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		<title>Is Twitter a Fad or a Solid Business Tool?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-tools-resources/2009/11/01/is-twitter-a-fad-or-a-solid-business-tool</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Beckwith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs Tools & Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Businesses large and small are all atwitter about Twitter, a free service that lets users share short messages with many people via computer or cell phone. Twitter involves micro-blogging with “tweets” of 140 characters or less, but its use is similar to instant messaging or news alerts.]]></description>
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		<title>Knowledge-Sharing is King</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-tools-resources/2009/11/01/knowledge-sharing-is-king</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-tools-resources/2009/11/01/knowledge-sharing-is-king#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonya A. Donaldson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[business connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knowledge networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is no question that social networking sites have begun to reshape the business landscape. What started out as a way for like-minded folks to meet and former colleagues and classmates to reconnect has morphed into a tech phenomenon. The next step? Knowledge networking, says Robyn Ward, vice president for business development at Docstoc (www.docstoc.com), a social networking site for professionals looking to create, upload, and share documents.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/30/washington-report-7</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/30/washington-report-7#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Oct. 26]]></description>
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		<title>Young Entrepreneurs Take Front Seat Navigating Road to Success</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/30/young-entrepreneurs-take-front-seat-navigating-road-to-success</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/30/young-entrepreneurs-take-front-seat-navigating-road-to-success#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With a penchant for making money and a grasp of their life’s passions, these young money savvy students successfully run burgeoning businesses. Check out who they are and what they do.]]></description>
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		<title>The Y(awn) Generation? I Beg To Differ</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/30/the-yawn-generation-i-beg-to-differ</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/30/the-yawn-generation-i-beg-to-differ#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generation Y]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graduates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We only buy designer duds. The latest smart phone is No.1 on our priority list (if we even have a priority list.) For some members of Generation Y, saving is more like a mythological creature than something you actually do.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Discusses Nation&#8217;s Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/30/ombs-orszag-discusses-nations-economy</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/30/ombs-orszag-discusses-nations-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s economy grew during the months of July, August, and September, after a year of stagnation. The Commerce Department reported this week that U.S. GDP (the total value of all goods and services made within our borders) expanded at an annual rate of 3.5% in the third quarter, a major contrast from the 6.4% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Tips for Entrepreneurship</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/29/teen-tips-for-entrepreneurship</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/29/teen-tips-for-entrepreneurship#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this, the third article of a four- part series about youth entrepreneurship, three teens tell the stories of how they started businesses and learned how to find fun while financing their futures.]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson Plans for Young Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/28/lesson-plans-for-young-entrepreneurs</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/28/lesson-plans-for-young-entrepreneurs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In part two of BlackEnterprise.com’s four-part series on youth entrepreneurship, we’ll be looking at resources for parents and teachers on the basics of entrepreneurship. There are a number of tools available, from Web-based and online activities to classroom simulations, for educators and parents to get students thinking like an entrepreneur.]]></description>
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		<title>What To Do Today to Prepare For This Year&#8217;s Taxes</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/28/what-to-do-today-to-prepare-for-this-years-taxes</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/28/what-to-do-today-to-prepare-for-this-years-taxes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not tax season yet, but by the time you finish feasting on turkey and calculating the damage from holiday spending, it’ll be time to gather receipts, fill out forms, and calculate deductions. Before Uncle Sam comes knocking like an unexpected visit for that surly, lazy cousin you tried to avoid all holiday season, check out what you can do today to prepare your 2009 taxes.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Announces Plans to Boost Small Business Lending</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/28/obama-announces-plans-to-boost-small-business-lending</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/28/obama-announces-plans-to-boost-small-business-lending#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TARP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Department]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Flanked by thousands of boxes of paper records stored by Metropolitan Archives, a Maryland-based business that used an Small Business Administration loan last year to buy its building, Obama said, “There’s still too little credit flowing to our small businesses,” that need financing to stay open or to grow.]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Use Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Success</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/27/youth-use-entrepreneurship-as-a-pathway-to-succeed</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/27/youth-use-entrepreneurship-as-a-pathway-to-succeed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenpreneur]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=42018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Running a successful business is not an easy feat no matter what your age. Yet there are teenagers, like Kalief Rollins, the winner of the 2009 National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, who were able to benefit from business start-up education and learn not only the value of a dollar, but how to claim the value of his life.]]></description>
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		<title>Motor City Overhaul</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/about-this-issue/2009/10/27/motor-city-overhaul</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/about-this-issue/2009/10/27/motor-city-overhaul#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About This Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When black enterprise announced its decision to have its 2009 Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo in Detroit, the move raised more than a few eyebrows. After all, if the nation was in a recession at the time, surely Detroit must be in a full-fledged depression. The automotive industry—the city’s lifeblood—was facing its worst business climate ever, prompting massive layoffs, restructurings, and, in General Motors’ case, bankruptcy. The city, which was struggling prior to the events in the auto industry, had to contend with high rates of unemployment and poverty as well as real estate values that had plummeted to the point where a significant portion of the population found their mortgage balance exceeded the value of their homes.]]></description>
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		<title>Can Detroit Be Saved?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/27/can-detroit-be-saved</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/27/can-detroit-be-saved#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrysler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban renewal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit is known by many names: The D, Motor City, and Motown, among others. But this once sprawling metropolis of nearly 2 million has over the past few decades become more synonymous with poverty, crime, unemployment, and urban blight. ]]></description>
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		<title>Automakers Optimistic About Constant Progression</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/automakers-optimistic-about-constant-progression</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/automakers-optimistic-about-constant-progression#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrylser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The woes of the auto industry have dominated business headlines all year – which has had and will continue to have a devastating toll on African American suppliers.]]></description>
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		<title>Aerotropolis Is Expected to Help Revive Detroit&#8217;s Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/aerotropolis-expected-to-help-revive-detroits-economy</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/aerotropolis-expected-to-help-revive-detroits-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aerotropolis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the November 2009 issue of Black Enterprise, Can Detroit be Saved? highlights the industries that can conceivably take hold in Detroit to help wean the city from its dependence on the slumping auto industry and help ease the city’s financial crisis. In addition to those industries mentioned in the magazine, the city’s airport and tourism can serve as economic drivers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tourism Industry Holds Prime Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/tourism-industry-holds-prime-opportunities</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/tourism-industry-holds-prime-opportunities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cobo Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tourism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The tourism industry is big business. The Detroit metro area alone took in about $5 billion in tourism last year – but this can be improved. ]]></description>
