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I decided to explore the roots of homophobia in the black community, beyond the most common explanation, literalist biblical interpretations, and discovered that it may be historically rooted in the struggle for civil rights.
Boutique talent firm CEO, Heather Lowery, talks working her way from the bottom up in the entertainment industry
Borrowing money to further your education—and by extension, your earning power—is what most financial experts refer to as incurring “good†debt. But even after Laquita Blockson earned her Ph.D. in business, the thousands of dollars she amassed in student loans and credit card debt didn’t feel so good. “I started my Ph.D. debt free, having never taken out a loan for my undergraduate or master’s degrees. I wound up leaving school with a great job, but also a lot of debt,†says Blockson.
The US educational system is in turmoil but thankfully the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, which enables 20,000 outstanding students of color, with significant financial need, to earn a college degree is making an effort to turn things around. The foundation's president Allan C. Golston discusses plans to help solve the education crisis.
Financial literacy advocate and money expert LaShawne Holland share her journey to help African Americans, especially women, build wealth.
