Juneteenth and the Power of Financial Education to Close the Wealth Gap

Juneteenth is more than a celebration of freedom—it’s a reflection on what freedom trulyrequires. Legal freedom without economic opportunity is incomplete. In 1865, formerly enslavedAmericans were declared free, but without land, wealth, or access to capital, financialindependence remained out of reach. Today, the racial wealth gap remains stark. Black families hold just a fraction of […]