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		<title>A Voyage into the Black Diaspora</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/10/26/a-voyage-into-the-black-diaspora</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/10/26/a-voyage-into-the-black-diaspora#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Atlas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In many respects when African Americans travel, they are no different than travelers from every culture, says Nelson George, travel expert-at-large for BlackAtlas.com. At the same time, they are often curious to learn about the black people, neighborhoods, restaurants, and historical sites in a city that have particular historical significance to the black experience.]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Born Hustler</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/26/natural-born-hustler</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/26/natural-born-hustler#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenpreneur]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is entrepreneurship learned or innate? While working on a young entrepreneurs package slated to run on BlackEnterprise.com tomorrow, a co-worker questioned how many of the subjects in the series had a family member who inspired them to venture into entrepreneurship.]]></description>
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		<title>The Homebuyer’s Toolkit: Getting Started</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/26/the-home-buyer%e2%80%99s-toolkit-getting-started</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/26/the-home-buyer%e2%80%99s-toolkit-getting-started#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home buyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Bankers Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The process of buying a home can be overwhelming. I feel your pain, I’m there too. But there are several resources available. Let’s do this together step by step, week by week. Follow me as I go through a 16 week Home Buyer Seminar sponsored by the Bedford Central Community Development Corp. in Brooklyn, NY. ]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/23/washington-report-6</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/23/washington-report-6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Financial Protection Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First-Time Homebuyer Credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Homebuyers Tax Credit May Be Too Popular

In response to abuses and fraud uncovered by the IRS and Treasury Department into the First-Time Homebuyer Credit program, the House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday to improve the screening of applicants and administration of the program.
According to the agencies, 580 taxpayers under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Choose a Financial Planner</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/23/how-to-choose-a-financial-planner</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/23/how-to-choose-a-financial-planner#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having the right questions for a planner is critical. Here are six questions to ask financial planners before you decide to work with one.]]></description>
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		<title>An Affinity for Philanthropy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/10/22/an-affinity-for-philanthropy</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/10/22/an-affinity-for-philanthropy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affinity groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More recently affinity groups are asking their employers to return that favor by investing in the communities that they represent.]]></description>
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		<title>Yes We Can Make Local Elections Count</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/22/yes-we-can-make-the-mid-terms-count</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/22/yes-we-can-make-the-mid-terms-count#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randal Pinkett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mid-term elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=41800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 4, 2008, Americans of all race, creeds and colors voted for change – and we poured into the streets with absolute joy and pride in what we accomplished as a nation. It was a proud and profound moment for America. But we cannot rest on the laurels of 2008 and expect that to sustain our objectives into the future. ]]></description>
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		<title>Talent Agent Uses Perseverance, Savvy to Represent Hollywood&#8217;s Elite</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/10/22/talent-agent-uses-perseverance-savvy-to-represent-hollywoods-elite</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/10/22/talent-agent-uses-perseverance-savvy-to-represent-hollywoods-elite#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talent agent]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=41707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tracy Christian not only represents a talented client list which includes celebrity entertainers like actors Michael Kenneth Williams, from HBO’s “The Wire,” former “Cosby” kid Lisa Bonet, and rapper/actor Busta Rhymes, but she considers them family.]]></description>
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		<title>Yeah, I Got It On Layway. What About It?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/21/yeah-i-got-it-on-layway-what-about-it</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/21/yeah-i-got-it-on-layway-what-about-it#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Edmond, Jr.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[layaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retailers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The buy-now, pay-later mentality of credit cards has been a major factor in reckless and irresponsible consumer behavior. Replacing layaway plans with easy access to high-interest credit has had devastating consequences for lower- and middle-income families, and black people in particular. The public embarrassment of buying goods on layaway (an admission that you were too poor to just buy what you wanted outright), has been replaced with the private shame of crushing credit card debt.]]></description>
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		<title>Down But Not Out</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/21/down-but-not-out-2</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/21/down-but-not-out-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you find yourself in need, or someone you know is in need of home, career, or health assistance, check out this roundup of low-cost and free programs that could be your lifeline.]]></description>
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		<title>An App a Day</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/20/an-app-a-day</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/20/an-app-a-day#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benice Atufunwa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=40613</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are seven noteworthy applications you may want to phone a friend about.]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the Sweet Spot of Investing</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/10/19/finding-the-sweet-spot-of-investing</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/10/19/finding-the-sweet-spot-of-investing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stocks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=41588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a collection of investments that can help to minimize the chance of losses while maximizing your portfolio’s earnings.]]></description>
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		<title>A Conversation with Actress Lynn Whitfield</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/17/a-conversation-with-actress-lynn-whitfield</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/17/a-conversation-with-actress-lynn-whitfield#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[actor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Actress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America Black Film Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behavior Management Resource Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black hollywood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clifton powell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[distribution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Vivian Sanders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ennovy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Headliner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jazz in The Diamond District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindsey Christian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lynn Whitfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[movies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 77]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OW Show 77]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roundtable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[season 04]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slice of life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sugar free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Film Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Actress Lynn Whitfield shares why Breast Cancer prevention is personal and why she’s the national spokeswoman for Taking Charge of Breast Cancer Initiative .
