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Something on the Side: How a Side-Hustle Can Help You Survive
From The Grio: "Don't get mad, UPS is hiring" What was once a comic line in a lyric from ...
Jay-Z Calls Criticism of Pres. Obama 'Fair'
From Billboard.com: During a private listening of "Watch The Throne," his collaborative album ...
Unemployment Back on the Rise, Will Obama Recover in Time for 2012?
From The New York Times: It's getting harder to say that this is just temporary. For the ...
New Law Makes It Illegal to Discriminate Against the Unemployed
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act disallows employers to discriminate against applicants on ...
Survey: 40 percent of Millionaires Say $7 Million Not Enough to Feel Rich
In a recent survey conducted by Fidelity Investments, 4-in-10 respondents claim that they would ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks in Wisconsin for Workers Rights
Rev. Jesse Jackson appeared in Milwaukee Thursday night to help plan a counter-attack to workers ...
BV Talk Back: Is the Health Reform Backlash Fueled by 'Racial Resentment'?
From The Grio: Remember all of the anger at town hall meetings across America during the ...
Employment on the Rise: Unemployment Dips to 8.9 Percent, Almost 200K in New Jobs
From AOL News: Employers hired in February at the fastest pace in almost a year and the ...
Rocky Clark: Paralyzed High School Football Player Can't Pay Medical Bills
The story of Rasul "Rocky" Clark is a cautionary tale to all the mothers who send their sons to ...
Black Scholars Give Their Take on President Obama's State of the Union Address
The Shirley Chisholm Presidential Accountability Commission is a group of concerned scholars and ...
Fed Chairman Fears China?: Ben Bernanke Describes Threat of Cash Flow Imbalance Between America and Other Nations, Like China
As if Americans didn't have enough financial problems to worry about -- with high unemployment, ...
Rev. Al Sharpton Says: Through Budget Cuts 'Workers Are Paying for the Crimes of Others' — Do You Agree?
In a recent article on The Huffington Post, Rev. Al Sharpton argues that it is unfair to place ...
Why Are Blacks the Biggest Targets of Obama's Budget Cuts & What Can We Do About It?
From The Grio: This past Monday President Obama unveiled his [fiscal year] 2012 budget ...
Prepaid Unemployment Benefit Cards: Rules Have Changed For Collecting Unemployment Benefits on Debit Cards -- Beware of Fees
From The Loop 21: If you collect unemployment benefits -- (and with a more than 15 percent ...
President Obama Defends His Austere Budget Proposal: No More 'Running Up the Credit Card'
After a flood of criticism, President Obama held a press conference on Tuesday during which he ...
Obama's Budget Proposal Will Hurt Poor, Cut Aid to Middle Class & Burden Students: Key Examples
From NewsOne: President Barack Obama, less than two months after signing tax cuts for the ...
Reduce Black Unemployment -- Move to 'Non-Black' Cities: Better Job to Seeker Ratios in These Metros
Black History Month is a great time for African-Americans to reflect on a number of major ...
Obama to Chamber of Commerce: 'You Have the Money, Start Creating Jobs Now'
By Yassira Diggs His usual charm in tow, President Obama went to the Chamber of Commerce on ...
Unemployment Falls, While Black Joblessness Stays Stuck at 15%
From The Grio: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate dropped sharply last month to 9 ...
Spike Lee to Black Men: Become Teachers for a Living
Spike Lee has always been an activist in his own way. Whether he is chronicling our history in ...
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