Like in the industries its reporters cover, the lack of Black representation in business and financial media has created blind spots. Predominantly white newsrooms often miss stories about systemic racism or fail to reach an audience of more than one demographic. In the wake of this summer's Black Lives Matter protests, there are serious implications for financial services, the reporters covering them — and an emerging group of professionals creating their own media. What can journalists like us learn from these Black voices?
Featured guests:
- (Left) Khristopher Brooks,
reporter for CBS NewsMoneyWatch and adjunct journalism professor at Hunter College - (Right) Damien Peters, founder of
Wealth Noir - (Second from left) Anna N'Jie-Konte, founder of
Dare to Dream Financial Planning and host of theFirst-Gen Realness Podcast - Dasarte Yarnway, founder of
Berknell Financial Group , head of community withAltruist and host of theYoung Money Podcast - (Second from right) Emlen Miles-Mattingly, founder of Gen Next Wealth, co-founder of the
BLatinX Internship Program and host of theMinority Money Podcast
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