In honor of Black History Month, check out our upcoming events and curated resources for you to use in your classroom. Join us in celebrating the achievements, stories, and voices of Black people in the U.S. as well as acknowledging where systemic racism persists.

For additional resources, see the Black History resource guide for educators from the Center for Racial Justice in Education as well as this NEA-recommended article on the do's and don'ts of teaching Black history.

Curriculum Resources

Racial Discrimination in Finance Mini-Unit

Math Monday: Highlighting Black Mathematicians in the Classroom

Recent Podcasts

Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO & President, Ariel Investments and NYT bestselling author of Priceless Facts About Money

Kenny Johnson, known as "Kenny Finance," Investor, Entrepreneur, and YouTuber

Mykail James, MBA, Co-author of Personal Finance for Teens

Bill Bynum, CEO of Hope Credit Union, How Financial Institutions Can Build Equity and Empower Communities

Imani Moise, Wall Street Journal Reporter on Demystifying Credit Scores

Questions of the Day

What U.S. city was known as Black Wall Street in the early 1900s?

Who was the first Black woman in the U.S. to found a bank?

Who was Wall Street's first Black millionaire?

What was the first Black-owned business listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)?

How did Madame CJ Walker become the first American woman to be a self-made millionaire?

What Black-owned media company became the first to be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange?

FinCap Fridays

Black-Owned Banks Break Barriers

Closing the Gap 

The $1 Billion Merger

The $10 Million Deposit

On Demand

The History of Racism in Finance

About the Author

Hannah Rael

As NGPF's Marketing Communications Manager, Hannah (she/her) helps spread the word about NGPF's mission to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans.

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