10 Powerful Ways to Declare Your Financial Independence on July 4th

‘Tine Zekis
4 min readJul 4, 2023

Although July 4th is known in the US as “Independence Day”, most of us were not included in the Declaration of Independence back in 1776.

As a Black woman in America, I don’t feel any strong connection to the 4th of July. And if you’re anything like me, this day does not inspire a powerful, patriotic urge to celebrate.

Three women with fair skin holding out sparklers and standing in front of an American flag.
Photo by Alondra Olivas on Unsplash

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‘Tine Zekis

Christine (‘Tine) Zekis is an author, international speaker, software engineer, and the Founder & CEO of Getting Black Women Paid