Dollars & Sense

Our guest, Opal Tometi is heralded as a feminist freedom-fighter in the U.S. and now a global icon. She is one of the most influential human rights leaders of our time. As one of the three women co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, her name is etched in American history. Join us for this incredible conversation about how we all have agency to make a difference, and much more.

Connect with Opal
Web: opaltometi.org
Instagram: instagram.com/opalayo
Twitter: twitter.com/opalayo

For more information about the sponsor of this show First Boulevard, a financial technology company designed to build generational wealth for Black America, visit www.firstboulevard.com/

Aaron Samuels, Co-Founder & COO of Blavity shares about creating that magic, power, and strength that is Blavity - sharing the importance of celebrating and investing in our communities. 

Connect with Aaron & Blavity

Aaron Samuels
Twitter: @PoetryAaron
Instagram: @PoetryAaron

Blavity
Twitter: @Blavity
Instagram: @Blavity

For more information about the sponsor of this show First Boulevard, a financial technology company designed to build generational wealth for Black America, visit www.firstboulevard.com/

April Johnson joins us on this episode for an incredible conversation about her journey as Founder & CEO of Happied. Hear how she made the jump from being a lawyer to an entrepreneur building a company that keeps communities connected through top-of the line virtual experiences that feel real.

Connect with Happied & April

April Johnson
instagram.com/aprilndecember

Happied: happied.co

For more information about the sponsor of this show First Boulevard, a financial technology company designed to build generational wealth for Black America, visit www.firstboulevard.com/

How can you make your money work so you don’t have to? In this episode, investing expert and writer Kevin L. Matthews II drops gems of finance knowledge that are sure to set you on a path to success.

Kevin L. Matthews II is a number one bestselling author and former financial advisor. He has helped hundreds of individuals plan for their retirement in addition to managing more than $140 million in assets during his advisory career. By 2017, he was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Financial Advisors by Investopedia. 

Kevin launched BuildingBread in 2010, to inspire millennials to set, simplify and achieve any financial goal. Kevin regularly speaks to young adults across the country and has been featured in several media publications and productions including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Black Enterprise, and many others. 

Follow Kevin
Twitter: www.twitter.com/buildingbread
Instagram: www.instagram.com/buildingbread

For more information about the sponsor of this show First Boulevard, a financial technology company designed to build generational wealth for Black America, visit www.firstboulevard.com/

Is it possible to pay down 100K in debt in 3 years? If you live Broke On Purpose you can. Join us for an eye opening episode on financial literacy knowledge from our guest Melody Robinson Wright Ph.D., CFEI.

In this episode we speak to Melody Robinson Wright Ph.D., CFEI. She's a Financial Empowerment Coach, Certified Financial Education Instructor, and the Director of Financial Education here at First Boulevard.

She knows what it feels like to be facing a mountain of debt so large that all you want to do is run and hide. She also know how it feels to stand up to your financial situation and tell that mountain to move. She has developed a proven framework that helped her family pay off over $100K in less than three years. Now they're living their version of a rich life. In this episode she shares her story and valuable tips to help you to maximize your financial life. You should be prepared to take some great notes on this one!

Follow Melody
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brokeonpurpose

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brokeonpurpose/ 

For more information about the sponsor of this show First Boulevard, a financial technology company designed to build generational wealth for Black America, visit www.firstboulevard.com/

New York Times Bestselling Author + Activist Kimberly L. Jones drops knowledge in this powerful episode on the racial wealth gaps in the US, exploring how the cards have been stacked against Black Americans.

Did you know that between the 1920s and the 1960s the US government underwrote 200 Billion in lending for home ownership. 98% went to White America, 2% went to everybody else, which is Black, Latinx, Asian, and Native America - combined. Kimberly L. Jones leaves us with this and other gems of knowledge that help us be the change we want to see.

Follow Kimberly:
instagram.com/kimberlylatricejones

twitter.com/kimlatricejones

For more information about the sponsor of this show First Boulevard, a financial technology company designed to build generational wealth for Black America, visit www.firstboulevard.com/