Kimberly Seals Allers, Columnist

Covid-19 Recession Financial Planning for Women of Color

Building a reserve of cash and a community to help with family and business needs are important right now.

September 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM UTC

Kimberly Seals Allers is a journalist who has covered business and investing at Fortune, the New York Post and Essence. She is the author of five books, including “The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion Into Profit” and, most recently, “The Big Letdown.”

Get your financial house in order. You know, in all your free time.
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I am facing a triple risk of financial failure in this pandemic.

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