Category: Finances

SoFi Partners With Venus Williams, Cameron Brink to Launch the ‘Give Her Credit’ Campaign

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), the one-stop shop for digital personal financial services, has teamed up with tennis champion, entrepreneur and author Venus Williams and Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink to launch the Give Her Credit campaign. With this national initiative, SoFi will begin accepting submissions… Continue reading SoFi Partners With Venus Williams, Cameron Brink to Launch the ‘Give Her Credit’ Campaign

Colorado Football Player Travis Hunter Has Signed The ‘Smartest NIL Deal Ever’ With NerdWallet

University of Colorado Boulder wide receiver and cornerback, Travis Hunter has just inked the “Smartest NIL Deal Ever” when he connected with NerdWallet. According to the financial company, the future NFL player, who is currently playing for NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, has committed to placing at least 20% of his fee into a… Continue reading Colorado Football Player Travis Hunter Has Signed The ‘Smartest NIL Deal Ever’ With NerdWallet

Deion Sanders Recruits Elevations Credit Union To Open Bank Accounts For Children Of Players on Football Team

NFL Hall of Famer and current University of Colorado Boulder football coach Deion Sanders has partnered with Elevations Credit Union to give eight of his football players with children a bank account and starting them off with $2,121. Elevations Credit Union posted a video of the football head coach speaking to the young fathers and… Continue reading Deion Sanders Recruits Elevations Credit Union To Open Bank Accounts For Children Of Players on Football Team

NFL Expands Loans from Minority Banks to Nearly $100 Million

  League Reinforces its Commitment to Drive Economic Opportunity in Underserved Communities NEW YORK – August 29, 2024 –The NFL is expanding its commitment to support diverse enterprises across the country to help drive economic opportunity in underserved communities. Last year, the league secured $78 million in funding from 16 Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs), Community Development… Continue reading NFL Expands Loans from Minority Banks to Nearly $100 Million

50 Cent: ‘I’m Not In A Hurry To Reach Billionaire Status’

In 2007, 50 Cent‘s remix of “I Get Money” featured JAY-Z and Diddy and the “Bad Boy” executive said in the song, “It’s the billion dollar remix, baby!” Almost 20 years later, with 50 approaching billionaire status, that record may become the only one that featured three (current and former) billionaires. Although with the moves… Continue reading 50 Cent: ‘I’m Not In A Hurry To Reach Billionaire Status’

Drake Helps Raise $40M For Italian Soccer Club, Venezia FC

Canadian superstar Drake has been credited with helping an Italian soccer club stay in business after staring in the face of bankruptcy. According to GQ Italia, the soccer team, Venezia FC was having financial issues and needed cash to keep the club afloat. Drake came in and saved the day when he became involved in… Continue reading Drake Helps Raise $40M For Italian Soccer Club, Venezia FC

GloRilla Admits Yo Gotti Helped Curb Her Spending By Hiring An Accountant

Gloria Hallelujah Woods, known to the world as recording artist GloRilla recently revealed that she became financially responsible after getting a great tip from the man who signed her, fellow Memphis native, Yo Gotti. The Memphis rapper was on “The Shop” podcast with co-hosts Maverick Carter and Paul Rivera discussing several things along with Machine… Continue reading GloRilla Admits Yo Gotti Helped Curb Her Spending By Hiring An Accountant

50 Cent Announced As Headliner For This Year’s Invest Fest

Several months ago, the organizers of Invest Fest announced that it was heading back to Atlanta to return to the Georgia World Congress Center August 23-25 for this year’s financial conference. In a social media post, it was confirmed that 50 Cent is headlining the event. “The Biggest Just Got Bigger! @50cent will be headlining… Continue reading 50 Cent Announced As Headliner For This Year’s Invest Fest

Dwyane Wade Admits Taking Several Years To Learn How To Manage Money

Miami Heat basketball legend, Dwyane Wade has had a successful playing career and is now doing a great job as an entrepreneur. Although he has made close to $200 million in career earnings, he said it took him several years to learn how to manage money. According to CNBC, he states that with all the… Continue reading Dwyane Wade Admits Taking Several Years To Learn How To Manage Money

Career Perseverance and Reflection – Rosalind Ellington

Rosalind Ellington has seen countless changes throughout her career journey. In persevering through her education and career challenges, she has managed to come full circle undaunted, and in a position to give back what she’s learned. Although her experience and perspective is that of a Black woman, many can identify with Ellington’s human experience in… Continue reading Career Perseverance and Reflection – Rosalind Ellington

Entrepreneur Launches Website that Exposes Dishonest Clients

You have heard about public platforms such has Consumer Affairs and the Better Business Bureau, which give customers the opportunity to submit reviews about businesses they’ve hired. But have you heard about the platform that gives companies the floor to review customers? Founder and CEO of LyingClient.com, Tamera Preacher, launched the website after having three… Continue reading Entrepreneur Launches Website that Exposes Dishonest Clients

In 24 Hours, Diddy Donates $2 Million to Two Important Causes

It was an eventful weekend for Black people, especially when it came to finances. As Atlanta was the place to be to bask in the glory of people who are seeking financial education, Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is trying to do his part in helping build Black wealth made two announcements within 24 hours. While… Continue reading In 24 Hours, Diddy Donates $2 Million to Two Important Causes

50 Cent Settles Lawsuit with Remy Martin Over Bottle Design

50 Cent Settles Lawsuit with Remy Martin Over Bottle Design 50 Cent’s battle with the cognac brand, Remy Martin has ended. According to a report by TMZ, the spirits company owned by 50, Sire Spirits has reached a confidential settlement with E. Rémy Martin & Co. The media outlet has obtained paperwork signifying that the… Continue reading 50 Cent Settles Lawsuit with Remy Martin Over Bottle Design

Ye Reportedly Pocketed Over $25M After Adidas Releases Yeezys

Ye Reportedly Pocketed Over $25M After Adidas Releases Yeezys So much for Ye being canceled. According to a report by Hypebeast, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West has reportedly pocketed over $25 million based on first-day numbers. The media outlet stated that there were 682,300 pairs of YEEZYs available for sale. The total sum… Continue reading Ye Reportedly Pocketed Over $25M After Adidas Releases Yeezys

LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant Among Forbes 10 Highest-Paid Athletes in the World

Forbes has just released the list of The World’s 10 Highest-Paid Athletes of 2023 and eight out of the 10 have made more than $100 million. Three of the top ten are Black basketball players. Coincidentally, all three men have signed lifetime contracts with sports apparel companies. The calculations are based on collective earnings from on-field… Continue reading LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant Among Forbes 10 Highest-Paid Athletes in the World

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