Black Girl Money Mysteries: Activate Your Madam CJ Walker's Money Story

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Welcome to the first Black Girl Money Mystery story. This is our first "Planet Money" episode, where we look at a historical figure and analyze their superpowers in order to activate our own money stories. 

In this episode: 

We chat about Madam CJ Walker's Life Story from being a parentless child at the age of 7 to the first female entrepreneur that made a million dollars. 

We look at her Money Story and ask ourselves ' how does this relate to our money story?' 

Finding your Financial BFFs: We chat about how it's important to find encouraging people in your industry to help you build wealth. 

Money Book Club: 

It’s #blackhistorymonth and for our money book club choice we’re reading "It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America" Reniqua Allen

It's a book about Black Millennials Adjusting to the American Dream.

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