Dasha Kennedy

Featured Contributor, Nextup Honoree

Dasha Kennedy is the creator of the award-winning financial advocacy group The Broke Black Girl. As a digital community leader and financial activist, she provides culturally competent and relevant financial literacy resources to over 70,000 African-American women to combat the racial and gender wealth gap.

Author Dasha Kennedy helped fund her sons’ education by asking her friends and families to contribute to their 529 plans on birthdays and holidays.

I Couldn’t Afford a College Degree. I Started Investing $20 a Month So My Sons Won’t Have the Same Problem

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I Didn’t Talk About Money in My Marriage. My Divorce Put Me $25,000 in Debt

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