How to Start a Clothing Line and 4 Black Businesses that are Doing It

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June is Economic Empowerment Month at United Black America. As we come to the collective realization that the American economy has changed forever, African-Americans find ourselves particularly vulnerable. This month, we will offer strategies and tactics on all things financial and economic. Stay up to date and subscribe to our email list here. It seems like [...]

Entrepreneurship: Do You Have What It Takes to Be Self-Employed?

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June is Economic Empowerment Month at United Black America. As we come to the collective realization that the American economy has changed forever, African-Americans find ourselves particularly vulnerable. This month, we will offer strategies and tactics on all things financial and economic. Stay up to date and subscribe to our email list here. Entrepreneurship: Do You [...]

Crushing Black Unemployment: The United Black America 4 Part Plan

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June is Economic Empowerment Month at United Black America. As we come to the collective realization that the American economy has changed forever, African-Americans find ourselves particularly vulnerable. This month, we will offer strategies and tactics on all things financial and economic. Stay up to date and subscribe to our email list here. Crushing Black [...]

Economic Empowerment: 8 Steps to Building an Ebay Empire

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  Mastering alternative means of income and doing for ourselves are essential to our economic recovery (as Black peoples). Take getting your hustle on seriously, and don’t turn your nose up to alternatives like selling items online. In previous posts, I have talked about the importance of Black Men and Women providing for themselves and [...]

Sou-Sou and the Path to Economic Empowerment

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Chances are, if you are Black and living in America, you have never heard of sou-sou. Sou-sou, nicknamed the ”poor people’s banking system”, is a centuries-old practice that originated in West Africa. It gets its name from the Yoruban term ‘esusu’ which refers to a fund where several people pool their money for a period time (month, two weeks, etc) and [...]

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