Wealth

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February 12, 2024
The wealth disparity has gotten worse for Black people, whose real net worth is 30 percentage points lower than white…
February 15, 2022
Economists and estate planners also advise on how one can manage their assets despite having student loan debt.
Sunny Jones thegrio.com
December 21, 2021
Los Angeles realtor Sunny Jones is helping African Americans in her community become homeowners despite gentrification.
December 27, 2020
The dollar amounts for the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries continue to rise after no winner was decalred of the…
August 21, 2020
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's hit song, 'WAP,' offers up a great way to think about money management through…
April 26, 2020
Since the pandemic intensified in the United States, billionaires saw their fortunes grow collectively by 10%, or an estimated $282…
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December 12, 2019
The largest Black owned bank in America [a Boston-based trust company] exists with a very clear goal in mind: to…
July 30, 2019
When it comes to money, there’s a new generation of Black leaders who are taking different steps to secure their
African American money thegrio.com
July 14, 2019
According to reports, the median wealth of Black Americans will plummet to zero by 2053, if things remain as they…
Kim Kardashian thegrio.com
April 22, 2019
“If they couldn't get into a school, I would never want to use privilege to try to force them into…
September 27, 2016
Black homeownership is "endangered," according to the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)...
December 13, 2013
HOUSTON (AP) - A judge's decision to give 16-year-old Ethan Couch 10 years of probation for the fatal accident sparked…
August 2, 2013
OPINION - In 1984 when 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' debuted, Wall Street had money to burn while those…
July 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Denzel and Pauletta Washington grace the cover of Ebony magazine's August issue...
April 29, 2013
NBC LATINO - The recession’s effect on the unemployment rate is widely known, but its profound effect on the wealth…
December 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Nigerian philanthropist, fashion designer and oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija was recently on Forbes' list of Africa's 40…
September 6, 2012
Dr. Dre hasn't released an album of original hip-hop in more than a decade and yet he is the genre's…
August 14, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé's spokesperson has released 'an abbreviated list of the unselfish work Beyoncé has done and continues to…
March 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Out of the 1,226 people who made this year's Forbes Billionaires List, only six are black --…