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Michelle Singletary is an American journalist. She is a personal finance columnist for the Washington Post. [1] She won a 2021 Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary for "Sincerely, Michelle" in The Washington Post , [2] and received the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. [3]

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Life

She graduated from University of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins University. [4] [5] She wrote a series, "Sincerely, Michelle," [6]

She has appeared on the Amanpour & Co, [7] Morning Edition , [8] The Kojo Nnamdi Show , [9] On Point , [10] and The Long View . [11] She participated in the OneTransaction Campaign. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Michelle Singletary". Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ Daillak, Jonathan (September 30, 2021). "Winners of the 2021 Gerald Loeb Awards Announced by UCLA Anderson in Live Virtual Event" (Press release). Los Angeles: UCLA Anderson School of Management . Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Michelle Singletary to receive 2022 Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award". The Washington Post . August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ Snider, Susannah (June 29, 2020). "Michelle Singletary on Financial Literacy, Race". U.S. News & World Report .
  5. ↑ "Q&A: Michelle Singletary". WTOP. June 29, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Washington Post Personal Finance Columnist Michelle Singletary addresses misconceptions involving race in new series". The Washington Post . September 25, 2020. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Michelle Singletary Gets Personal About Race and Finance". PBS SoCal. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ Inskeep, Steve; Singleton, Michelle (September 16, 2020). "As Renters Accumulate Housing Bills, Can An Eviction Tsunami Be Held Off?". NPR . Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Kojo For Kids: Money Matters With Michelle Singletary". WAMU . The Kojo Nnamdi Show. November 16, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  10. ↑ Bauman, Anna; Chakrabarti, Meghna (December 29, 2020). "Confronting Misconceptions Around Race With Michelle Singletary". WBUR . On Point . Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Michelle Singletary: 'You Need Diversity'". Morningstar, Inc. The Long View. July 1, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  12. ↑ "OneUnited Bank, Largest Black Owned Bank And Visa Launch OneTransaction Campaign". OneUnited Bank (Press release). Retrieved February 5, 2021– via www.prnewswire.com.
  13. ↑ "Largest Black Owned Bank Focuses on Closing the Racial Wealth Gap". Chicago Defender. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  14. ↑ Davis, Shoshana (January 9, 2014). ""Financial Fast": How to go on a 21-day fiscal diet". CBS News. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  15. ↑ "The 21 Day Financial Fast by @SingletaryM Book Review". threeboysandanoldlady.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  16. ↑ "7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life: How to Live Well with the Money You Have". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  17. ↑ Singletary, Michelle (2007). Your Money And Your Man. Random House Publishing. ISBN   978-0-345-47970-9.
  18. ↑ "Nonfiction Book Review: Your Money and Your Man: How You and Prince Charming Can Spend Well and Live Rich by Michelle Singletary, Author . Random $19.95 (275p) ISBN 978-1-4000-6378-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Your Money and Your Man [Book Review]". Noire Histoir. March 28, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2021.


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