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Dec 4, 20236 min read

How to Start Investing in Your Future

It's almost 2024, and you have a few dollars stashed away from birthday and holiday gifts, and you're wondering what to do with it....

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Aug 25, 20233 min read

How Financial Education is Key to Reducing the Racial Wealth Gap

The racial wealth gap in the United States has been a persistent issue for decades due to systemic racism and discriminatory policies....

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Aug 13, 20233 min read

Improving Your Credit Score: Join the 800 Club

Our Money Matters is launching a new initiative called the 800 Club. Our mission is simple; we want to help you improve your credit score...

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Jun 13, 20233 min read

Meet LaRese Purnell: Our Money Matters’ New Brand Ambassador

Our Money Matters is thrilled that LaRese Purnell has joined our team as brand ambassador. LaRese is a financial professional with both...

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May 12, 20234 min read

Four HBCU Grads Who Have Become Successful Entrepreneurs

May is National Small Business Month and an excellent time to celebrate current and future entrepreneurs. HBCUs have a rich tradition of...

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Mar 13, 20233 min read

Tips for Starting a Small Business While in College

Starting a small business can be an excellent way for college students to develop valuable real-world experience. And, of course, we've...

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Nov 9, 20224 min read

Why HBCUs Are So Important

If you’re reading this blog, chances are that you’re currently attending an HBCU, graduated from one, or are interested in their future....

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Oct 17, 20223 min read

How Financially Literate is Gen Z?

Which generation is the most financially savvy? Which one is the least financially literate? If you answered Gen Z to either question,...

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Sep 14, 20224 min read

How HBCUs Are Helping Reduce the Racial Wealth Gap

Black households have a fraction of the wealth of white households, leaving them in a much more precarious financial situation when a...

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Aug 11, 20223 min read

African American Organizations Are Working to Narrow the Wealth Gap

Speaker Darrion Woods at Berean Church-Gwinnett with Jewell Wallace from OMM The median wealth for a white family was $188,200 in 2019,...

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Jun 13, 20222 min read

Celebrate Juneteenth with Financial Freedom

Juneteenth is a memorable holiday for African Americans. It’s a time to recognize an often-painful history and celebrate African American...

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Jun 10, 20221 min read

Yahoo Finance Interview with Our Money Matters!

Don't miss this interview with Sharon Kent, program director of Our Money Matters on Yahoo Finance! https://finance.yahoo.com/video/finan...

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Apr 11, 20223 min read

How To Get Involved in Financial Literacy Month 2022

April is Financial Literacy Month, and it's an excellent opportunity to look at your own financial health and learn how to improve it....

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Mar 9, 20224 min read

Tips On Making More Coin

Look, nobody really wants to worry about money. But, if you don’t know how to manage your finances, chances are that you’ll end up...

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Feb 15, 20225 min read

Five African American Financial Pioneers

Part two in a two-part series In part one of our two-part series Our Money Matters recognized five African American Financial Pioneers in...

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Feb 15, 20224 min read

Five African American Financial Pioneers

Part one in a two-part series Our Money Matters recognizes five financial pioneers in honor of Black History Month. These leaders...

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Jan 19, 20225 min read

Black Entrepreneurs Matter – Six Tips for Success

While many people dream of starting their own business, the majority will do nothing more than dream about it. After all, starting a...

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Jan 10, 20226 min read

Black Businesses Matter

Our Money Matters, a free online financial wellness platform, is pleased to share resources for black-owned entrepreneurs provided by...

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Dec 14, 20213 min read

How the Student Loan Debt Crisis Disproportionately Affects Black Americans

Student loan debt is a nationwide crisis that has received increased attention from the Biden administration and many Congressional...

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Nov 24, 20213 min read

Will HBCUs Continue to Get the Funding They Deserve?

The fact that you’re white, black, or brown in America is still a deciding factor in determining whether you are admitted to the college...

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2024 Wells Fargo Sophomore Discovery Fellowship Program

2024 Wells Fargo Sophomore
Discovery Fellowship Program