Keeping Up With The Joneses: Are We Poor or Living Above Our Means?

Takia LambJune 9, 2016

It is not uncommon for me to sit amongst friends and discuss the reality of “the financial struggle” that seems to be plaguing most college educated people in t...

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The Economy of Marriage: 5 Financial Benefits to Getting Married

Takia LambMay 9, 2016

It may be surprising to some but not everyone has dreams of what their special day will be like. Some of us may not actually give marriage a second thought past...

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How Black Family Affects Black Spending

Ifie Natasha BrandonApril 14, 2016

The subject of Black spending has been increasingly present over the last few years. While there are stereotypes and cultural norms within the sector of Black s...

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The State of Black Credit

Takia LambApril 12, 2016

Good credit in the Black community can be somewhat of a paradox. More often than not, it’s presented as a joke, or an unattainable goal that is just as much out...

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Black-Owned Banks: Drowning in A Sea of Black Money

Janell BraxtonFebruary 11, 2016

It’s an awesome yet troubling fact that as African Americans we have a buying power of $1.3 trillion and less than 0.5% of that is deposited into black-owned ba...

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How You Can #SpendDifferent in 2016: What Do You Really Want From Black-Owned Businesses?

Xavier BestJanuary 19, 2016

Faced with the enormous task of triggering a lasting paradigm shift in how spending power is leveraged in the black community, it is not enough to simply urge c...

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Blac Youngsta vs. Wells Fargo

Janell BraxtonJanuary 10, 2016

There has been conflicting stories surrounding the detainment of rapper Blac Youngsta. On Friday, January 8, 2016, the Memphis native, whose government name is ...

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Black People Aren’t Supposed To Have Money

Ifie Natasha BrandonJanuary 6, 2016

There is an age old axiom in American society which falsely presents that black people in the United States will always be poor. From slavery to the systemic in...

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