April is Literacy Awareness Month-African Americans Get Financial Freedom Tips in New Book Series

DETROIT - April 25, 2016 - PRLog -- With Americans bearing $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, and about eight million of them in default, 43-year-old spine surgeon, Dr. Roderick Claybrooks, reveals tips on how to manage student loan debt and more with the completion of his three-book series adding "The Black Student's Guide to Financial Success," and "The Black Parent's Guide To Financial Success" to the existing "The Black Student's Guide To Success," available at Amazon.com.

"I decided to add the financial guide to success books because I believe that freedom is everyone's birthright," says Claybrooks.  "Many African Americans lack control of their finances thus bound by the shackles of financial bondage."

The goal is to help the reader understand how money works in the world, how to manage money, how to invest, and overall, how to navigate successfully through life by making informed and effective decisions for long-term success.

There are many political debates and studies being held due to the outrageous student-loan debt and default, in particular, the effect it has on minorities.

Dr. Claybrooks, a contributing writer for several blogs states, "The average white family has ten times the net worth of the average African American family. That's about one hundred to one hundred ten thousand dollars for whites compared to ten to eleven thousand dollars for blacks."

According to a study, led by Micere Keels, associate professor in comparative human development at the University of Chicago, "More than 500 Black and Latino college students has confirmed that many encounter obstacles after enrolling in college without adequate financial resources."

When asked why he did not stay in his lane and just write medical books, Claybrooks explains, "I have a tendency to write about things that seem to be great areas of struggle in the lives of the many people that I encounter. It's like an iceberg. There may be a small tip on the surface but there's something much bigger underneath."

His book series stems from real life situations.  They are guides to educate, encourage, and edify, with realistic suggestions and results, for those serious about succeeding in school and beyond.

His passion to be successful, and his ability to contribute to the African American race, is a responsibility he will always contribute to and fight for.

"Until we (African Americans) are financially secure, we will always be at the mercy of others," states Claybrooks.  "Wealth and finance provide a degree of autonomy and control over our lives that few other things can."

For more information, please visit www.blackstudentsguide.com