NEW BLACK WALL STREETS
ACROSS AMERICA
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Membership with Purpose
New Black Wall Streets Across America exists to strengthen Black communities through economic stability, development, learning, connection and collective work.
Many of our resources and activities benefit the community at large. People of all backgrounds are welcome to use our public resources and explore participation through the applicable membership or program pathway. Everyone who joins is expected to understand and respect our Black-centered mission.
Know What Your Membership Includes
Each membership description will explain who it serves, what benefits are included, which resources remain free, and any requirements for participation. Paid offerings will identify their price, access period, included accounts or seats, support and renewal terms before enrollment.
Free Community Membership does not require a purchase, volunteering or a service commitment. Some offerings require a separate signup, application, invitation or approval. Membership and payment alone do not grant a leadership position, governing vote or permission to represent NBWSAA.
Free Community Membership
Carrying on the tradition.
Your Green Book, now digital.
Our ancestors left us guidance, knowledge and ways to help one another move forward. We carry that tradition into the way we live today—at the table, on a computer and on a phone.
Your NBWSAA Digital Green Book brings together practical resources, free planning tools, community information and a way to share your questions and ideas. Find where to begin, choose a useful tool and take your next step.
Explore free membershipStart With Your Goal
$0 • No renewal required
No purchase, donation or volunteering is required.
Black Love Builds Black Legacies.
Built with Ingenuity. Organized for Scale.
Practical value you can use
Find a starting point
Choose a goal and find an existing resource with a first step you can understand.
Make your own plan
Organize bills, time, business costs or growing plans. Use your own copy or paper notes.
Stay connected
Use the public directory, bring forward questions and ideas, and choose optional announcements.
Public resources remain available without joining. Membership provides an ongoing connection to NBWSAA.
Choose your free connection
Our mission centers the economic stability and development of Black communities. People of all backgrounds are welcome while respecting that mission and the applicable participation rules.
One person
Free Community Individual
Connect with NBWSAA as an individual. Find public resources and participation information, share questions or ideas, and choose whether to receive announcements.
Cost: $0, ongoing without renewal.
Your household
Free Community Family
For up to two adults and dependent children, including single-parent and grandparent households, with no child-count surcharge.
Use the same free resources together to plan household needs and family goals. Children do not receive automatic accounts.
Cost: $0, ongoing without renewal.
Separate reader signup
Free Griot Reader Access
Read protected free Griot stories and watch the free-reader Pencils episodes. Introductions and Episode 1 remain public; Episodes 2–5 use the separate free-reader route.
Cost: $0 for the free reader offering.
Your next step: Complete the separate Griot Reader signup, even if you already joined the Community.
Our Shared Responsibilities
Community signup and Griot Reader signup are separate. Neither creates automatic Circle access. Community membership continues subject to applicable rules; you may leave voluntarily.
Families use the adult reader route for protected Pencils episodes. Organizational supervised viewing remains a separate route; it does not create child accounts or shared logins.
Start With Your Goal
Pick what matters today. Each choice shows what to use, how to begin and what you are working toward.
Follow each tool’s instructions and terms. Keep completed records private. You can use paper notes when a download is inconvenient.
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Use: CFPB income tracker, bill calendar and cash-flow worksheet; Money Picture in Reclaim Your Time.
Have ready: Income dates, bill due dates and approximate amounts.
First step: Write down what comes in and what is due next week.
Work toward: A week of income and payments laid out, with timing gaps visible.
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Use: Everyday Week, Time Audit, and Bills and Tasks in Reclaim Your Time.
Have ready: Work, care, travel, sleep and rest commitments.
First step: Choose one useful action and give it a realistic place in your week.
Work toward: A feasible action and a time to do it.
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Use: Business Hour, Cash Plan and the SBA startup-cost worksheet.
Have ready: Cost estimates, expected price, owner hours and payment dates.
First step: Choose one offer. Use Business Hour for its costs and hours; use Cash Plan separately for cash timing.
Work toward: A clearer view of job costs or a four-week cash plan.
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Use: NC State crop-scheduling and CSA / farmers-market planning spreadsheets.
Have ready: Location, crops, growing space and intended harvest dates.
First step: Choose one crop and work back from a harvest date, adjusting for local conditions.
Work toward: A first planting and harvest schedule.
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Use: CFPB SMART-goal worksheet.
Have ready: One goal in your own words.
First step: Name the result, one action and a realistic review date.
Work toward: A measurable goal and a next action.
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Use: Ownership Handoff and Roles and Next Steps in Reclaim Your Time.
Have ready: Document-location references, responsibilities and a review date.
First step: Note where a needed document is kept and who handles the next action. Leave out passwords and account numbers.
Work toward: Clearer responsibilities; no legal ownership or authority is created.
One Next Step
You do not have to solve everything today. Keep a short note on paper or in your own file.
My goal
What do I want to make easier or accomplish?
My resource
Which existing free tool fits?
My next action
What is one small step I can take?
My review date
When will I check what happened?
If I get stuck
What question or missing information do I need to identify?
Your notes stay with you. You do not need to submit financial records or completed worksheets.
Every Step Forward Matters
A clearer plan. A new skill. A goal reached. Each step forward matters.
Return when life changes
A grandmother wants a calmer week and a clearer view of upcoming bills. She lays out income and due dates, sees which week needs attention, then sets aside time for one next action.
She can return to update her plan or choose another free tool without buying a package.
Illustrative example; individual results vary.
Find, connect and share
Explore the public directory
Find the directory and the Green Book legacy explanation on our existing Find page.
The public directory is free. Shake a Hand, Make a Friend is separate paid participation.
Questions, needs & ideas
Use Contact NBWSAA to ask about a resource or share a community need or idea.
This contact route does not promise individual assistance or a response deadline.
Help improve the resources
Suggest a resource or report a broken link. Tell us its name, where you found it and what went wrong.
Please leave out account numbers and private records.
Stay connected on your terms
Free Community membership continues without renewal. Invitations to contribute, volunteer or explore a paid offering are optional.
Our purpose remains clear: strengthening Black communities through economic stability, development, learning, connection and collective work.
Join The Griot as a free reader
If you joined the free NBWSAA community, use the same email here to create your separate Griot reader account. This reader plan is free. The Griot is open. Sign in with your free reader account to read the full stories. Reader access does not grant a Builder role, voting rights, employment, compensation, or organizational authority.
Already a reader? Log in
On the reader access page, choose Log In.
One free NBWSAA membership for community connection, protected Griot stories, all five Pencils Series 2 stories and the Activity Hub. Original Pencils stories and public resources remain public. No fee or renewal. Optional interests and email updates are separate. No automatic Circle access or leadership, voting, employment or organizational authority.