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Wells Fargo Expands Down Payment Grant Program to Help Bridge Homeownership Gap
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REI Path Ahead Ventures celebrates 16 emerging companies bringing new innovations and perspectives to the outdoor industry
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Georgia and Florida Join Forces with SouthStar Energy Services in Sustainability
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ComEd Joins Bronzeville Community to Unveil New Public EV Chargers
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Elder Care Alliance Communities Among Best Again by U.S. News & World Report
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Spellers™ Method Launches TV Series For Autism Awareness
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American Indian Infants Death Rate Double That Of Whites
July 06, 2011
American Indian infants in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota are roughly twice as likely to die as white infants, and health officials say the best defense is prevention and education. American Indian infants tend to face greater risks, including being born prematurely, having teenage mothers ...
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Minority Business Seen As Future Bedrock Of Economy
July 06, 2011
Minorities will become the majority of the U.S. population by 2045. When they do, they will also become the majority of America's workforce, supply chains, and entrepreneurial economy. Their success in creating wealth will determine the fortunes of the nation and everyone within it, according to James H. Lowry, a senior advisor ...
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Asian American Navigating The College Admissions Process
July 05, 2011
The existence of obstacles to Asian Americans gaining admission to elite universities stems from the perception that, as a group, they have performed relatively well in higher education. From 1976 to 2007, the percentage of Asian American college students increased from 1.8 to 6.7 percent ...
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Poll: 1 in 5 African Youth Plan To Start A Business
June 30, 2011
Gallup surveys in 27 African countries and areas underscore the interest young people in the region have in entrepreneurship. A median of one in five Africans between the ages of 15 and 24 who are not already business owners say they plan to start their own business in the next 12 months, although they are less ...
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Major Education Survey Shows Continuing Racial Gaps
June 30, 2011
The U.S. Department of Education today released data that cast much-needed light on disparities in educational resources and opportunities for students across the country. These data provide policymakers, educators and parents ...
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MLB Blasted As Anti-Latino
June 28, 2011
A Latino security professional claims he was turned into a chauffeur in a racially motivated "bait and switch" job offer from Major League Baseball. William Diaz claims pro baseball gave him a phony job title, which paid far less than he was ...
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Big Auto Expands Minority Safety Program
June 28, 2011
Toyota today announced a $1 million commitment to support the national expansion of Buckle Up for Life, a safety program developed by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, to help address the extraordinarily high number of African American and Hispanic children, teens and adults killed or injured ...
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Study Finds Answers To Increased Black Heart Attack Risks
June 28, 2011
Researchers may have discovered one reason that African Americans are at increased risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular events. According to a new study published online in the journal Radiology, African Americans have increased levels of non-calcified plaque, which consists of buildups of soft deposits ...
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Redistricting Reform Threatens Minority Voice
June 27, 2011
Few ordinary Californians have been more intensely interested in the state’s new Citizens Redistricting Commission than Berkeley-based Tea Party activist David Salaverry. Back in March, he realized that the fledgling panel, with its 14 citizen ...
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Despite Problems, DC Caribbean Carnival Still On
June 24, 2011
The 19th Annual DC Carnival almost didn't happen this year due to outstanding money owed to the police department to cover overtime costs for last year's event. Local sources say the annual procession, featuring costumed participants on flatbed trucks and on foot, requires a large police presence, and last year the D.C. Police Department hit organizers with an overtime bill, of which $53,000 is still owed. ...
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Minority Start-up Boot Camp Launched In Silicon Valley
June 23, 2011
This month Silicon Valley welcomed the first ever technology accelerator for minority-led start-ups, NewME Accelerator. NewME's select participants commenced their first class on June 16 and will participate in this program throughout the summer. The start-up founders are based in a shared house in Mountain View, Calif. and are utilizing co-working ...
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Conference Touts Growth Of Charter Schools
June 23, 2011
According to data relesed by the National Alliance for Public Charter School (NAPCS), who recenlty celebrated its 11th annual conference in Atlanta, public charter school growth has risen by nearly 12% between 2009 and 2011. The data show public charter schools serve a higher percentage of non-white and urban students, with 63% of public charter schools being non-white, compared to 43% of that same population in conventional public schools. Roughly 55% of public charter schools are located in large cities as opposed to 25% of traditional public schools. ...
