Bill Duke, director of the highly acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, joins The Root Live: Bring It to the Table on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to talk about his experience with crowdfunding. The Root Live, sponsored by Prudential, is a weekly video series tackling financial concerns in the African-American community. Duke is joined in the discussion by Denmark West, operations specialist at K1 Investment Management.
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The veteran actor and director tells The Root Live host Harriette Cole about the importance of marketing a crowdfunding project and explains how Dark Girls ultimately caught the attention of OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. West gives the audience a detailed breakdown of crowdfunding sources and how to decide which one fits your needs.
The Root Live: Bring It to the Table video series continues every Wednesday through Dec. 24 with topics that include the following:
* how to recover financially from a divorce; * LGBT partners and benefits: knowing your rights; * finding a job after serving your country; * living a biblically sound financial life; * managing your children’s financial expectations.
To watch an earlier episode of The Root Live: Bring It to the Table, click here.
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