Digging Out of Debt
Joseph McKinley got into credit card debt the way a lot of people do—using plastic to purchase items for which he didn’t have the cash.
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Black America’s Education Crisis
In January, Kelley Williams-Bolar served nine days in jail and was sentenced to two years of probation after being convicted of grand theft and two felony counts of falsifying records. Her crime? Sending her children to a school four miles outside her district of residence in Akron, Ohio.
UBR Spotlight: Master Entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson
This week on The Urban Business Roundtable: master wealth builder Robert L. Johnson, chairman of The RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET). Also: productivity expert Peggy Duncan.
How To Have “The Talk” With Your Teen
The bad news: Our most recent Great Recession and the things that precipitated it have exposed our desperate need for financial literacy in America as never before. The good news: The Great Recession and the new economic realities resulting from it has created a generation of teens more hungry for financial education than perhaps any generation before it. They're ready to listen. As parents, teachers and mentors, we must be equally ready to not only talk, but initiate the conversation about money. Here are some ideas to help you do just that, with the goal of teaching our teens to become financially responsible adults.
Steve Stoute Explains the ‘Tanning of America’
Former music executive turned advertising/marketing expert Steve Stoute explains why corporate America needs to tap into the power of hip-hop culture in his new book, The Tanning of America. Here he speaks on the book and strategies for successful brand integration in youth culture