Our Roundtable talks Black Hollywood and our Slice of Life is Dr. Sanders fights obesity.
Actress Lynn Whitfield shares why Breast Cancer prevention is personal and why she’s the national spokeswoman for Taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retired Gen. Colin Powell discusses Leadership</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/17/retired-gen-colin-powell-discusses-leadership</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/17/retired-gen-colin-powell-discusses-leadership#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BLACK ENTERPRISE Business Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ariel Invesments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEBR Show 48]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Corporate Board of Directors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl Brooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Tribbett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Powell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Executives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ELC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ernst & Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Executive Leadership Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Colin Powel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Rogers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Winston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power Player]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Reynolds Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Season 03]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washiongton D.C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Retired General Colin Powell  talks about his mission to bridge corporate executives with the next generation of business leaders. Plus, we talk with Carl Brooks, President and CEO of the ELC. And a look at the Black Corporate Directors Conference.
]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/16/washington-report-5</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/16/washington-report-5#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Rangel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=41371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report]]></description>
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		<title>Hold On To Your Wallet</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/16/hold-onto-your-wallet</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/16/hold-onto-your-wallet#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air fares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Continental Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surcharges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Airways]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=41362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With domestic holiday airfares as much as 15% lower than last year, carriers are making up for it elsewhere, namely with a $10 “holiday surcharge” adding to the mounting list of flight fees. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dare to Take a Chance</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/16/dare-to-take-a-chance</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/16/dare-to-take-a-chance#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waterlicious]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=41334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One executive with Waterlicious, a Marina Del Rey, California-based water manufacturer found an unconventional way to gain exposure for his brand.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Things to Know Before Investing in Rental Property</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/15/seven-things-to-know-before-investing-in-rental-property</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/15/seven-things-to-know-before-investing-in-rental-property#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicki Lee Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Association of Realtors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=41230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For potential investors who have good credit, savings, and a dose of patience, the time is ripe for being a landlord. Like many potential real estate investors these days, you may be worried that the national trend toward declining property values might crimp your ability to draw income from rental property.]]></description>
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		<title>What Dow 10,000 Means—This Time</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/14/what-dow-10000-means%e2%80%94this-time</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/14/what-dow-10000-means%e2%80%94this-time#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow Jones Industrial Average]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publicly-traded companies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/?p=41203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the Dow Jones Industrial Average powers through the 10,000-point threshold today, millions of investors are no doubt searching for meaning. But, is there any deep significance here?]]></description>
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		<title>Tools to Help You Track Your Dollars</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/14/tools-to-help-you-track-your-dollars</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/14/tools-to-help-you-track-your-dollars#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently tested three programs, Microsoft Excel, Mint.com, and Google Docs, to find the pros and cons of each. While all of these programs have value, one was clearly a cut above the rest: Mint.com.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Connected In Tough Times</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/14/getting-connected-in-tough-times</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/14/getting-connected-in-tough-times#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Beckwith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Techwatch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although networkers and jobseekers are flocking to LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) in droves, author and motivational speaker Brian McClellan, 38, says that he had to be dragged onto the free social networking site when he first learned about it in 2007. “I took some convincing,” he admits.]]></description>
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		<title>Navigating an Awkward Interview</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/10/13/navigating-an-awkward-interview</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/10/13/navigating-an-awkward-interview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Boerner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most interviewers stick to job-related questions. But let’s face it: Some are socially awkward, untrained, rude, or even offensive. If you’re stuck with that interviewer, consider these tips:]]></description>
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		<title>How to Benefit from a Business Incubator</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/12/how-to-benefit-from-a-business-incubator</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/12/how-to-benefit-from-a-business-incubator#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chamber of commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incubator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Incubators are mentoring centers that provide coaching, networking opportunities, and even affordable office space, says Robert Jackson, who operates a business incubator as CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Pennsylvania (AACCCP) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]]></description>
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		<title>Comedian Chris Rock on Black Hair</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/10/comedian-chris-rock-on-black-hair</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/10/comedian-chris-rock-on-black-hair#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Janet Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malinda Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nia Long]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noliwe Rooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 76]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OW Show 76]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OUR WORLD SHOW 76
Headliner: Chris Rock &#8211; Good Hair, Documentary
Ed Gordon talks to Chris Rock and Nia Long about the insightful and entertaining, yet serious documentary about African American hair culture and the impact on black society as a whole.
