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Pros and Cons of Reverse Mortgages

January 13, 2015 Staff 0

By Jason Alderman Over the last decade, reverse mortgages have been marketed as an easy way for seniors to cash in their home equity to pay for living expenses. However, many have learned that improper […]

International

Remarkable Progress Five Years After Haiti Earthquake

January 13, 2015 Staff 0

Five years after the devastating earthquake in 2010 left millions in need of urgent medical care, Haiti has made significant progress toward rebuilding the national public health system. Working with the Haitian government, U.S. Centers […]

Entertainment

New Documentary Revisits Live Oak 50’s Shooting by Ruby McCollum

January 13, 2015 Staff 0

The 1952 fatal shooting of a prominent white doctor by a wealthy Black woman in rural north Florida still puzzles many to this day. The documentary You Belong to Me is the latest exploration into […]

Political

Rep. G.K. Butterfield Becomes New CBC Chair

January 13, 2015 Staff 0

by Joyce Jones Rep. G.K. Butterfield takes over the helm of the Congressional Black Caucus during what could be described as the worst of times for African-American lawmakers on Capitol Hill. When they take the […]

Entertainment

Taraji P. Henson as Cookie at Heart of TV’s ‘Empire’

January 5, 2015 Staff 0

By Sandy Cohen (AP) ‘Taraji P. Henson is driving down an LA street, chatting on her cellphone, when a billboard catches her eye. “Hi, me! Hiiii!” she says, smiling at her latest on-screen incarnation: glamorous […]

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Edward Brooke, 1st Black Elected U.S. Senator, Dies

January 5, 2015 Staff 0

BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He was 95. Brooke died of […]

Sports

ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott Dies From Cancer at 49-Years Old

January 5, 2015 Staff 0

 Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott died recently from cancer. He was only 49 years old. Scott, who was diagnosed with cancer back in 2007, battled recurring bouts of the disease but continued in his career […]

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Resetting Your Financial Life for Retirement

January 5, 2015 Staff 0

By Jason Alderman The phrase “downsizing for retirement” is popular with Baby Boomers, the youngest of whom turned 50 last year. It sparks a conversation about transition, which may include buying fewer new things, selling, […]

Editorials

Black on Black Crime

January 5, 2015 Staff 0

While I wrote this in New Jersey I believe it applies everywhere. It’s time to stop preaching to the choir when it comes to black on black crime. My wife I had the privilege to […]

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Yours, Mine and Ours: Planning Stepfamily Finances

January 5, 2015 Staff 0

By Jason Alderman The Pew Research Center reports (http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/) that four in ten American adults have at least one steprelative, defined as a stepparent, a step-or-half sibling or a stepchild, in their family. While the […]

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