Below is a list of suggested readings that I will update periodically; I hope you like it.
Bell, Ella L. J. Edmondson, and Stella M. Nkomo. Our Separate Ways: Black and
White Women and the Struggle for Professional Identity. Boston: Harvard
Business School Press, 2001.
Bridgforth, Glinda. Girl, Get Your Money Straight!: A Sister's Guide to Healing
Your Bank Account and Funding Your Dreams in 7 Simple Steps. New
York: Broadway Books, 2000.
---. And Gail Perry-Mason. Girl, Make Your Money Grow!: A Sister's Guide to
Protecting Your Future and Enriching Your Life. New York : Broadway
Books, 2003.
Broussard, Cheryl D. The Black Woman's Guide to Financial Independence:
Money Management Strategies for the 1990s. 3rd ed. Oakland: Hyde Park
Pub., 1992.
---. The Black Woman's Guide to Financial Independence: Smart Ways to Take
Charge of Your Money, Build Wealth, and Achieve Financial Security.
New York: Penguin, 1996.
---. Sister CEO: The Black Woman's Guide to Starting Her Own Business. New
York: Viking, 1997.
Brown, Jesse B. 101 Real Money Questions: The African American Financial
Question and Answer Book. New York: Wiley, 2003.
---. Pay Yourself First: The African American Guide to Financial Success and
Security. New revised, expanded edition. New York: Wiley, 2001.
Browne, Irene. Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender,
and Economic Inequality. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1999.
Bunkley, Anita R. Steppin' out with Attitude: Sister, Sell Your Dream! New York:
HarperPerennial, 1998.
Casserly, Catherine M. African-American Women and Poverty: Can Education
Alone Change the Status Quo? New York: Garland Pub., 1998.
Catalyst Inc. Women of Color Executives: Their Voices, Their Journeys. New
York: Catalyst, 2001.
Catalyst Inc., and Institute for Women's Policy Research. Women of Color in
Corporate Management. New York: Catalyst, 1998.
Catalyst Inc., and Texas Instruments. Moving Women of Color up the Ladder.
New York: Catalyst, 2002.
Chambers, Veronica. Having It All?: Black Women and Success. New York:
Doubleday, 2003.
Cornish, Gracie. 10 Good Choices That Empower Black Women's Lives. New
York: Crown Publishers, 2000.
Davidson, Marilyn. The Black and Ethnic Minority Woman Manager: Cracking the
Concrete Ceiling. London: Paul Chapman Pub. Ltd., 1997.
Etter-Lewis, Gwendolyn. My Soul Is My Own: Oral Narratives of African
American Women in the Professions. New York: Routledge, 1993.
Ford Foundation, Avon Products Inc., and Catalyst Inc. Women of Color in
Corporate Management: Opportunities and Barriers. NY: Catalyst, 1999.
---. Women of Color in Corporate Management: Three Years Later. New York:
Catalyst, 2002.
Harley, Sharon, and Black Women and Work Collective. Sister Circle: Black
Women and Work. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2002.
Harry, Lois. Stressors, Beliefs, and Coping Behaviors of Black Women
Entrepreneurs. New York: Garland Pub., 1994.
Hawkins, Ricky J. The Red Book: How the Black Woman Can Begin to Achieve
Financial Freedom. Ashville, N.C.: Future Vision Publishers, 1994.
Hicks, Ingrid D. For Black Women Only: A Complete Guide to a Successful Life-
Style Change: Health, Wealth, Love and Happiness. Chicago: African
American Images, 1991.
Hubbard, Marilyn French. Sisters Are Cashing In: How Every Woman Can Make
Her Financial Dreams Come True. New York: Berkley Pub. Group, 2000.
Hughes, Dorothy Pitman. Wake up and Smell the Dollars! Whose Inner-City Is
This Anyway!: One Woman's Struggle against Sexism, Classism, Racism,
Gentrification, and the Empowerment Zone. Phoenix: Amber Books, 2000.
Inman, Katherine. Women's Resources in Business Start-Up: A Study of Black
and White Women Entrepreneurs. New York: Garland Pub., 2000.
James, Kay Coles, and John Littel. What I Wish I'd Known Before I Got Married.
Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2001.
Jones, Jacqueline. Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work, and the
Family from Slavery to the Present. NY: Vintage Books, 1995, c1985.
Kao, Patricia, et al. Vault Guide to Conquering Corporate America for Women
and Minorities. New York: Vault Inc., 2002.
Landry, Bart. Black Working Wives: Pioneers of the American Family Revolution.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000.
Marable, Manning. How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America: Problems in
Race, Political Economy, and Society. Updated ed. Cambridge: South End
Press, 2000, c1983.
McElroy, Joy A. Trophy Man: The Surprising Secrets of Black Women Who
Marry Well. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.
McQuillar, Tayannah Lee. Rootwork: Using the Folk Magick of Black America for
Love, Money, and Success. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.
Miller, Melvin B. How to Get Rich When You Ain't Got Nothing: The African-
American Guide to Gaining and Building Wealth. NY: Amber Books, 2002.
Millner, Denene, and Nick Chiles. Money, Power, Respect: What Brothers Think,
What Sistahs Know About Commitment. New York: Quill, 2002.
National Foundation for Women Business Owners. Women Business Owners of
Color: Challenges and Accomplishments. Silver Spring: National
Foundation for Women Business Owners, 1998.
Pennington, Dorothy L. African American Women Quitting in the Workplace.
Lewiston: E. Mellen Press, 1999.
Radford-Hill, Sheila. Further to Fly: Black Women and the Politics of
Empowerment. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
Reynolds, Paul D., and Sammis B. White. The Entrepreneurial Process:
Economic Growth, Men, Women, and Minorities. Westport: Quorum
Books, 1997.
Sheared, Vanessa. Race, Gender, and Welfare Reform: The Elusive Quest for
Self-Determination. New York: Garland Pub., 1998.
Shields, Cydney, and Leslie C. Shields. Work, Sister, Work: Why Black Women
Can't Get Ahead and What They Can Do About It. Secaucus: Carol Pub.
Group, 1993.
Smith-Hunter, Andrea. Diversity and Entrepreneurship: Analyzing Successful
Women Entrepreneurs. Lanham: University Press of America, 2003.
Stephens, Brooke M. Talking Dollars and Making Sense: A Wealth-Building
Guide for African-Americans. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
---. Wealth Happens One Day at a Time: 365 Days to a Brighter Financial Future.
New York: HarperBusiness, 1999.
Stoutland, Sara E. Neither Urban Jungle nor Urban Village: Women, Families,
and Community Development. New York: Garland Pub., 1997.
Subira, George. Money Issues in Black Male Female Relationships. Newark:
Very Serious Business Enterprise, 1994.
Tucker, Jennifer, et al. No More "Business as Usual”: Women of Color in
Corporate America: Report of the National Women of Color Work/Life
Survey. Washington, D.C.: Center for Women Policy Studies, 1999.
Yetunde, Pamela Ayo. Beyond 40 Acres & Another Pair of Shoes: For Smart
Sisters Who Think Too Much and Do Too Little About Their Money.
Oakland: Marabella Books, 1998.
*Much of this list was compiled by Alishia Floyd with additions by yours truly.*
