Why Tech Evangelists Think Black Entrepreneurs Could Profit Handsomely From The Metaverse
Tech enthusiasts and investors looking for the next hottest thing will likely spend much of 2022 gushing over the metaverse. In its simplest form, the […]
Report: 98 Percent of Americans Have at Least One Money Bias— and It’s Costing Them
How do you view money? A recent study found that 98 percent of Americans have at least one money bias — and it’s working against […]
Mindful and Strategic Money Moves: Five Ways to Slash Your Bills
Black Americans have been struggling with debt. The average debt-to-asset ratio is 50 times higher for African-Americans than it is for white Americans, according to […]
‘Don’t Even Lie to Your Family’: Fat Joe Talks of Teaching His Son Not to Live Beyond His Financial Ability
Several celebrities have openly disclosed the difficult shift that takes place among them and their family after they become successful. Many have talked about how […]
‘It Literally is Bigger Than Food’: How Slutty Vegan CEO Pinky Cole Manifested Her Thriving Business
From her early days in a shared kitchen to a food truck to now owning three locations across Georgia, Aisha “Pinky” Cole has built a multi-million-dollar empire. […]
Bad Business: ‘Madea Goes to Jail’ Actress and Other Celebrities Indicted on Charges of PPP Loan Fraud
One of the actresses from Tyler Perry’s “Madea Goes to Jail” has been charged with fraud by the U.S. Department of Justice. The movie star joins […]
A Rare Win Against Gentrification: ‘Organized’ D.C. Residents Fought Developers Using Constructive Eviction to Make Affordable Housing Unbearable — and Won
Affordable housing advocates score a rare win against gentrification in one of Washington, D.C.’s longstanding predominantly Black neighborhoods. A settlement was reached on Jan. 7 in a […]
Fifteen Years and Counting: Black-Owned Design Collective The Brooklyn Circus Continues Offering Innovative Menswear and Celebrates Line With Macy’s
The Brooklyn Circus is not just another an eclectic fashion boutique in New York City. It’s so much more. It’s a Brooklyn experience — and a […]
A Typical U.S. Home Is Now Valued at $320,662 — 20% More Than a Year Ago
By Claire Ballentine Mortgage rates are creeping higher, yet the U.S. real estate market is still breaking records. Home values on average jumped almost 20% […]
Read & Reap: Here Are 5 Personal Finance Books by Black Authors
Financial literacy provides us with the knowledge and skills needed to manage our money effectively. The more knowledge we can obtain, the more likely we […]
Finurah Funding Friday: Uber and Visa Offering Grants For Restaurateurs and Other Funding Opportunities
Business owners looking for access to working capital should research two types of grant programming. The first is general grant programs that will provide businesses […]
‘It’s Not Just the Racist Violence Some Don’t Want to Confront’: The Struggle to Get Marker to Recognize Burned-Down Historic Black Business District In Sherman, Texas
In 1930, at the height of the Jim Crow era, a thriving Black business district existed in Sherman, Texas. Businesses such as law offices, barbershops, […]
Goldman Sachs Global Private Wealth Management Head Telling Clients to Embrace U.S. Stocks
By Devon Pendleton As co-head of global private wealth management at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Meena Flynn helps guide the investment decisions of ultra-high net […]
Middle-Class Americans Are Feeling the Pain of Inflation Everywhere
By Suzanne Woolley Inflation is worrying middle-income Americans, with 49% choosing the threat of rising prices as the largest economic challenge facing the U.S. in 2022, according […]
‘We Are on a Journey Here’: Giving into Pressure, U.S. Companies Boost Hiring of Black CFOs
Company leaders and boards have been under pressure to finally diversify their C-suite. And in 2021, the number of Black finance chiefs went up drastically. […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to Get His First Paycheck in Bitcoin and Ethereum
By Yueqi Yang and Shelly Banjo New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed his first paycheck — which arrives on Friday — will be converted […]
A Lack of Capital: Why the Booming Cannabis Industry Is Leaving Black Americans Behind
More than two decades after states began legalizing cannabis, researchers and advocates say they’re noticing that Black people have been largely shut out from making […]
Who Will Control the Metaverse?
By Benjamin Stupples Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen reignited the tiff between him and Jack Dorsey over so-called Web3 technology by poking fun at the Twitter Inc. co-founder’s comments […]