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When it comes to saving for the future, women, African-Americans and Latinos in general had fallen behind before the recession hit. In a recent survey 54 percent of respondents reported having less than $25,000 in total savings and investments, excluding their home or workplace pension, if any. Some 27 percent said they don’t have even […]
Mike Henry probably didn’t set out to be a black man, but that’s what he’s become – every week as the creator and voice behind Cleveland Brown of “The Cleveland Show” on Fox. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/22113
Via NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com): The Great Recession ended in June 2009, according to the body charged with dating when economic downturns begin and end. But the news comes amid rising fears of a double-dip recession. The National Bureau of Economic Research, an independent group of economists, released a statement Monday saying economic data now clearly […]
The last day to register to vote is Oct. 4, 2010. To vote by mail your application must be received by Oct. 26, 2010. Due to the fire that destroyed the warehouse storing the election equipment for Harris County, you may want to vote early, Oct. 18–29, 2010. Read more:
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A woman who gained sympathy worldwide after she claimed a random black assailant threw acid on her face came forward Thursday with a startling admission: She inflicted the attack on herself. By: Associated Press
Nearly five months after the explosion that unleashed the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the ruptured well at the heart of the disaster has been permanently cemented shut, federal officials announced Sunday. “Additional regulatory steps will be undertaken, but we can now state, definitively, that the Macondo well poses no continuing threat to the […]
With Elizabeth Warren as an adviser, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is officially en route to becoming a tough new regulatory body on behalf of consumers. The set-up process is expected to take 10 months, with an official launch date of July 21, 2011, according to the Treasury Department. What can consumers ultimately […]
Benji’s Special Educational Academy lost its plea to the courts on Friday demanding that the Texas Education Agency release funding that school officials believe has been wrongly withheld. Read more:
Bethany Storro gained the sympathy of the world when she alleged that she was the victim of a random attack in which someone threw acid on her face. The story she was going to tell Oprah Winfrey on a planned appearance on her show was that a black woman with a pony tail walked up to […]
The first 24-hour sports, “edutainment” and lifestyle network dedicated to historically black colleges and universities is on the horizon. C3 Media, LLC, the holding company that owns and operates the network, announced Tuesday at a news conference in New York that the HBCU Network will launch in 2011. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/22022
U.S. Constitution is approved with three clauses protecting slavery (1787) Hampton Institute was founded (1861) The Flip Wilson Show premieres on NBC prime time (1970) Illinois becomes the first state to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a holiday (1973) Vanessa Williams is crowned the 1st African-American Miss America to be crowned (1983) […]
Today, owners of the more than 140 million Continental Airlines shares and 168 million United Airlines shares will decide on whether the two should merge to form the world’s largest carrier. Read more:
