In 1913, Sarah Rector of Oklahoma became one of the wealthiest 12 year old black girls in the United States.
Sarah Rector was born in 1902 near the all-black town of Taft, located in the eastern portion of Oklahoma, which was considered…
Wealth creation is now happening at a faster rate in Black and Latino communities than the general population, new research from Merrill Lynch shows.
U.S. households earning more than $125,000—which Merrill defines as affluent—have grown by 53% since 2015, according to the…
Tanzania Becomes Middle Income Country
When John Magufuli took the reigns of Tanzania no one could have imagined that in such a short space of time he would have turned the east African country into a middle income country. What a wonderful…
Have you have ever wondered why the British royals are silent on Black Lives Matter and equality for Africans? To those Africans who love the British royal family and worship them simply because of their wealth are in for a rude…
Ownership is the basis of capitalism so when the African-Americans slaves were freed from slavery part of their reparations were to be 40 acres of land and mule. These were essential to enable the former slaves to become self-reliant and build wealth.…
While many Republican politicians use Ronald Reagan as the gold standard for what works, it is important for us to examine how his policies affected black people in America. As the infographic below shows, during the Ronald Reagan administration black income, poverty…
Wealth building in African society has not always been a popular subject particularly for present Africans. Where I come from some fathers assume that if they give their children their inheritance early their children may kill them. This creates a hostile environment…
Folorunso Alakija is a Nigerian Billionaire who shares the journey of her life on CNN's African Voices. She was born July 15, 1951 and is a Nigerian Billionaire fashion-designer and Executive Director at FAMFA Oil, an indigenous Nigerian oil and gas exploration…