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Price vs. Protection: Who Wins?
When I meet people at seminars or after speaking engagements, many tell me they never realized how exposed their assets truly are. It is an eye-opening moment. Most people believe they are protected—until they discover how easily everything they own can be put at risk.
Omidyar Network Appoints Michele L. Jawando as Chief Executive Officer
Omidyar Network announced that Michele L. Jawando has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Mike Kubzansky, who has served in the role for more than eight years. The planned transition comes at a defining moment in the evolution of AI – as markets, policymakers, and communities grapple with its accelerating impact – and reflects the organization’s growing role at the intersection of AI, technology, and the public good.
Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) and Stackwell Expand the Student Investment Program (SIP) to 15 HBCUs with $150,000 Grant from the Institute of Consumer Money Management
Student Freedom Initiative (SFI), a national nonprofit dedicated to helping students build generational wealth, today announced the expansion of its Student Investment Program (SIP) in partnership with Stackwell, an innovative fintech platform creating accessible pathways to investing for emerging wealth builders. This program is supported by a $150,000 grant from the Institute of Consumer Money Management (ICMM) and other philanthropic sponsors.
In Times Like These
Let me speak plain for a moment. A lot of retirement advice sounds good on paper, but it does not always fit real life. Many folks in our Black communities did not retire with big stock portfolios or investment accounts. Instead, they are living on a pension, Social Security, and maybe a little savings tucked away for emergencies.
Bowie State University Joins National Effort to Strengthen Career-connected Learning and Work
Bowie State University has been selected as one of 16 colleges and universities nationwide to participate in From Campus to Career, a national initiative supported by Lumina Foundation. This program aims to enhance career-connected, high-impact practices, and strengthen workforce outcomes for students.
Camelback Ventures Releases First-Ever Camelback Fellowship Insights Report, Spotlighting How Proximate Leaders Are Redefining Innovation
Camelback Ventures announces the release of its first-ever Camelback Fellowship Insights Report. This is a data-driven analysis of 892 applications from early-stage social impact entrepreneurs across 44 states, who applied in the fall of 2025 for our latest Cohort 16, which started this month. The report offers a rare, in-depth look at how founders with lived experience are building scalable, sustainable ventures that address some of the nation’s most pressing challenges.
Black Women Founded Startup Byio Challenges Big Tech with the First Community Controlled Social Media Platform Where Users Decide Who Gets In
The rules of social media have been set by algorithms and tech corporations for nearly two decades. Those systems determine who gets seen, who gets paid, and whose voices are amplified.
The Rich Get Richer…
Recent reports say the economy is now the top concern in many American households. Families feel it at the grocery store, gas station, when paying utility bills, and when trying to stretch a monthly budget. Official inflation numbers may tell one story, but everyday experience sometimes tells another. For many people, the cost of necessities feels far higher than it did just a few years ago. That raises a simple question: do the economic signals we hear truly reflect what Black households are living through?
Women & wealth: Tips for navigating your lifelong financial journey
We are in the midst of a seismic shift in wealth. This phenomenon, often referred to as the “Great Wealth Transfer,” describes the unprecedented movement of assets from the Baby Boomer generation to their heirs – an estimated $105 trillion by 2048. And women are poised to inherit most of this.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK BOOKSTORES (NAB2) RELEASES INAUGURAL STATE OF THE BLACK BOOKSTORE REPORT AND NATIONAL DIRECTORY
The National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2) released its inaugural State of the Black Bookstore Report alongside the launch of the National Black-Owned Bookstore Directory, marking the first comprehensive, data-driven snapshot of Black-owned bookstores nationwide.
I Look Back and Wonder…
The content of this column will always let you know that I am a strong proponent of homeownership, it is the primary source of wealth in most American families. This week I’m going to provide you with some history on Black homeownership in Chicagoland.
Blueprint Capital Advisors Announces 2026 Power100
Blueprint Capital Advisors Announces Magic Johnson, Serena Williams, Gwyneth Paltrow, Shaquille O’Neal and Other Influential Leaders Named to the 2026 Power100
Republic Bank Announces New Inclusion and Diversity Lead in Human Resources
Republic Bank & Trust Company (“Republic” or the “Bank”) is proud to announce the promotion of Kenya Lacy to Associate Vice President, Inclusion and Diversity Manager.
Keeping Hope Alive Through Legacy Planning
Black History Month invites us to remember courage under pressure. It reminds us that our ancestors survived systems designed to exclude them. They built families, churches, businesses, and neighborhoods anyway. Survival was not optional. It was necessary.
