With Byron Donalds making history as Florida’s first Black governor, Republican leaders have an opportunity to lower costs, expand business ownership and create wealth. But will their policies reach communities that have historically been left behind? By Jordan Mitchell | M•I•A MEDIA GROUP Florida Republicans emerged from Tuesday’s midterm elections with a powerful political mandate,
By Miami Herald Staff Report Gas prices have dropped by double digits in Miami-Dade and Broward County to under $4 a gallon. This marks the second straight week prices have dipped in the state. “Motorists are finally seeing relief at the pump,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. Read more at: www.miamiherald.com
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Jackson’s approach focuses on providing students with practical financial knowledge that can help them navigate adulthood and avoid costly financial mistakes. by Sidnee Michelle A California high school teacher is helping students take control of their financial futures by introducing them to retirement investing, credit management, and wealth-building strategies before they graduate, MarketWatch reports. Christopher Jackson, a financial literacy teacher
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The media mogul stressed that Black wealth creation depends on strategic unity. by Black Enterprise On Oct. 22, at BLACK ENTERPRISE‘s XCEL Summit for Men, during a fireside chat with BE CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr., media mogul and XCEL honoree Bob Johnson detailed the strategic blueprint behind founding Black Entertainment Television (BET). Johnson described how an innovative business
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From homes to hard-earned savings, estate-planning attorney Jehan Crump-Gibson explains how to spare loved ones all the unnecessary drama. By Kay Wicker When the legend Aretha Franklin died in 2018 at the age of 76, she left behind four sons, an extraordinary musical legacy, an estate worth millions, and no formal plan for what to do
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A promise made at the kitchen table does not transfer ownership of a home. by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors “Grandma always said we would get the house.” Families often share some version of that statement with me after a loved one dies. They say it with conviction. But often, that promise is not reflected in the legal
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By M•I•A MEDIA GROUP For generations, Black Americans have fought to build wealth in a country where economic opportunity has never been equally distributed. Through entrepreneurship, homeownership, education and determination, Black families have made meaningful financial progress. But today, a troubling question demands attention: Is Black wealth slowly disappearing? New economic findings suggest that the