Predatory Lending in the Black Community: Is Russell Simmons a Perpetrator?

Dr. Boyce Watkins, one of the world’s leading Financial experts and Black Social commentators, spoke with BBC World news about the RushCard, which has been heavily adopted in Black communities.

Watkins wrote this commentary about the Rushcard and you can click the image below to listen in on the interview.  Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Finance Professor at Syracuse University and Financial Writer for America Online.   He asks whether or not Russell Simmons is a pimp or if he is helping the Black community.

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