In our Roundtable segment : Malinda Williams, Actress and Youth Mentor, Princeton University Professor and Author [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jalen Rose Takes Care of His Community</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/10/jalen-rose-takes-care-of-his-community</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/10/jalen-rose-takes-care-of-his-community#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blacks Athletes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dru Joyce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Episode 75]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Abrams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lebron james]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 75]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen A. Smith]]></category>

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		<title>Staying in Tune with Corporate Counsel Paula Boggs</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/10/staying-in-tune-with-corporate-counsel-paula-boggs</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/10/staying-in-tune-with-corporate-counsel-paula-boggs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BLACK ENTERPRISE Business Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEBR Episode 47]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paula Boggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirenment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starbucks Coffee Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New Orleans School of Cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Phillips Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valerie Phillips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BEBR47 full episode
Paula Boggs, Starbucks Coffee Company&#8217;s General Counsel
Preparing young people for Retirement,
Valerie Phillips, CEO of The Phillips Company
The New Orleans School of Cooking
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		<title>Don&#8217;t be Afraid&#8211;Twitter Won&#8217;t Bite</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/09/dont-be-afraid-twitter-wont-bite</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/09/dont-be-afraid-twitter-wont-bite#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a monster lurking in the shadows. The million-headed beast reveals itself from the midst of darkness, propositioning you to join its alliance. But the gushing saliva, malodorous breath, and scaly skin frighten you, prompting you to flee shrieking in fear.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/09/washington-report-4</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/09/washington-report-4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government Accountability Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HubZone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report]]></description>
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		<title>Political Pundits Give Their Take on Obama&#8217;s Nobel Prize</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/09/political-pundits-give-their-take-on-obamas-nobel-prize</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/09/political-pundits-give-their-take-on-obamas-nobel-prize#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nobel Peace Prize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president barack obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just nine months in office and only the third sitting U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Barack Obama was nominated within days after the inauguration. The committee said it’s very rare that a person can capture the world’s attention and give people hope for a better future as Obama has. Is that enough?]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Oct. 4 &#8211; Oct. 10</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/09/news-roundup-week-of-oct-4-oct-10</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/09/news-roundup-week-of-oct-4-oct-10#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citibank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Oct. 4 - Oct. 10]]></description>
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		<title>Know the Facts: Precautions for Swine Flu</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/09/know-the-facts-precautions-for-swine-flu</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/09/know-the-facts-precautions-for-swine-flu#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mark Johnson, chair of the department of family medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry at the New Jersey Medical School, answers questions about the swine flu and its vaccine.]]></description>
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		<title>If Diversity Is America&#8217;s &#8220;Secret Weapon&#8221;&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/09/if-diversity-is-americas-secret-weapon</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/09/if-diversity-is-americas-secret-weapon#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive talent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top black executives]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past two days the Executive Leadership Council has been holding its annual series of meetings -- private CEO summits, its hot-ticket recognition awards gala and a mid-level managers conference. For those of you who haven't heard of ELC, it is an organization composed of senior African American executives who help manage major corporations across the globe or as the group's CEO Carl Brooks says: " our membership includes the baddest brothers and sisters on the planet."]]></description>
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		<title>Taxing Times for Charles Rangel</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/08/taxing-times-for-charlie-rangel</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/08/taxing-times-for-charlie-rangel#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Rangel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Boehner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Carter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In better times, New York Rep. Charles Rangel—better known as Charlie around the Hill—can be seen gliding between his House office building and the Capitol with the air of a man completely at ease with himself and equally as at home at state dinners as he is sitting on a wall outside of a political convention drinking a brew with his homies.]]></description>
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		<title>Understand Your Healthcare Privacy Rights</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/08/understand-your-healthcare-privacy-rights</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/08/understand-your-healthcare-privacy-rights#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene McKanic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIPAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to your medical records, privacy is probably one of your top concerns. This is why the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed by Congress in 1996.  HIPAA gives you the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your medical records. However, the document is dense and sometimes difficult to understand. Luckily, there’s a solution.]]></description>
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		<title>Scam Alert: Cash For Home Offer May Not Be What You Think</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/07/scam-alert-cash-for-home-offer-may-not-be-what-you-think</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/07/scam-alert-cash-for-home-offer-may-not-be-what-you-think#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HUD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Sell you home for cash” signs are ubiquitous, and unfortunately, sketchy, says Manny Alvarado, operation specialist for the New York Regional office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).]]></description>
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		<title>Will Obama’s Year-end Challenges Define His Presidency?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/06/will-obama%e2%80%99s-year-end-challenges-define-his-presidency</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/06/will-obama%e2%80%99s-year-end-challenges-define-his-presidency#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As we enter the final quarter of a historic but tumultuous year, I can't think of a better time to review the complexities and challenges of the Obama Presidency. I know it seems like every week, one pundit or another reviews the 100-day mark of one of the administration’s or the president’s popularity rating. But there is much agreement among most analysts, regardless of the political persuasion, that the recent confluence of events will prove to be telling. ]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Not Rosa Parks. He&#8217;s Not Dr. King.</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/06/im-not-rosa-parks-hes-not-dr-king</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/06/im-not-rosa-parks-hes-not-dr-king#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buying black]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-determination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wealth-building]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. King tells me that even though he and Rosa Parks and all the other heroes did so much, I don’t have the luxury of giving up, or giving in.   I no longer have the right to live the empty and easy life.  I cannot choose between Living his Dream and Fighting for his Dream anymore. ]]></description>
