Michelle Singletary
{{short description|American writer}}
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Michelle Singletary is an American journalist. She is a personal finance columnist for the Washington Post.{{Cite news|title=Michelle Singletary|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/michelle-singletary/|access-date=2021-02-05|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en}} She won a 2021 Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary for "Sincerely, Michelle" in The Washington Post,{{Cite press release|title=Winners of the 2021 Gerald Loeb Awards Announced by UCLA Anderson in Live Virtual Event|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/winners-of-the-2021-gerald-loeb-awards-announced-by-ucla-anderson-in-live-virtual-event-301389479.html|date=September 30, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021|publisher=UCLA Anderson School of Management|location=Los Angeles|last=Daillak|first=Jonathan}} and received the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.{{Cite news |title=Michelle Singletary to receive 2022 Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2022/08/18/michelle-singletary-receive-2022-gerald-loeb-lifetime-achievement-award/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 18, 2022 |access-date=August 18, 2022}}
Life
She graduated from University of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins University.{{Cite web |last=Snider |first=Susannah |date=June 29, 2020 |title=Michelle Singletary on Financial Literacy, Race |url=https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finance/articles/q-a-michelle-singletary |website=U.S. News & World Report}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-29|title=Q&A: Michelle Singletary|url=https://wtop.com/news/2020/06/qa-michelle-singletary/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=WTOP|language=en}} She wrote a series, "Sincerely, Michelle,"{{Cite news |date=September 25, 2020 |title=Washington Post Personal Finance Columnist Michelle Singletary addresses misconceptions involving race in new series |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2020/09/25/washington-post-personal-finance-columnist-michelle-singletary-addresses-misconceptions-involving-race-new-series/|access-date=February 5, 2021 |issn=0190-8286}}
She has appeared on the Amanpour & Co,{{Cite web|title=Michelle Singletary Gets Personal About Race and Finance|url=https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/amanpour-co/clip/michelle-singletary-gets-personal-about-race-and-finance-3og|access-date=2021-02-05|website=PBS SoCal|language=en}} Morning Edition,{{Cite web|last1=Inskeep |first1=Steve |author-link1=Steve Inskeep |last2=Singleton |first2=Michelle |date=September 16, 2020 |title=As Renters Accumulate Housing Bills, Can An Eviction Tsunami Be Held Off? |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913448202/as-renters-accumulate-unpaid-housing-bills-can-an-eviction-tsunami-be-held-off |access-date= August 18, 2022 |website=NPR}} The Kojo Nnamdi Show,{{Cite web |title=Kojo For Kids: Money Matters With Michelle Singletary |url=https://wamu.org/story/20/11/16/kojo-for-kids-money-matters-with-michelle-singletary/ |access-date=February 5, 2021 |website=WAMU |date=November 16, 2020 |series=The Kojo Nnamdi Show}} On Point,{{Cite web |title=Confronting Misconceptions Around Race With Michelle Singletary |url=https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/12/29/racism-michelle-singletary-media |access-date=February 5, 2021 |website=WBUR |date=December 29, 2020 |last1=Bauman |first1=Anna |first2=Meghna |last2=Chakrabarti |author-link2=Meghna Chakrabarti |series=On Point}} and The Long View.{{Cite web|title=Michelle Singletary: 'You Need Diversity'|url=https://www.morningstar.com/podcasts/the-long-view/63|access-date=February 5, 2021|website=Morningstar, Inc.|date=July 1, 2020 |language=en |series=The Long View}} She participated in the OneTransaction Campaign.{{Cite press release|website=OneUnited Bank|title=OneUnited Bank, Largest Black Owned Bank And Visa Launch OneTransaction Campaign|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oneunited-bank-largest-black-owned-bank-and-visa-launch-onetransaction-campaign-301220534.html|access-date=2021-02-05|via=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-02-04|title=Largest Black Owned Bank Focuses on Closing the Racial Wealth Gap|url=https://chicagodefender.com/largest-black-owned-bank-focuses-on-closing-the-racial-wealth-gap/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Chicago Defender|language=en-US}}
Works
- The 21-Day Financial Fast: Your Path to Financial Peace and Freedom.{{Cite web|first=Shoshana|last=Davis|website=CBS News|date=January 9, 2014|title="Financial Fast": How to go on a 21-day fiscal diet|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/financial-fast-how-to-go-on-a-21-day-fiscal-diet/|access-date=2021-02-05|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=The 21 Day Financial Fast by @SingletaryM Book Review|url=https://threeboysandanoldlady.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-21-day-financial-fast-by.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=threeboysandanoldlady.blogspot.com}}
- Spend well, live rich : how to get what you want with the money you have Random House, {{ISBN|978-0-375-50753-3}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life: How to Live Well with the Money You Have|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780375507533|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-05|newspaper=Publishersweekly.com}}
- Your money and your man : how you and Prince Charming can spend well and live rich Random House, {{ISBN|978-1-4000-6378-9}}{{Cite book|url=https://www.npr.org/books/titles/138319622/your-money-and-your-man-how-you-and-prince-charming-can-spend-well-and-live-rich|title=Your Money And Your Man|isbn=978-0-345-47970-9|language=en|last1=Singletary|first1=Michelle|year=2007|publisher=Random House Publishing }}{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4000-6378-9|access-date=2021-02-05|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2017-03-28|title=Your Money and Your Man [Book Review]|url=http://noirehistoir.com/blog/your-money-and-your-man/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Noire Histoir|language=en-US}}
References
External links
- [http://wfsites.websitecreatorprotool.com/michellesingletary/home.html Official Site of Michelle Singletary.]
- [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/michelle-singletary-book-festival-08/id386018037?i=1000411389458 2008 National Book Festival Podcast]: Michelle Singletary:
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