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Despite bleak jobs market minorities still optimistic
FAYETTEVILLE, AR — Findings from the Blair-Rockefeller Poll challenge long-held assumptions about the impact of the economy on political attitudes and voting behaviors, according to
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Diminished Black middle class a sobering factor in assessing progress post-Katrina
By Ariella Cohen http://thelensnola.org A tone of triumph and hope characterized a forum of academic, nonprofit and governmental leaders held Monday at the University of
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency announced the opening of registration for the 2011 Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week) ... How America’s safety net has become a dragnet
By Barbara Ehrenreich (Special from New American Media) — The most shocking thing I learned from my research on the fate of the working poor in the recession was the extent ... Black buying power: Watch where you spend your money
By David Alexander (Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly) — How much do most big corporate advertisers respect the African-American consumer — 25 percent, 15 percent, five percent, or one ... Wealth gap widens between whites, minorities
The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on ... Ignoring minority businesses ‘recipe for disaster’
NEW YORK — American businesses must make supplier diversity a strategic priority and stop viewing it as simply a corporate citizenship obligation, according to a new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) ... White House to host entrepreneurship forum in New Orleans
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House Business Council and the Office of Public Engagement today announced that they will host two Urban Entrepreneurship Forums in New Orleans, LA on ... Workers fan out as Crescent City struggles with job growth
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer If you’re a New Orleans resident looking for a job, you may have to cast your net far and wide and be willing to endure a long ... Fact check on debt ceiling
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com The first time a debt ceiling was raised was in 1940 when Franklin Roosevelt was President. During that time and until now, the federal debt ...
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