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		<title>When Two Becomes One</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/06/how-to-live-on-one-income</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/06/how-to-live-on-one-income#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sakina P. Spruell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pat Houston, 38, remains one of the 14.5 million unemployed, according to the July 2009 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Jalen Rose helps Detroit high school graduates attend college</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/uncategorized/2009/10/03/jalen-rose-helps-detroit-high-school-graduates-attend-college</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/uncategorized/2009/10/03/jalen-rose-helps-detroit-high-school-graduates-attend-college#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[atheletes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dru Joyce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Abrams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBA Player]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 75]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen A. Smith]]></category>

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		<title>Jalen Rose and His Foundation</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/03/our-world-episode-75</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/03/our-world-episode-75#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheletes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dru Joyce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Episode 75]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Abrams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBA Player]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 75]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen A. Smith]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our headliner is Jalen Rose, former NBA basketball player and
philanthropist, about his Jalen Rose Foundation. Our Roundtable discusses &#8220;Athletes and Their Responsibility to the Community&#8221; with panelists Stephen A. Smith, commentator and journalist; Dru Joyce, high school basketball coach at St. Vincent-St. Mary who is also known for coaching Lebron James; and Jonathan Abrams, sports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Conversation with Secretary Gary Locke</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/03/bebr-episode-46</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/03/bebr-episode-46#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BLACK ENTERPRISE Business Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Hughes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEBR Episode 46]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemico System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Recovery Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Locke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Watson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leon Richardson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Hire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Commerce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Black Enterprise Business Report, we look at the
Economic Recovery Act and it&#8217;s impact on minority small businesses. Gary Locke, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, talks about the government&#8217;s commitment to help bolster minority businesses. Leon Richardson, CEO of Chemico System, and Alan Hughes, editorial director
at Black Enterprise magazine, discuss if minority businesses are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/02/washington-report-3</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/02/washington-report-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Steele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Updates from Capitol Hill]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Sept. 27 &#8211; Oct. 3</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/02/news-roundup-week-of-sept-27-oct-3</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/02/news-roundup-week-of-sept-27-oct-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Small Business Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in the Future</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/02/investing-in-the-future-2</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/02/investing-in-the-future-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Educating young minds for some 30 years is no small feat. But it was a love for children that inspired Larry and Brenda Breland to become schoolteachers. While educators don’t always get paid their true worth, these native Mississippians managed to retire from the public school system in 2002 with $180,000 combined from their state retirement plans. The couple also owns several rental properties valued at nearly $1 million, which provides about $3,000 in monthly rental income.]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Properly Insured?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/are-you-properly-insured-2</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/are-you-properly-insured-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[estate planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneywise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pushing a pencil to add up just how much life insurance you need isn’t easy. At first glimpse, the math can seem complicated. Still, everyone needs to confront the issue of life insurance. ]]></description>
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		<title>How to Prepare for Any Crisis</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/how-to-prepare-for-any-crisis</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/how-to-prepare-for-any-crisis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia A. Reed-Woodard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgetown University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graduate School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following the collapse of Wall Street, the swell in national unemployment, and the meltdown of the housing mortgage market, crisis leadership is proving to be the new corporate discipline.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Close the Savings Gap</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/how-to-close-the-savings-gap</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/how-to-close-the-savings-gap#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellody Hobson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to retirement savings plans, African Americans and Hispanics participate less often, contribute less money, and take out more loans and early withdrawals than our white and Asian counterparts. Those are among the most eye-opening findings from a study by my company’s nonprofit affiliate, Ariel Education Initiative, and Hewitt Associates. We recently partnered with several leading minority organizations to release 401(k) Plans in Living Color: A Study of 401(k) Savings Disparities Across Racial and Ethnic Groups. The study examined the saving and investing behaviors of 3 million eligible African American, Asian, Hispanic, and white workers in 57 of the largest U.S. companies across a variety of industries and sectors. The findings reveal that race and ethnicity play a significant role in investing, showing up in 401(k) positioning, contributions, and ultimately individual balances.]]></description>
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		<title>Hitting the High Notes</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/hitting-the-high-notes</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/hitting-the-high-notes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benice Atufunwa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnegie Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Industry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Contemporary musical director, Ray Chew, talks about his long career as musical director of the Apollo Theater and his own company, R.C. Music. ]]></description>
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		<title>This Old House</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/this-old-house</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/this-old-house#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneywise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Compelling as they may sound, foreclosures and short sales can present unique challenges. ]]></description>
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		<title>Get an Online Radio Show</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/get-an-online-radio-show</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/get-an-online-radio-show#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Hudson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog Talk Radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Radio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Online shows are seeing a surge in popularity thanks in part to two heavyweights: Live365.com Internet radio, which features more than 5,000 broadcasters, and BlogTalkRadio.com, which has broadcast more than 72,000 shows since 2006.]]></description>
