Kenneth Kelly on the Importance of Financial Wellness| The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Bakari Sellers is joined by CEO of First Independence Bank Kenneth Kelly to discuss the challenges facing minority-owned banks (3:58), his book Prepared Before I Let Go, and the importance of last will and testaments (8:01). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Kenneth Kelly Producer: Donnie Beacham Executive Producer: Jarrod LoadholtWebsite: www.bakarisellers.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bakarisellers Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Bakari_Sellers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bakarisellers Bakari Sellers made history in 2006 when, at just 22 years old, he defeated a 26-year incumbent State Representative to become the youngest member of the South Carolina state legislature and the youngest African American elected official in the nation. His political career did not stop there. In 2014, Sellers won the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor in South Carolina, and has also worked for United States Congressman James Clyburn and former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. Sellers is the author of The New York Times best-selling book My Vanishing Country: A Memoir, which has been described as part memoir, part historical and cultural analysis – illustrating the lives of America’s forgotten black working-class men and women. He has also expanded his audience with the Bakari Sellers Podcast, a twice-a-week show part of The Ringer Podcast Network that addresses a variety of topics. He is also a prominent political contributor for CNN.