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Healthcare Reform Summit Yields Little Consensus
Thursday’s healthcare reform summit was, in many ways, a last-ditch opportunity for President Barack Obama to try to win bipartisan support for the centerpiece of his legislative agenda. ... (Continue reading)
Black Enterprise/Shell Energy Forum 2010
The Black Enterprise Energy Forum, A Conversation on Energy hosted by Shell, brought together business owners, energy company executives and industry experts to what the emerging green economy and global energy policy will mean for African American entrepreneurs and professionals.... (Continue reading)
Poll: More Consumers Going the DIY Route for Taxes
It's tax-filing season, and whether taxes are done in January or at midnight on April 15, the question isn’t “Will you file your taxes?” but rather “Who will do them for you?”... (Continue reading)
Lawmakers Square Off on Healthcare Reform
Obama led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in what he hoped was a “frank and honest” conversation during today's healthcare reform summit.... (Continue reading)
Moving Forward With the 2010 Census
Written on 24 Feb, 2010 at 17:04 in News | viewed 116 times | 0 Comments
The Census Bureau has started sending Census forms to U.S. residents and the federal government is urging everyone -- especially African Americans -- to get counted.... (Continue reading)
Will Ford Profit in 2010?
While Ford stands alone as the only American automaker that didn’t solicit bailout money from the U.S. government and subsequently file for bankruptcy protection, it was far from unscathed. ... (Continue reading)
No ‘Magic’ for Johnson Publishing Co.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson said that talks to do business with Johnson Publishing, the publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, are now dead. ... (Continue reading)
Credit Card Reform Starts Today
Written on 22 Feb, 2010 at 17:00 in Consumer Affairs, Credit & Debt, News, Personal Finance | viewed 527 times | 0 Comments
The landmark legislation that Obama signed in the spring of 2009 that was designed to protect consumers from abusive credit card practices went into effect Monday. ... (Continue reading)
USDA, Black Farmers Reach Settlement
Written on 19 Feb, 2010 at 10:48 in News | viewed 353 times | 0 Comments
The USDA announced that it will pay $1.25 billion to settle claims from black farmers who say the agency used racial discrimination to delay or deny them loans and other government assistance... (Continue reading)
Magic Johnson in Talks to Buy Johnson Publishing
Written on 16 Feb, 2010 at 18:20 in News | viewed 923 times | 3 Comments
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, retired NBA star and businessman, is in talks to purchase Johnson Publishing Co., publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines.... (Continue reading)
