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Sponsorships and donations have been pouring into the new Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), which opened on Sept. 24 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C....

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On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, national leaders, elected officials, members of the city and state business communities, and others gathered for the Ribbon Cutting of the Raymond V. Haysbert, Sr. Entrepreneurship Center at the Greater Baltimore Urban League (GBUL)....

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Gentrification in the once largely-black Shaw neighborhood is a microcosm of the town once known as "Chocolate City," as upscale whites and other nationalities have flooded the city in recent years....

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Thursday, 22 September 2016 12:41

Black Homeownership on Steady Decline

The homeownership rate in the Black community was at nearly 50 percent a dozen years ago. Today, the figure stands at 41.5 percent and could get worse, experts warn....

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The U.S. Department of Justice will stop contracting with for-profit prison operators. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates made the announcement, “They simply do not provide the same level of correctional services, programs, and resources; they do not save substantially on costs; and … they do not maintain the same level of safety and sec...

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Chicago faith leaders gathered to share their initiative to encourage their congregations to open accounts at one of the city’s Black-owned banks. The group, which…...

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When it comes to credit and financing, racial disparities remain despite a 42-year-old federal law guaranteeing fair treatment in lending....

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Russell Simmons Brings Water And  Attention to Flint Victims …...

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The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) chairman, Gregg Gonsalves, and president and CEO, Della Britton Baeza, announced today that Earvin "Magic" Johnson has been elected to the Foundation's board of directors.  Mr.......

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Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department hosted a ceremony to not only mark the 150th anniversary of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company (Freedman’s Bank), but also to name the Treasury Annex building the Freedman’s Bank Building.read more...

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