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Easy, Safe, and for Everyone: The Essentials of Opening a Bank Account
Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase There are many reasons for opening a bank account. From depositing a check to making a transfer, working with a bank makes it seamless to manage […]
3 Black Folks Revolutionizing Access to Scholarships
Three Black scholarship recipients have turned their experience of winning over $1 million in scholarships into successful businesses helping others secure funding.
The Cost of Being a Woman: A $1.6 Trillion Yearly Wage Gap
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Despite some progress on the gender wage gap, women still make less than men, with women of color suffering the most. […]
Thanks to Biden, 153K More People Kiss Student Debt Goodbye
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black As promised, this week the Biden-Harris administration canceled student loan debt for borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) […]
Black Fathers Embrace the Role of Stay-at-Home Parent
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black In a demonstration of engagement and support in education, thousands of fathers and male figures across more than 100 cities in […]
First Black-Owned Bank West of Texas in the Works
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black There have never been enough Black-owned banks. What once was 134 financial institutions is now around 20, with a majority located across […]
9 Facts About the Racial Wealth Gap
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Five hundred years. That’s how long experts say it would take for Black people to reach economic parity with white people and close […]
MLK Save-A-Lot Closing Feb. 16, Plunging South Dallas Deeper into Food Insecurity
Story by Sam Judy Contributing writer Marlissa Collier South Dallas’ food insecurity issue is about to get a lot worse. In a press release last Monday, Urban Harvest Food Co. […]
Is discussing finances with your date a mood killer? Here’s the tea on dating and credit
By Chris Horymski Whether young people are single, in a committed relationship, or married, the romantically inclined are as concerned with their potential (or actual) partner’s credit, perhaps even as […]