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America's Wealth Coach Deborah Owens has a few tips that will help you kick your student loan debt to the curb.

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Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein explains why African-Americans should vote for her in the 2016 presidential election.

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Student loan debt is at an all time high — and it’s hitting African-American students the hardest. According to a study by the Brookings Institution, there are racial debt disparities in low-to-moderate income students. Black students leave college with an average debt of $27,000, while White students incur an average of $20,000. Student load debt facts: Black […]

Plus, Chris Christie demands Assata Shakur be returned (again), Sesame Street actor dies at 80 and Detroit college students get help in paying for school.

An Inspector General report says the Education Department misled the public about the misdeeds of student loan companies. Lawmakers are outraged over the mistreatment of military service members.

I always say you can change the way something looks if you look at it differently. A young rapper/writer who goes by the name Dee-1 decided to do something non-traditional with his first paycheck when he got a record deal. As he puts it, “I wanted to address something serious in a lighthearted way.” Check […]

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Dee triumphantly raps, “For those who doubted me, yeah this is payback. No sir, I don’t drive a Maybach. But guess what I did? I finished paying Sallie Mae back.”

Seniors gearing up for graduation at Howard University can breathe a little easier now; the Mecca is implementing a new practice that will surely lower…

Mellody Hobson answers some of the “Text Tom” questions our listeners have sent in. Today, let’s focus on the ones that came up around saving…

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Mellody Hobson talks about common money mistakes people make in their middle ages in today’s “Money Mondays” segment. I know no one really likes to…

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White House correspondent April Ryan talks with Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University about the problems with the Parent PLUS loans and the…

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Roland Martin talks with Rep. Corrine Brown about how the Parent PLUS loan is negatively impacting students and universities across the country.