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Man Behind the 100 Million Dollar Plan-Pt.2
Written on 23 May, 2009 at 6:00 in Headliner | viewed 1 times | 0 Comments
Interview with U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan about the Obama Administration's policy to reform the nation's public schools. ... (Continue reading)
Fact Sheet: Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 18:55 in White House News | viewed 285 times | 0 Comments
President Obama signs Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama signs the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009, marking a turning point for American consumers and ending the days of unfair rate... (Continue reading)
Obama on the Record: Credit Card Accountability
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 18:04 in White House News | viewed 247 times | 0 Comments
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Please, have a seat -- I'm sorry. It is a great pleasure to have all of you here at the White House on this gorgeous, sunny day. The sun is shining. The... (Continue reading)
News Roundup
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 12:57 in Business News | viewed 793 times | 1 Comment
John B. Rhea to Head New York City Housing Authority Former Lehman Brothers executive John B. Rhea, 43, will take over as chairman of the New York City Housing Authority (Nycha), the nation's largest public housing authority, June 1. In announcing the... (Continue reading)
Tavis Smiley Talks Brotherhood, Obama
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 12:31 in Lifestyle | viewed 2,033 times | 6 Comments
BlackEnterprise.com: The film focused a lot on the importance of music to the African American culture. Cornel West focused on what he calls the “peacock fascination,” where some of today’s music focuses predominantly on what we’ve attained on individual... (Continue reading)
Tavis Smiley’s ‘Standing’ on Faith
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 12:16 in Lifestyle | viewed 1,590 times | 0 Comments
As it seemed that America was about to do the seemingly impossible – elect an African American man president – broadcaster Tavis Smiley and 10 black male friends took an intense introspective journey to Memphis and Nashville in the summer... (Continue reading)
Social Networking for Business Intelligence
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 10:34 in Small Business | viewed 1,650 times | 4 Comments
Real estate agents use social media networks like Twitter to get into the minds of home buyers and sellers, and the National Football League has used MySpace and Facebook to learn intimate details about their potential recruits. Call it “spying,”... (Continue reading)
Williams Capital’s Billion Dollar Deal
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 9:56 in B.E. 100s | viewed 1,289 times | 0 Comments
In what is perhaps one of the few silver linings in the dark cloud that is the current financial markets, another black-owned financial services firm has landed a deal – this time to manage assets for a Wall Street giant. Williams... (Continue reading)
Ursula Burns Named Xerox CEO
Written on 21 May, 2009 at 16:50 in Business News, Women of Power Articles | viewed 2,511 times | 4 Comments
Xerox Corp. named Ursula Burns chief executive office Thursday. Burns, who currently serves as president, will replace Anne Mulcahy July 1. ... (Continue reading)
Obama on the Record: National Security; Closing Guantanamo
Written on 21 May, 2009 at 14:44 in White House News | viewed 728 times | 1 Comment
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please be seated. Thank you all for being here. Let me just acknowledge the presence of some of my outstanding Cabinet members and advisors. We've got our Secretary of State,... (Continue reading)
