Megan Sayles
Business Writer at Afro-American Newspapers
UMD ‘21 | Reporting on Black businesses and entrepreneurs in the DMV @afronews business writer | @Report4America corps member contact [email protected] w/ tips
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4 weeks ago |
triangletribune.com | Megan Sayles
Ronda Brunson, better known as the “credit queen,” has built a career on helping people settle their debts and restore their credit. For the Baltimore native, credit repair is not just about getting your credit score back on track, it’s about changing behaviors and understanding how credit works. She delves into the emotional factors that impact a person’s financial decisions. “You have to repair yourself first. When it comes to credit, a lot of what I do is relational.
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1 month ago |
stlamerican.com | Megan Sayles
For Tammira Lucas, assistant professor of business at Coppin State University, it’s never too early to start teaching young people about money management. As a mother of a ninth grader, Lucas taught her daughter, Ryann, about finances long before she got to high school. Ryann owns a vending machine company, and Lucas requires her to save 20 percent of her monthly income and invest another 20 percent.
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1 month ago |
stlamerican.com | Megan Sayles
Posted inEducation For Tammira Lucas, assistant professor of business at Coppin State University, it’s never too early to start teaching young people about money management. As a mother of a ninth grader, Lucas taught her daughter, Ryann, about finances long before she got to high school.
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2 months ago |
triangletribune.com | Megan Sayles
It’s officially been 15 years since the Affordable Care Act was passed and signed into law by former President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The statute aimed to reform health care coverage by expanding Medicaid eligibility, prohibiting insurers from denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions and creating health insurance marketplaces. Today, nearly 45 million Americans have health insurance coverage as a result of the ACA.
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2 months ago |
afro.com | Tashi McQueen |Megan Sayles
Nearly a year ago, the Dali container ship lost power and struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the structure to plunge into the Patapsco River at 1:29 a.m. on March 26, 2025. At the time of the collision, eight construction workers were filling potholes on the bridge and were sent crashing into the water. Only two survived. The disaster temporarily halted access to the Port of Baltimore, the leading U.S. port for automobiles, farm machinery, sugar and gypsum.
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