Money
Learn It, Teach It, Live It!
“Financial literacy isn’t just knowledge—it’s power. At Freedom School Academy, we help you demystify money and transform it into a tool for legacy, liberation, and leadership.”
What You’ll Learn
Financial Wisdom. Community Power
Our curriculum builds financial literacy from the ground up. Whether you're retiring, regrouping, or rebooting, you'll gain strategies tailored to the lived realities of Black families. Topics include:
Understanding key financial terms and systems
Planning for retirement and navigating Social Security
Debt management with dignity
Investing through mutual funds, ETFs, and bonds
Estate planning and protecting generational wealth
Financial redlining and economic justice
We Teach With Clarity
You’ll get access to downloadable guides, annotated essays, video tutorials, and real-time market insights. All materials are designed to be:
Easy to understand and culturally relevant
Actionable for both personal and communal financial growth
Grounded in Black historical and legal realities
Summer Educator Book Reads on Wealth, Power, and Truth
The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel
The Color of Money – Mehrsa Baradaran
The Simple Path to Wealth – JL Collins
The Wealth Choice – Dennis Kimbro
Get Good with Money – Tiffany Aliche
Audio Resources
Brown Ambition Podcast – Smart, Black, and practical money moves.
NPR’s “Planet Money” (Selected Episodes) – Economy and money made simple.
Earn Your Leisure – Black entrepreneurs, generational wealth, and education.