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Nation's Mayors Speak Out On "Failed" War On Drugs
June 22, 2011
According to the mayors’ resolution, the Criminal Justice commission will produce recommendations to “reduce crime and violence, improve cost-effectiveness, ensure the interests of justice at every step of the criminal justice system…reduce incarceration, reform U.S. drug policy, eliminate racial and gender disparities ...
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First Black To Head March Of Dimes
June 21, 2011
LaVerne Council, a longtime March of Dimes volunteer leader and Board member, was elected as the first black chair of the organization's national Board of Trustees. Council is only the second woman to head the 73-year-old national organization. ...
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Court Throws Out Wal-Mart Gender Bias Case
June 20, 2011
The women pressing the suit claim they and colleagues across the country were victimized by Wal-Mart’s practice of letting local managers make subjective decisions about pay and promotions. ...
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Latinos Keep $169B Out Of Banks
June 20, 2011
A new study released by the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and its Tayloe Murphy Center outlines specific steps for how banks and credit unions can capture billions of dollars in deposits by reaching out to Latino and other "unbanked" households across the United States. ...
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Latino Farmers Unhappy With Settlement
June 22, 2011
There is growing unrest among Hispanic farmers over a $1.3 billion federal program created to settle discrimination comlaints against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). At issue is the difference between settlement amounts received by black farmers ...
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Report: Black Dieters Watch Their Weight For General Wellness
June 08, 2011
According to the latest research from Mintel, more Black adults who are watching their diet are doing so for health reasons, not to lose weight ...
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Black Baby Boomers Eye Uncertain Retirement
June 08, 2011
Financial planners typically say retirees will need replacement income of 70-80 percent to continue living as well as they did prior to exiting the workforce. ...
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Battle Brewing Over New Fla. Voter-Registration Law
June 08, 2011
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), reacting to outrage voiced by her constituents, this week asked the Department of Justice to block the new law. ...
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How Minority-Owned Small Businesses Benefit From Health Care Reform
June 08, 2011
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act will make a real difference to the competitiveness of minority-owned small businesses. ...
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Redistricting No Longer A Black-White Issue In Virginia
June 08, 2011
The group, Virginia New Majority, says the map approved by Board of County Supervisors in April does not reflect the county’ s demographics. ...
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Civil Rights Coalition Unveils Plan To Transform High Schools
June 07, 2011
“We can no longer afford to wait to transform our public high schools. All students must attain the knowledge and skills they need to compete in the 21st century marketplace ." ...
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Fed Reaches Out To Women, Ethnic And Minority Farmers
June 07, 2011
"For traditionally underrepresented population groups, FSA continues to focus on increased participation in all offices.†...
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Poll: Belief In Economic Opportunity Crosses Race Lines
June 07, 2011
Whites and minorities share many common views about what it takes to succeed in today’s economy and a cultural optimism about the progress America has made. ...
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Report: More Hispanics Go To Federal Prison
June 06, 2011
Statistics released this week revealed that Hispanics now comprise nearly half of all people sentenced for federal felony crimes, a number swollen by immigration offenses. ...
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West Point Cadet Sues R&B Diva Over Alleged Beating
June 06, 2011
The lawsuit alleges the cadet, Richard King, was waiting at Bush Intercontinental Airport, when LaBelle allegedly ordered her bodyguards to attack him. ...
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Tennis Ace Serves To Help Urban Youth
June 03, 2011
Agassi, who operates an award-winning charter school in a poor area of Las Vegas, has long been a champion of charter school education. ...
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Black Female Dean Makes History At Univ. Of Maryland
June 03, 2011
She is the first woman to hold the post, and succeeds James Harris, who is stepping down after 14 years as dean. Dill’s term begins August 1. ...
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NCAA Hitting Black Schools Harder?
June 03, 2011
Where many non-HBCU peers – including schools with similarly limited resources – show some improvement, teams at HBCUs are trending in the opposite direction. ...
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'Achieving' Women Entrepreneurs Honored By 100 Black Men
June 02, 2011
In the United States, more and more women are taking the leap into entrepreneurship and learning the benefits of owning a business. ...
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