God has given all of us the power to gain wealth. Listen to the audio player to hear Pastor Jay discuss three ways to gain it the godly way in this edition of D.L. Goes to Church. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley Show” LIVE weekdays 3-7 p.m. EST! RELATED: 3 Reasons […]

Tom: Another positive story this morning – Americans are growing their wealth?  Mellody: This certainly is a good story, Tom. During the great recession, Americans’ net worth plummeted as stock and home values sank. Household wealth tumbled to $55 trillion in the first quarter of 2009 from a pre-recession peak of $67.9 trillion. Wealth didn’t […]

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When it comes to wealth in hip-hop, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs is the one running things. According to reports the rap mogul topped Forbes magazine’s 2014 list of Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists with a net worth of $700 million. The achievement, which puts Puffy/Diddy/ Daddy closer to becoming hip-hop’s first billionaire, can be considered familiar ground […]

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According to new research money and child-raising do not mix. Parents who are obsessed with their work, wealth or social standing attach less meaning to the task of bringing up children than those who can separate the two.  The study says mothers are the most likely to lose sight of their parental responsibilities if they’re […]

The Texas judge whose lenient sentencing of the drunk driving teen who killed four people yet was given probation is being pressured to sentence him to prison. 16-year-old Ethan Couch was given 10 years probation by the judge who believes that rehabilitation is actually better for the teen than prison after his lawyer argued that Couch […]

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Credit problems disproportionately affect African Americans for a variety of reasons — historically lower incomes, higher unemployment, being hit especially hard hit by the subprime…

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What do you think you would learn after talking to 1,000 Black millionaires?  Dennis Kimbro, the author of “The Wealth Choice,” shared some of his insights…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ wealth reached an all-time this summer, buoyed by record-setting stock prices and a healthy recovery in home values. The Federal Reserve says to U.S. net worth, a measure of household wealth, rose 2.6 percent to $77.3 trillion in the July-September quarter. Net worth reflects the value of homes, stocks, bank accounts […]

If You Missed It, Money, Originals

Roland Martin talks with Dr. Dennis Kimbro about his book “The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires” and the seven things that separate black millionaires from everyone else.

Deion Sanders Jr. is just a freshman at Southern Methodist University but he’s already living large by sleeping on gold satin Versace sheets in his college dorm room. Junior’s father, former NFL star Deion Sanders, widely known as “Prime Time,” tweeted a picture of his son chilling on the glitzy Versace sheets. As a parent, […]

If You Missed It, Originals

Roland Martin talks with Brandeis University professor Tom Shapiro about his study “The Roots of the Widening Racial Wealth Gap: Explaining the Black-White Economic Divide” which details the large difference of wealth between blacks and whites.  Read the study here.