This CCTV story highlights our report on entrepreneurs of color: Although today’s U.S. job numbers were somewhat disappointing, the U.S. economy continues to grow. One area that’s been particularly strong in recent years is minority women-owned businesses. According to a new report by the Center for Global Policy Solutions, minority-owned businesses added 72 percent of […]
Huffington Post op-ed — Baltimore’s Big Soda Moment: Why Access to Sugary Drink Information Is a Civil Rights Issue
In this op-ed, Dr. Maya Rockeymoore urged Baltimore City Council members to support a bill that would mandate a warning label on sugary drinks similar to those that appear on tobacco products because African Americans, who comprise almost 65 percent of Baltimore’s population, are disproportionately impacted by [obesity, tooth decay, and type 2 diabetes]. In 2010, blacks […]
Baltimore Sun: Proposed warnings on sugary drinks a matter of health, justice, proponents say
A bill requiring warnings about sugar-sweetened beverages was discussed at a hearing in Baltimore on June 7, which Baltimore Sun covered. Dr. Maya Rockeymoore testified in favor of the bill: Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, CEO of Global Policy Solutions, called the bill a “civil rights imperative.” African Americans are more likely to develop obesity and Type 2 […]
Huffington Post op-ed: Why Advancing a Culture of Health Is Bigger Than You Think
In this Huffington Post op-ed, Maya Rockeymoore outlines some necessary principles for improving communities and creating a culture of health. As new efforts to build a culture of health in America take root, it will be important to uplift “Opportunity Communities” or win-win, place-based strategies that engage and support the resilience of marginalized residents by speaking to […]
Truthout: Obama’s Proposal to Expand Social Security Benefits Is Due to Grassroots Activism
This Truthout story features Dr. Maya Rockeymoore’s statement on President Obama’s proposal to expand Social Security. The Center for Global Policy Solutions represents one of the plethora of organizations that have been tenaciously advocating for enhancing Social Security benefits, fighting an inside-the-beltway climate that has been trying to reduce Social Security checks for years. Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, president […]
Fast Company: One Of The Biggest Challenges Of Getting Funding For Minority-Owned Business
Getting funding is just one roadblock for entrepreneurs of color, Lydia Dishman writes. The other is lack of access to networks and advisors. Recent research from McKinsey indicates that companies that have racial and ethnic diversity are 35% more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians. A McKinsey study from 2012 […]
Inside Philanthropy: A Bank Supports a Black Women’s Tech Startup Focusing on Personal Finance
Alyssa Ochs focuses on WealthyLife, a startup that won the financial inclusion competition at our 2016 Color of Wealth Summit. WealthyLife is a black women’s tech startup that’s focused on financial literacy as a means to end poverty. The JPMorgan Chase Foundation just gave this group a $10,000 grant to develop a financial literacy mobile app […]
Slate: The Trouble with Credit Cards
Helaine Olen continues the United States of Debt series at Slate with a conversation about credit cards. Maya Rockeymoore was a guest on the show. Olen: Let’s pause for a moment here to discuss one other thing. If an African Americans, like Louis, possesses a credit card, the chances are they maintain a balance on […]
Black Enterprise: This Black Women’s Tech Startup Was Just Awarded A $10,000 JPMorgan Chase Grant
WealthyLife, the winner of the financial inclusion competition at the 2016 Color of Wealth Summit and a $10,000 planning grant from JPMorgan Chase, was profiled in Black Enterprise. The additional capital will allow WealthyLife to offer CreditStacker as a mobile app and add features including animation and levels to make the user experience interactive and […]
Huffington Post: Crowdfunding’s Power To Close The Racial Wealth Gap
Startups and small businesses are now allowed to raise $1 million annually from small-dollar investors, which opens the doors to opportunity for businesses owned by women, veterans and minorities. And why is this important? Because access to capital is a major barrier to growing a business and people of color have little family wealth they […]
