Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.7%
The Department of Labor reported today that in January, the U.S. unemployment rate decreased from 10.0% to 9.7%, and a survey of households shows that employment fell by 20,000 jobs. ...
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When five organizations came together to start NBHAAD in 1999, the goal was to educate people about behavior that increases the risk for HIV infection. Today, the rate of infection among blacks has remained stable, but the fight for prevention...
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After serving nearly eight years with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, in 2008, Michelle Greene, director of business infrastructure, was beginning to feel that her journey with the company had run its course....
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I’ve been trying to print a children’s book. I don’t want to do the traditional method of going through a publishing company. I’m looking for companies that can print books in small quantities....
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Ever wonder how the IRS chooses to audit someone? Well, wonder no more....
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More than 40 of black America’s best and brightest joined the National Urban League on a global mission to plant the seed for what we hope will become a long-term, fruitful relationship with China and African-American communities and businesses. We...
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Counteracting racism was never as literal as it was on Feb. 1, 1960, when four college students decided to protest segregation by holding a sit-in at a Woolworth’s Department Store in Greensboro, North Carolina. ...
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Last week Toyota announced the recall of some of its most popular vehicles. The recall, however, may not turn out to be a disaster for BE100s dealers....
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The Small Business Administration has conducted a comprehensive review of its 8(a) program and will announce regulation changes this summer. ...
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Are my retirement funds also safe under FDIC protection or should I move that money elsewhere?...
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