by Tabia Alexine for Blavity

Below is a must-read list of things all Black women don't hear often enough, based off of the many others like it that simply miss the mark. If you’re sick of lists for women that exclude any of us not living storybook perfect lives, this one’s for you.

I sat in my favorite downtown Atlanta eatery reading the local weekly, Creative Loafing, looking to catch up on some current events. In it was a piece written by Quiana Shields arguing that the federal minimum wage needed to be raised from $7.25 to $15.

Black women doctoral students who have children and are enrolled full-time often suffer in the dark while committing their talents to the academy. We are some of the brightest, yet we can also be some of the most financially struggling.

The proliferation of television commercials, billboards, and newspaper ads from shady car dealerships offering shiny new rides at rock bottom prices signals the impending tax season. Another indication of the time of year is the countless advertisements from tax preparation agencies promising quick and easy income tax filing with an immediate refund. Yes, the dreaded season is upon us!

by Dalila Thomas


When is the last time you heard someone say, “I’m trying to spend my money?” Exactly.

by Michelle Jackson

At 25 years old, I am halfway through my twenties. I have come a long way from my 20-year-old self, when I mostly spent money on clothes, books, takeout, and expensive desserts while living in New York’s East Village. While I know that I am privileged, as my parents financially supported me through college and I still live at home, I have also had to learn to be fiscally responsible.

By Valerie Jean-Charles

We live in the age of prosperity preachers: Joel Osteen, Paula White, T.D. Jakes. These well known pastors, along with others, have helped usher an age in the Church where teachings of wealth-building reign supreme. Before I go into why this branch of theology robs congregants of benefits from the institution, it’s best that I provide definitions of what exactly the “prosperity gospel” is.