY do you want to be financially free? WHY do you keep going to work everyday? WHY do you want to accumulate wealth? WHY do you need to start that new business? WHY don’t you want to live […]
By Angela Fitzgerald March 27, 2015 Welcome to an exciting new feature in the Madison Times that we like to call: “Brown Girl, Green Money”! Angela Fitzgerald My name is Angela Fitzgerald, but my friends call me Angie, and I represent 1/4th of Brown Girl, Green Money (www.browngirlgreenmoney.com). […]