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El Wright
El Wright is a lifelong activist and author whose work is rooted in the enduring struggle for civil rights. Her youth in the NAACP, founding a Black student newspaper, and surviving a racially charged hit-and-run cemented her understanding of systemic injustice. Her career as a barrier-breaking railroad brakeman and her deep involvement in urban revitalization inform her sharp analysis of economic and political structures. This same drive fuels her debut book, “Unlocking Financial Literacy For Teens & Young Adults.” Drawing from her own journey to financial independence, El provides the tools and relatable guidance. Her mission is to equip the next generation with the knowledge to build security, avoid pitfalls, and confidently claim their financial future.
El Wright
Welcome to the Official Website OF
El Wright
El Wright is a lifelong activist and author whose work is rooted in the enduring struggle for civil rights. Her youth in the NAACP, founding a Black student newspaper, and surviving a racially charged hit-and-run cemented her understanding of systemic injustice. Her career as a barrier-breaking railroad brakeman and her deep involvement in urban revitalization inform her sharp analysis of economic and political structures. In her book “Project 2025,” she connects this personal and historical lens to expose how modern policy movements function as a new iteration of Jim Crow, while championing the resilience and resistance that define Black communities.
El Wright
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
El Wright
El Wright is a lifelong activist, organizer, and pioneer whose work is deeply rooted in the fight for justice and equity. Born and raised in the Northeast, her commitment to civil rights began in her youth as a member of the NAACP youth branch. As a teenager, she co-founded her school's first Black student newspaper and organized demonstrations during the pivotal struggles of the 1960s. Her resolve was forged in fire when, during college, she survived a violent, racially charged hit-and-run attack—an injustice compounded by a media smear and a failed legal system. Undeterred, she continued her activism, leading a student occupation that established her college's first Black Women's Dormitory. After moving to Newark, she immersed herself in the city's revitalization and national liberation movements. When federal regulations opened new doors, El seized the opportunity to shatter barriers in the railroad industry, building a distinguished 25-year career as a freight brakeman. Her life's journey—from the front lines of protest to breaking glass ceilings in a male-dominated field—is a testament to her unwavering belief in dignity, access, and collective action. She remains an active and vital voice in her community.
My Vision
I envision a future where financial empowerment and social justice intersect—where every person has both the economic tools to build wealth and the protected rights to claim their full dignity and power. A world where systemic barriers no longer dictate destiny, and every generation moves forward.
My Mission
My mission is twofold: to equip you with the financial knowledge and confidence often withheld from marginalized communities, and to expose the hidden systems that perpetuate inequality. Through my writing and work, I provide not only practical guidance for your financial journey but also the critical awareness to safeguard your rights and your future.
My Purpose
My purpose is to merge hard-earned wisdom from a life of activism and barrier-breaking with actionable strategies for economic and civic freedom. Having fought for justice from the streets to the railroad industry, I now arm you with the tools to navigate an unequal world—whether building personal wealth or defending collective rights.
Unlocking Financial Literacy
For Teens & Young Adults
“Unlocking Financial Literacy For Teens & Young Adults” by El Wright is a compassionate and practical guide that demystifies personal finance for a new generation. Written in a relatable, conversational tone, it transforms complex topics like budgeting, debt, and investing into engaging lessons using clever analogies and real-life stories. The book provides a comprehensive roadmap, starting with a financial mindset and progressing through saving, credit, and long-term planning. It addresses modern tools like micro-investing apps and ethical finance, making it an essential, empowering resource for young readers to build a secure and confident financial future.
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Chapter 01
This chapter focuses on your money mindset. It explores how childhood experiences and emotions drive financial habits. You'll learn to identify your emotional spending triggers and use techniques like mindful spending to reshape your relationship with money, laying the psychological groundwork for success.
Chapter 02
Here, you'll master the practical skill of budgeting. The chapter guides you through tracking income, categorizing expenses, and using digital tools. It emphasizes building an emergency fund and cultivating financial flexibility to create a budget that is both disciplined and adaptable to life's changes.
Chapter 03
This chapter demystifies credit scores and debt repayment. It breaks down your credit report, explains strategies like the Debt Snowball Method, and offers wise credit card practices. The goal is to transform debt from a source of stress into a manageable tool you can control.
Project 2025
In “Project 2025,” El Wright presents a powerful argument that contemporary policy movements are systematically recreating the effects of the Jim Crow era through modern, bureaucratic means. The book meticulously traces how voter suppression, economic austerity, and culture-war policies function as a coordinated program to roll back civil-rights gains. Wright exposes the mechanisms—rhetorical reframing and administrative changes—that normalize exclusion while avoiding explicit racial language. Across policy areas from education to policing, the book details this structural threat while foregrounding the resilience and resistance of Black communities, framing it as an urgent call to defend democratic participation.
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Chapter 01
This chapter connects the legal subjugation of Jim Crow—poll taxes, violence, and segregation—to the modern conservative vision. It introduces Project 2025's architects and argues its goal to "restore American greatness," uses coded language to reclaim white dominance, and systematically roll back civil rights.
Chapter 02
Wright details modern voter suppression tactics like strict ID laws, voter roll purges, and algorithmic gerrymandering. She shows how these bureaucratic barriers, cloaked in "election integrity" rhetoric, function as the 21st-century equivalents of poll taxes and literacy tests to disenfranchise Black voters.
Chapter 03
This chapter explores enduring economic barriers, from housing redlining and zoning to the digital divide and workplace surveillance. It argues that these structures, combined with attacks on unions and Black wealth, systematically constrain Black economic mobility and opportunity.
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From Jim Crow Laws to “Neutral” Policies: What Really…
Jim Crow was not a mood or a metaphor; it was law. Segregation statutes, literacy tests, poll taxes, and racial zoning formed a visible scaffolding…
Project 2025: The Distance Between Intention and Impact
Project 2025 examines how seemingly “neutral” policy ideas can replicate old hierarchies in a new language. Speaking to readers of African American nonfiction and political…
