PROGRAM: ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
The NAACP is dedicated to accelerating economic growth in our communities and eliminating existing racial and ethnic economic disparities.
TAKE ACTION
- Get Involved -- Ask your local branch whether Economic Empowerment programs are available, and if
not, become a part of the solution and volunteer to help establish an Economic Empowerment
program in your community
- Make Informed Choices -- Read the 2006 Economic Reciprocity Report Card and support companies
that financially support the African American community
- Support minority-owned businesses -- Spend your money wisely and support minority-owned
businesses
- Educate yourself -- Read the newspaper and visit the websites listed above to ensure that you are fully
informed about current financial and economic issues
- Share your knowledge -- Talk to your friends and/or children about saving money and acquiring wealth
- Speak up for children -- Advocate for the inclusion of a financial literacy component in the public school
curriculum
Related Links:
Center for Responsible Lending