Why Blackpeoplesmoney?

First a big shout out to all my former Ways & Means readers who followed me over here. Thanks for sticking with the kid.

With that in mind, one of the faithful W&M readers emailed me a question: Why is this blog called blackpeoplesmoney? Seems self-explanatory, but he had a point: all money is green, it all spends and everybody wants and needs it , no matter what color they are, right?

True. Because this blog is about everyone's favorite topic, money, pretty much anybody can get something out of reading it and I hope they do. But as there are social and cultural nuances to black American life, there are also economic ones. And as a professional business writer, I don't believe those are explored enough in the media, so I took the initiative to do it here.

Now, quick, shameless plug time before I end this: Look out for Ebony magazine's September cover story, written by yours truly. And don't forget that I'm guest-blogging for BET's Meet The Faith show for the next two weeks.

Homless in Prince George's

Even in the wealthiest black county in America, foolishness and foreclosures go hand in hand:

Foreclosures Bloom at Corner Of Prosperity and Gullibility

Check me out on BET.com

Just a quick reminder that my stint as guest blogger for BET's Meet the Faith Program kicks off today and will continue through July 19. As usual, I'm writing about financial matters among African-Americans. You can read it all at www.betintroduces.com/shows/meetthefaith.