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Business

Don’t Let the Last-Minute Holiday Rush Crush Your Budget

December 14, 2015 Staff 0

By Nathaniel Sillin For all the planning we do during the holidays, the last couple of weeks before the big parties and family gatherings can trip up the best of budgets. Perhaps what’s needed is […]

Religion

Carson Struggles With Black Church Leaders

December 14, 2015 Staff 0

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson spoke to the congregation at Cornerstone Family Church in Des Moines, Iowa, last weekend. Black church leaders say he’s had a much easier time connecting with predominantly white congregations […]

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Business

How new equity crowdfunding rules will benefit black entrepreneurs

December 14, 2015 Staff 0

According to a 2006 study, African-Americans are 79% more likely to be interested in entrepreneurship than whites. Yet African-American–owned businesses have lower annual revenues, profits, and payrolls and fail at higher rates than white-owned businesses. […]

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National

Neo-Confederate Cops in Alabama Allegedly Framed Black Men

December 14, 2015 Staff 0

By Sheryl Estrada Since this report was published on DiversityInc and various other news outlets, questions have arisen over its credibility, with demands for more documentation to support the claims of The Henry County Report. […]

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Education

Private, Online High School Diploma Program Comes to Jacksonville Public Library

December 14, 2015 Staff 0

A pilot program to offer accredited private high school diplomas and career certificates is now available online at 11 public library systems across Florida. The Career Online High School project is brought to residents in […]

Local

100 Black Men Train Nations Best on Leadership

December 11, 2015 Staff 0

The 100 Black Men of America, Inc. (100 BMOA) held their 2015 Leadership Summit December 3-5, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Jacksonville. The summit was attended by more than120 chapter presidents, delegates and […]

Local

Deltas Commit to Enriching the Lives of Youth Through Business Etiquette

December 11, 2015 Staff 0

The Jacksonville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, recently held two enriching business etiquette programs for their Delta Academy, Delta GEMS Institute and Delta EMBODI youth group participants. The Kappa Guide Right and […]

Editorials

More Guns and Discrimination Isn’t the Answer to Terrorism

December 8, 2015 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Let the war mongering begin. With the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, and now San Bernardino, CA, Homeland Security and the nation as a whole is on high alert. And rightly so, […]

Editorials

The Global Genius of President Barack H. Obama

December 8, 2015 Staff 0

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA News Wire Columnist When you are considered by millions of people across the nation and throughout the world community to be the “Leader of the Free World,” that is […]

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Business

What Happened to Black Business Loans?

December 8, 2015 Staff 0

By Harry C. Alford NNPA News Wire Columnist During the 2000 Presidential Election, President George W. Bush made a written pledge to the National Black Chamber of Commerce® (NBCC). He claimed that he would focus […]

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