Category: Black History

Black households across the U.S. are entering 2026 with one clear mission: build wealth with intention, strategy, and power.The economic landscape is shifting fast, interest rates, inflation, the job market, AI, and home prices are all changing how families must prepare for the future. This 2026 Black Wealth Playbook lays out the steps every Black […]

The racial wealth gap was built over 400 years, but it doesn’t take 400 years to break it. With intentional planning and strategic money decisions, Black families can completely shift their financial future in one generation. Here’s how. 1. Start With a Family Money Plan Every Black family should have a simple plan:✔ who saves✔ […]

If there’s one thing Black professionals know how to do, it’s hustle. And in 2026, the hustle is smarter, digital, and deeply strategic. Today’s Black workforce isn’t just working 9-to-5; they’re building multiple income streams that protect them from layoffs, inflation, and the racial wealth gap. Here are 10 powerful, high-earning side hustles Black professionals […]

Building wealth as a Black professional in America comes with challenges rooted in history, systemic barriers, and the racial wealth gap, but it’s absolutely possible with the right strategies. While traditional advice like “save more” or “budget better” is useful, it doesn’t address the specific realities many Black families face, nor does it offer the […]

Generations of Black Americans have carried a deep, understandable mistrust toward U.S. institutions, from law enforcement and government to health systems, schools, and even the financial sector. This sentiment isn’t based on myth or exaggeration. It’s rooted in a long history of discrimination, abuse, broken promises, and systems that too often failed to protect Black […]