HOUSTON (AP) – Houston Mayor Annise Parker is hoping voters will elect her to a third and final term. Parker is…
In record numbers, they’re struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they’re becoming parents at all.
When Don Graves, the executive director of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, said in a recent nighttime forum that “certain communities have been hit harder than other communities,” Waters pushed him. “Let me hear you say ‘black,’” the California Democrat said.
Black Republicans are a rare breed — a select group of individuals who have pledged their votes to conservative politics despite Black America’s overwhelming allegiance to liberals. Blacks and white liberals alike have challenged the seemingly hypocritical nature of what it means to be a Black Republican, posing the question: “Are Black Republicans the biggest […]
Americans without a college degree bore the brunt of the recent recession, and so did their marriages, according to a new report by researchers at the University of Virginia. The “Survey of Marital Generosity,” conducted
At the town hall discussion for CNN’s Almighty Debt: A Black In America special, Pastor Soaries and Bishop T.D. Jakes explain why pastors should get involved in the financial matters of parishioners.
The National Bureau of Economic Research, an independent group of economists, released a statement Monday saying economic data now clearly points to the economy turning higher last summer.
Via Huffington Post: When two struggling families appeared as guests on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about the home foreclosures they were facing, they had no idea a surprise guest would make their problems disappear. The Eller family and the Allgood family shared their stories with Oprah and explained how the national recession took […]
VIA CNNMONEY: Economists have been saying for a while that the Great Recession has ended. Now, there are signs that the general public is finally starting to agree. Though still pitifully low, consumer confidence is improving. But some of the positive economic news of recent weeks, like the best job gains in three years, the […]
In the Great Recession, breaking up is hard to do. With housing values depressed and jobs disappearing, divorce has become a luxury beyond the reach of some couples.
