Black History Month – Economics and Financial Literacy Connections 2024
Black History Month - Economics Resources
“19 Black economists to celebrate and know, this Juneteenth and beyond”, Fortune Magazine, Jun 2020, https://fortune.com/2020/06/19/black-economists-fixing-systemic-racism-juneteenth/
“The Association between Black Buying Power and Greater Income Equity”, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Feb 2023, https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2023/february/association-black-buying-power-greater-income-equity
“Black History Month: A Journey Through Finance History”, Vanderbilt Financial Group, Feb 2021, https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/black-history-month-a-journey-through-finance-history
“Booker T. Washington: ‘Fifty Cents and a Dream’ (lesson plan)”, EconEdLink (from the Council for Economic Education), Feb 2024, https://econedlink.org/resources/booker-t-washingtonfifty-cents-and-a-dream/
“Income and Wealth Inequality (lesson plan) – Page One Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Sep 2022, https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/page-one-economics-classroom-edition/income-and-wealth-inequality
“Steve Forbes On Achievement - Annie Malone (classroom video)”, Izzit.org, https://www.izzit.org/shorts/detail.php?video=forbes_malone
Black History Month - Financial Literacy Resources
“Celebrating Black History Month 2024 – Resources”, NextGen Personal Finance (NGPF), Jan 2024, https://www.ngpf.org/blog/current-events/celebrating-black-history-month-2024/
2 recently featured lesson resources from that list:
“Math Monday: Highlighting Black Mathematicians in the Classroom”, NGPF, Feb 2024, https://www.ngpf.org/blog/math/math-monday-highlighting-black-mathematicians-in-the-classroom-2024/
“Question of the Day: What is the largest Black-owned business based on revenue (sales)?”, NGPF, Feb 2024, https://www.ngpf.org/blog/question-of-the-day/question-of-the-day-what-is-the-largest-black-owned-business-based-on-their-2018-revenue-sales/
“Disparities in African American Financial Literacy: Serious Problems with the Concept”, National Urban League, Feb 2024, https://nul.org/news/disparities-african-american-financial-literacy-serious-problems-concept
“The Racial Gap in Financial Literacy: National surveys reveal a driving factor in the wealth gap”, Investopedia, Jul 2023, https://www.investopedia.com/the-racial-gap-in-financial-literacy-5119258
“Tackling Disparities in Finance for Black and African Americans”, MoneyGeek, Nov 2023, https://www.moneygeek.com/financial-planning/resources/black-african-american/
“Understanding Racial Trauma's Impact on Financial Literacy”, National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), Aug 2022, https://www.nefe.org/news/2022/08/understanding-racial-traumas-impact-on-financial-literacy.aspx
Black History Month - General Resources
“Black (African American) History Month Fun Facts”, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/fun-facts/black-history.html, Feb 2023 (we will also add the 2024 version when released)
“Black History Month Lessons & Resources”, National Education Association (NEA), Dec 2023, https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/black-history-month-lessons-resources
“Classroom Resources for Black History Month”, PBS Newshour Learning, Jan 2023, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/posts/2023/01/black-history-month-resources-for-the-classroom
“Do's And Don'ts Of Teaching Black History” (article recommended by NEA), Learning for Justice, 2014, https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/dos-and-donts-of-teaching-black-history
“National Black (African American) History Month: February 2024 Facts for Features”, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2024/black-history-month.html