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		<title>Stick With Your Core Values in Good Times and Bad</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2009/10/01/stick-with-your-core-values-in-good-times-and-bad</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2009/10/01/stick-with-your-core-values-in-good-times-and-bad#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Executive Memo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although some economists claim the recession is over, it certainly doesn’t feel like it for most entrepreneurs. Despite signs of a rebound, a number of businesses must fight to keep the lights on.]]></description>
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		<title>Tribute to a Titan of Public Service</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/publishers-page/2009/10/01/tribute-to-a-titan-of-public-service-2</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/publishers-page/2009/10/01/tribute-to-a-titan-of-public-service-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl G. Graves, Sr.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Publisher's Page]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senator Kennedy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The above scripture was often quoted by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy to his children, to underscore that as a family of privilege, power and fortune, they had a higher obligation to do more to serve humanity than those of lesser means and influence. Indeed, few American families have been entrusted with more or had more demanded of them  than the Kennedy family. In the case of Robert Kennedy and his brother, President John F. Kennedy, the demands of public service cost them their very lives. Likewise, their youngest brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, also gave his all—except while his older brothers, including Joseph, killed in World War II, died for our country, he was ultimately blessed to live for it. Sen. Kennedy picked up the torch of social justice for all Americans from his fallen brothers and ran a magnificent race, one that ended for him on Aug. 25, 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Breast Cancer Survivors</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/breast-cancer-survivors</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/breast-cancer-survivors#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annya Lott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Arnaldo Silva gave his daughter Vanessa the gift of life twice, the second time by saving it. If it weren’t for his breast cancer diagnosis, his daughter may have waited until age 40 to get a mammogram, as recommended by the American Cancer Society—but that would have been too late. “If he didn’t have cancer, I wouldn’t be here,” says Vanessa.]]></description>
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		<title>Backtalk with Wendy Williams</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/backtalk/2009/10/01/backtalk-with-wendy-williams-2</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/backtalk/2009/10/01/backtalk-with-wendy-williams-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Backtalk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daytime television show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radio show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wendy Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Radio personality Wendy Williams talked to black enterprise about her passion to reduce youth violence and her mission to give back to teens in her New Jersey hometown. 
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		<title>Knockout Branding Techniques</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/knockout-branding-techniques</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/knockout-branding-techniques#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget N. Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Foreman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[George Foreman’s name USED to be synonymous only with heavyweight boxing, but since hanging up his gloves, Foreman has established himself as a Knockout Entrepreneur (also the title of his new book; Thomas Nelson; $22.99). “I use the old shotgun method,” says Foreman, 60, referring to his business ventures: a clothing line in Casual Male Big &#38; Tall stores, eco-friendly cleaning products, and the George Foreman Grill which has sold more than 100 million units worldwide. “I fire a lot of shots knowing that one will hit.”  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Department of Transportation</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/the-department-of-transportation</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone Richards</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Department of Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enterprise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Belinda P. Coleman neither paves streets nor 
builds bridges, but her company does serve as an anchor to those that do. Her Lanham, Maryland-based company, The Coleman Group Inc., launched in 2004, is an IT and management consulting services firm that has been working with the Federal Transit Administration, an agency under the Department of Transportation (www.dot.gov), since September 2006 when it secured a $1.2 million contract. The company provides procurement and technical assistance to FTA grantees by ensuring that they adhere to the rules and regulations of the procurement funds they receive. Now, the 48-year-old is actively seeking additional contracts directly through the DOT—made possible by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Step It Up</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/step-it-up</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya Payne Smart</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Artyce Custom Footwear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Enterprise Small Business Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After leaving corporate America to follow her passion for embellishing and designing shoes, Candra Palmer found out that pursuing one’s dreams often means making sacrifices—in her case, a much tighter budget. But she was pleasantly surprised to find that skills she’d learned as a child from her seamstress mother not only helped her stay on trend and on budget, but also generate revenues.]]></description>
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		<title>Great Place for a New Start</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/10/01/great-place-for-a-new-start</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/10/01/great-place-for-a-new-start#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Milwaukee mixes cosmopolitan flair with small-town hospitality.]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a Contractor</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/choosing-a-contractor</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacqueline Harris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[home repair]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After experiencing a home break-in this summer, Atlanta residents Jamilia and Charles Smith decided to look for a contractor to repair the damages. During the invasion, a burglar damaged the alarm system, broke the rear door of their home, and tore their flat-screen televisions from the walls in the living room and master suite, causing extensive damage to the walls. But they were soon in for another surprise.]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny Side Up</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/sunny-side-up</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moneywise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar stocks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The solar technology industry is a hot field (pun intended) that’s generating plenty of buzz as the Obama administration promotes green energy as a pillar of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating jobs in the recovering economy.]]></description>
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		<title>All Star Advice</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/all-star-advice</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[portfolios]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the world’s economic outlook appears less gloomy than in months past, black enterprise wants to make sure you participate in the recovery. To do so, we talked to some of the smartest people we know, asking these “all-star” experts: “What’s the best advice you’re offering friends, family, and clients now?” The result is a collection of timely tips to guide you in making financial decisions.]]></description>
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		<title>Show Me the Money!</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/01/show-me-the-money-3</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/01/show-me-the-money-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting new and growing companies financed has become difficult in today’s business environment. Economic conditions combined with the real estate market drop and tighter lending standards have left many entrepreneurs scratching their heads over how to finance their ventures.
