One year later: Believe-In-You Money inspires nationwide conversations on reparative finance

(BPRW) Jessica Norwood, renowned author, social entrepreneur, shaman, and financial activist, is proud to celebrate the first anniversary of her transformative business book, Believe-In-You Money: What Would It Look Like If the Economy Loved Black People?, published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This milestone will be marked with special events in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and her hometown of Mobile, Alabama. Believe-in-You Money (BIY$) is an alternative to conventional lending to businesses that can come in forms such as gifts, grants, loans, revenue shares, or convertible equity and is explicitly anti-racist. Since its release in 2023, the Believe-In-You Money book has become a powerful catalyst for conversations that are fueling the Believe-in-You Money Movement toward closing the racial wealth gap. Norwood outlines her bold vision for financial freedom through the lens of justice, calling…