The growth of the womanâs movement, and its impact on the consciousness of African-American women in particular, helped fuel a âblack womenâs literary renaissanceâ of the 1970s, beginning in earnest with the publication of âThe Bluest Eyeâ (1970), by Toni Morrison.
Even if you started saving every month since your childâs birth and earned an annualized average return of 7 percent, you have to put away $215 each month for college savingsâand thatâs for only one child attending a public college.
1 The average annual cost of a private room at a nursing home, meanwhile, is $61,000,according to MetLife. 2  More annuitized savings: Social Security, pension plans and private insurance annuities generally pay a set amount to beneficiaries until they die (or until their spouses die).