“Home equity lines and credit cards were the financing avenues of choice for small companies, but those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decisions, Decisions</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/decisions-decisions-2</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/decisions-decisions-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ayana Dixon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[analysis paralysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indecisiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indecisiveness can be attributed to fear and conflicting messages, but life and career coaches can help you move forward on the path of self discovery.]]></description>
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		<title>Survivor’s Guilt?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/survivor%e2%80%99s-guilt</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/survivor%e2%80%99s-guilt#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenrya Rankin Naasel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[layoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Survivor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While everyone around you is getting pink slips, don't let guilt and anxiety ruin your reward for working hard and achieving success.]]></description>
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		<title>Rethink Your Retirement Plan</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/rethink-your-retirement-plan</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/rethink-your-retirement-plan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[401k]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are few guarantees in life—especially when it comes to planning for your golden years. But one thing is certain: If you start investing when you’re young, you have a better chance of meeting your goals.
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		<title>Backtalk with Wendy Williams</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/backtalk-with-wendy-williams</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/backtalk-with-wendy-williams#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wendy Williams Experience]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unabashedly bold, radio personality Wendy Williams concocted an irresistibly alluring guilty pleasure for listeners who tuned in to her midday drive radio show, The Wendy Williams Experience, on WBLS FM in New York City. Two parts salaciousness, one part pop culture trivia, a dash of sage advice, sprinkled with spicy celebrity gossip, the self-titled “Queen of All Media” quickly shot to the top—ranking  No. 1 in New York City in the 25–54 age group. Perhaps marking the zenith of her career, the 23-year broadcast veteran was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in August, on the heels of announcing her departure from radio in July. The best-selling author is now parlaying her brand into daytime television after a successful six-week trial run of The Wendy Williams Show. But beneath her signature biting humor and brazen candor, lays a shrewd businesswoman and advocate. The 45-year-old New Jersey native talked to black enterprise about her passion to reduce youth violence and her mission to give back to teens in her hometown.]]></description>
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		<title>A Diversity Focus for the Armed Forces</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/a-diversity-focus-for-the-armed-forces</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/a-diversity-focus-for-the-armed-forces#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone Richards</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[armed forces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When President Harry S. Truman signed into effect Executive Order 9981 in 1948, he envisioned an armed force that would extend opportunity to all persons. Today, the military is striving to maintain this vision by recruiting and retaining an organization that is reflective of the country’s diverse population. 
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		<title>Balancing Act</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/balancing-act-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheiresa McRae</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Shelly Robertson’s nine-year marriage ended in 2006, she quickly adjusted her lifestyle. As part of a two-income household bringing in more than $250,000 each year, Robertson and her ex-husband took spur-of-the-moment vacations to the Caribbean and had the resources to purchase whatever they wanted. But once Robertson became a divorcée in charge of taking care of the couple’s 10-year-old son, she had less money to work with. The changes forced her to become more aware of her financial decisions. Robertson now has a household income of $106,200, which includes monthly court-ordered child support payments of $1,100. Still, the senior program manager at a finance company now maps out all her purchases. The adjustment has been difficult, but the 38-year-old Upper Marlboro, Maryland, resident says she’s up to the challenge. 
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		<title>Investing in the Future</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/investing-in-the-future</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educating young minds for some 30 years is no small feat. But it was a love for children that inspired Larry and Brenda Breland to become schoolteachers. While educators don’t always get paid their true worth, these native Mississippians managed to retire from the public school system in 2002 with $180,000 combined from their state retirement plans. The couple also owns several rental properties valued at nearly $1 million, which provide about $3,000 in monthly rental income. 
