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To Honor King’s Legacy, How Will You Serve?
As we prepare to honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with the National Day of Service on Jan. 18, and against the backdrop of global relief efforts in to aid Haiti, BlackEnterprise.com asks, “How will you serve?”... (Continue reading)
Struggling Communities to Get $2 Billion for Renewal
Written on 14 Jan, 2010 at 17:56 in News | viewed 247 times | 0 Comments
The Obama Administration today awarded $2 billion in “neighborhood stabilization” funding to states, cities, and communities hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis.... (Continue reading)
Jesse Jackson Takes Aim at Banks
Jesse Jackson Sr. called for a second stimulus act to help Main Street and outlined the goals of the 13th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit in New York City. ... (Continue reading)
Be Part of the Haitian Relief Effort
Written on 13 Jan, 2010 at 17:25 in News | viewed 415 times | 4 Comments
Where to send donations to help the earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince region of Haiti.... (Continue reading)
Don Thompson Named President, COO of McDonald’s
Written on 13 Jan, 2010 at 10:01 in News | viewed 95 times | 0 Comments
McDonald's Corp. has named Don Thompson president and chief operating officer of the company with oversight of the company’s 32,000 restaurants worldwide.... (Continue reading)
Energy Experts to Blacks: Think Green
If African Americans hope to not only participate in the emerging green economy but also play a significant role in getting and creating jobs in that sector, they need to start talking.... (Continue reading)
Congressional Leaders Begin Reconciling Healthcare Bills
When members of the U.S. House of Representatives return to Washington this week, they will fully immerse themselves in the daunting task of reconciling the House and Senate healthcare reform bills into a final piece of legislation that President Barack... (Continue reading)
Black Broadcasting Network Launches on Verizon Fios
Written on 8 Jan, 2010 at 18:35 in Business News | viewed 451 times | 1 Comment
The Black Broadcasting Network has inked its first distribution deal with Verizon Fios TV Video on Demand. ... (Continue reading)
Black Unemployment Spikes to 16%
Written on 8 Jan, 2010 at 15:32 in Business News | viewed 601 times | 11 Comments
As the beleaguered economy hobbles along, employers shed 85,000 jobs last month holding the unemployment rate steady compared to November, but shooting up from 7.4% year-over-year. ... (Continue reading)
Golf Pioneer William Powell Dies
Written on 7 Jan, 2010 at 20:45 in News | viewed 290 times | 0 Comments
William Powell, an African American visionary who designed, built, owned and operated his own golf course, died on Dec. 31 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio after suffering complications from a stroke. He was 93.... (Continue reading)
