Conference propels minority business creation, development, and funding
 For 2 1/2 days, attendees will collaborate to create and build a viable business model and develop a commercial...
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Proposed Mortgage Qualification Rule may end homeownership as we know it
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League “A house is made of walls and beams; a home...
Wise investments: Financial realities face Black boomers
(Louisiana Weekly/New America Media) By Nayita Wilson  Is retirement a boom or bust proposition for African American baby boomers? As...
New report links the standard American diet and meat consumption to cancer – Health activists propose a novel solution
 New guide highlights 1,000 healthy, plant-based alternatives to the Western diet  Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- Recent weeks have seen...
In a unique graduation ceremony, Foundation to celebrate college-bound Black male students in the San Francisco Bay area
Oakland, CA (BlackNews.com) -- All graduating African American male students from the San Francisco Bay Area headed to college in...
Better Business Bureau tips for leasing an office space that works for you
 Chicago, IL - If your small business is starting to take up more room than your home office has to...
South Korea to fund language class in San Francisco Bay area public school
(From New America Media) By Peter Schurmann  A public high school in the affluent Bay Area suburb of San Ramon...
Sec’y of State Jesse White announces “Eliminate the Digital Divide” Grants
  Springfield, IL —Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced that forty-one public libraries and community college...
During lockout, NFL Player and many others finding wisdom in new audiobook
 Author - Tim Hampton  Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- It's common to hear about professional athletes, who at some point...
Behind bars: For Black girls, acting out is a crime
Equal Voice Newspaper By Kathy Mulady  Chicago, IL - LeaJay Harper says she was a typically rebellious teenager raised...