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		<title>Regulators Issue Cease and Desist Order to Chicago Bank</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/2009/09/30/regulators-issue-cease-and-desist-order-to-chicago-bank</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/2009/09/30/regulators-issue-cease-and-desist-order-to-chicago-bank#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B.E. 100s]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highland Community Bank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago-based Highland Community Bank received a cease and desist order earlier this month from federal and state regulators that charges the company with engaging in unsafe and unsound banking practices. The order also suspends the bank’s authority to pay cash dividends or increase assets without regulator permission.]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the Right Personal Finance Applications</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/09/30/finding-the-right-personal-finance-app</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/09/30/finding-the-right-personal-finance-app#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPod Touch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For your convenience – and my own – I tested three personal finance apps, iBear Money Lite, Money Trackin’, and Tap Expense Lite, to see which is best for tracking your money. ]]></description>
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		<title>In Case of Disaster</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/29/in-case-of-disaster</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/29/in-case-of-disaster#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Commerce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine walking into your office, warehouse, or plant tomorrow morning and finding an empty space. Everything is gone. What would you do? How would you start rebuilding your business? What would you say to your employees? The scenario may seem far-fetched, considering that the U.S. Department of Commerce reports that 40% of small firms affected by a natural disaster never reopen -- and that an additional 23% close their doors within 12 months -- it’s a good exercise for any firm that lacks a disaster plan.]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna CEO Talks Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/28/aetna-ceo-talks-healthcare-reform</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/28/aetna-ceo-talks-healthcare-reform#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aetna’s chief executive, Ronald A. Williams, recently gave Black Enterprise the insurance industry’s take on how to improve healthcare in America.]]></description>
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		<title>Manage Your Tax Obligations</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/09/28/manage-your-tax-obligations</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/09/28/manage-your-tax-obligations#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicki Lee Parker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[career advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of laid-off workers have been pushed into self-employment and freelance work this year. A leap into entrepreneurship presents a new set of tax rules. Here are seven key tax issues to address in the first year of striking out on your own. ]]></description>
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		<title>A One-On-One with Secretary Kathleen Sebelius</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/09/26/bebr-episode-45</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/09/26/bebr-episode-45#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BLACK ENTERPRISE Business Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna CEO Ron Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEBR Episode 45]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Derek Dingle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare debate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Simons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathleen Sebelius]]></category>
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		<title>Analyzing Race and Politics in America</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/09/26/our-world-episode-74</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[look back on summer 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 74]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pamela Gentry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race & Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racial profiling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reporter''s Roundtable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Claiborne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T.J. Holmes]]></category>

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		<title>Grammy Award Winner Usher Launches New Initiative</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/25/grammy-award-winner-usher-launches-new-initiative</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/25/grammy-award-winner-usher-launches-new-initiative#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Usher Raymond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As part of his ongoing efforts to encourage youth volunteerism and service, R&#38;B singer Usher Raymond launched a new initiative entitled Powered By Service during the fifth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York Thursday. ]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/09/25/washington-report-2</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/09/25/washington-report-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arbitron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Communications Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurship and Innovation Are High on CBCF Agenda</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/09/25/entrepreneurship-and-innovation-are-high-on-cbcf-agenda</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/09/25/entrepreneurship-and-innovation-are-high-on-cbcf-agenda#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Black Caucus Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the national town hall meeting Thursday hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation on the first full day of its Annual Legislative Conference, the panelists’ messages were centered on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Despite the success of the Recovery Act that the Obama administration frequently touts, many African Americans around the nation, black entrepreneurs in particular, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Sept. 21 &#8211; Sept. 26</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/25/news-roundup-week-of-sept-21-sept-26</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/25/news-roundup-week-of-sept-21-sept-26#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venuous Disease Coalition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Sept. 21 - Sept 27]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Bangkok</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/09/25/beyond-bangkok</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/09/25/beyond-bangkok#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Drakes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the perch of The Lobby Bar &#38; Lounge at the chic Siam@Siam Design Hotel (www.siamatsiam.com), Bangkok is a city of contrasts: humble shacks with sheet metal roofs bookend concrete-and-glass towers. The capital and industrial hub of Thailand has a population of nearly 7 million, largely migratory workers in industries such as textiles, furniture manufacturing, electronics, and processed foods. Our first destination, around 163 miles from Bangkok, is less cosmopolitan—Nakhon Ratchasima, or Korat, is the mountainous gateway to the northeast region. But first we must do what most visitors to the land of fragrant orchids, golden Buddhas, and Thai massage consider mandatory: visit the Grand Palace.]]></description>
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		<title>CBCF Forum Focuses on Challenges to Minority Business Programs</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/09/25/cbcf-forum-focuses-on-challenges-to-minority-business-programs</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/09/25/cbcf-forum-focuses-on-challenges-to-minority-business-programs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Black Congress Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rothe Development Corp.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Nov. 4, 2008, the day the nation elected its first black president, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided the case Rothe Development Corp. v. Department of Defense, ruling unconstitutional a minority contracting program authorized under Section 1207 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act of 1987. The impact of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Make the Most of Your Day</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/09/24/learn-to-make-the-most-of-your-day</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/09/24/learn-to-make-the-most-of-your-day#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work-life balance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For most business owners, there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. Time goes by quickly as the clock ticks away, leaving well-intentioned entrepreneurs pushing important tasks off to future dates. Add in the challenging economic conditions, and effective time management becomes even more important…and elusive.]]></description>
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		<title>Four Winning Ways to Stay on Solid Ground During Tough Times</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/24/four-winning-ways-to-stay-on-solid-ground-during-tough-times</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/24/four-winning-ways-to-stay-on-solid-ground-during-tough-times#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya Payne Smart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artyce Custom Footwear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[footwear]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A young entrepreneur offers 4 ways to stay on solid ground during these tough times]]></description>
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