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Day 100
Written on 29 Apr, 2009 at 0:45 in Barack Obama | viewed 364 times | 1 Comment
Obama, Biden and newly Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter addressed the media about the Pennyslvania senator's switch to the Democratic Party. The president held a town hall meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, and reflected on the progress the country has made... (Continue reading)
Jarrett Lauds Obama’s First 100 Days
Written on 28 Apr, 2009 at 19:54 in Politics Blogs | viewed 857 times | 1 Comment
Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama spoke to African American media today about the accomplishments of the president since the first 100 days of his presidency.... (Continue reading)
How To Get Into Black Enterprise: Entrepreneurs, Take Note
So, you want to be featured on the pages of Black Enterprise magazine? Join the club—every black entrepreneur seems to share that aspiration. Here are some basic things that entrepreneurs need to know to have a chance at being... (Continue reading)
Sojourner Truth Celebrated With a Bust at the Capitol
Written on 28 Apr, 2009 at 15:57 in White House, Women of Power Articles | viewed 550 times | 1 Comment
Hundreds of people -- mostly women, a majority of them African American — packed the Capitol Visitors Center’s Emancipation Hall today to witness the unveiling of a bronze bust of Sojourner Truth, former slave, abolitionist and suffragette.... (Continue reading)
Tell Us About Your Business
Written on 28 Apr, 2009 at 15:04 in Entrepreneurs Tools & Resources, Small Business | viewed 1,005 times | 1 Comment
Information entrepreneurs should provide for a chance to be profiled in Black Enterprise.... (Continue reading)
Sen. Arlen Specter Switching to Democratic Party
Written on 28 Apr, 2009 at 14:25 in Politics News | viewed 156 times | 0 Comments
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter announced he is switching political affiliation to the Democratic Party, a move likely to boost the former Republican’s chances for 2010 re-election.... (Continue reading)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Pushes for Financial Literacy Lessons
Duncan Niederauer NYSE CEO, John Hope Bryant, vice chairman of the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and Luis Aguilar, commissioner of the Securities and Exchange ... (Continue reading)
Day 99
Written on 28 Apr, 2009 at 0:34 in Barack Obama | viewed 264 times | 0 Comments
After being confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as health and human services secretary, Kathleen Sebelius went to work on the H1N1 flu outbreak. Obama proclaimed today Equal Pay Day and urged the end of wage discrimination. (Photo source: White... (Continue reading)
How to Get Into Black Enterprise
Written on 27 Apr, 2009 at 19:41 in Blogs | viewed 1,751 times | 16 Comments
"What do I have to do to get into Black Enterprise?" Starting this week, I will begin giving you some answers to that question, in a regular blog called “How to Get Into B.E.” I’ll start out focusing on entrepreneurs,... (Continue reading)
Update: ‘Just in Case’ Specials
Written on 27 Apr, 2009 at 16:09 in Blogs | viewed 164 times | 0 Comments
If you read my earlier post on Just in Case specials you know that companies are ramping customer reassurance specials. Well, they haven’t stopped; in fact, more companies are joining the Just in Case brigade to get you to open... (Continue reading)
