Want to build-up your Credit Score quickly can qualify for Loans? Pay Rent, Utility Bills on time
America is the land of credit, banks have so much money they are always ready to loan you more provided you cross off on all the consideration on their checklist. Your credit score is at the very top of that checklist. So, do you need some money? Better have as high a credit score as […]
Programs and Initiatives that support Black-owned Businesses in Atlanta
In any given community, there are those fundamental financial pillars that give people their independence, dignity, and freedom. In the America of the past, it used to be freedom, and we all know how black people got the rawest part of that deal. In today’s America, that is denoted by the possession of assets that […]
Ghanaian-American Naa-Sakle Akuete quit Job at JP Morgan to start her own Shea Butter Business
As Africans, we value education as we have been told over and over again that education is the key to success. We hear this at home from our parents, at schools from our teachers, and successful older siblings, relatives, and friends during the family gatherings. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that among the list […]
Top African Restaurants in Atlanta, GA
Did you know that Atlanta comes third, after Washington, DC, and New York as the American city with the most African immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa? This tidbit information also means you can find plenty of top African restaurants in Atlanta. If you know anything about Africa, then it is that there is no such thing […]
Step Aside Adults, Nigerian Designers Now Have Their Spotlight On Kids’ Fashion
Most kids in Africa wear their older brother/sisters’ dirt-stained hand-me-downs. However, things are changing in Nigeria. The latest fashion trends reflect a growing need for high-end kid’s clothing in the country with more and more designers now creating and offering be-spoke kids’ wear. But does the average African parent put so much value on their […]
Don’t Whisper, Shout it Out! African Women Can Do Anything!
The incredible story of how one woman from Cameroon founded her very own African fashion brand in Washington State, USA. African women are great mothers. They are magnificent cooks and very devoted lovers. But, let’s face it. They aren’t among the world’s best-travelled women. Most women born in Africa stay and only travel within […]
African Migrants have turned American Interstate Roads to Profits
, “Trucking is the freedom. It is the freedom, and the money is right. I am not going to lie to you. You make more than the average Joe,” – said Mamoudou Diawara, a truck driver plying the interstate highways around Chicago. America is the country that never stops consuming; there are always people that […]
The Africans that made ‘2019 Time 100 Next List’ you should Lookout for in 2020
Guess what, in a little over a week, January will be over. With the year 2020 being a leap year, it means you have 346 days remaining to accomplish your new year resolution. Though, I am not here to sweat you on why haven’t started what you said on New Year’s Eve that you would […]
[Video Tutorial] Business 1o1 – What is an Asset, What is a Liability
We are all in love with the idea of running a business and becoming big shots in the corporate world. However, all that fades away when the time comes for pulling up our sleeves and putting our back into doing the work that needs to get done. Well, that figuratively speaking for the most part. […]
Forgotten what Courtship is? Long for Real Commitment? Get yourself an African Man – AJ Johnson
This piece might rattle some Americans, but to be fair, the thoughts expressed herein are from an American about fellow Americans. Just think of it as Americans looking at themselves in the mirror, and take it with the light note it deserves. Now that we got that ‘heads up’ out of the way let us […]
[Investment 1o1 VIDEO] Debunking Mutual, Index, and Exchange Traded Funds
We all love the idea of investing and letting our money work for us. While we spend our days playing golf or basking on a luxurious yacht in wearing a short and unbuttoned shirt. Seeping cocktails with umbrella and enjoying quality time with people you love. Sounds fun, doesn’t it? But you know what they […]
[VIDEO] Buy Land Now, They’re Not Making More of It – Real Estate Investment Tips
There is a humorist and writer, Mark Twain, who used the perfect words to describe real estate investment. He said, “Buy Land, they’re not making it anymore.” Yes, from Geography (or watching the Nat Geo documentaries), we know land can be created and/or destroyed. However, land creation and/or destruction happens once in a blue moon; […]