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Eliminating the CDFI Fund Would Harm Black Entrepreneurship
President Trump released his full Fiscal Year 2018 budget, and it calls for a reduction in the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund from $248 million to a paltry $14 million.
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Cash-strapped GE unloads $1 billion of energy investments
General Electric might be under new management, but its quest to get smaller continues. In the first deal under new CEO Larry Culp, GE (GE) said on Monday it's unloading a $1 billion portfolio of energy investments to private-equity firm Apollo Global Management.
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'Bring Brittney Home' Campaign at Capital One Arena
Billboard activation calls for White House to get a deal done to bring Griner home as her trial begins in Russia
It has been over four months since WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained and her first appearance in a Russian courtroom finally started today. This morning, in collaboration with Change.org and Brittney Griner's teammates, family and legal team, over 6,000 square feet of digital ads will cover Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. demanding Brittney's freedom.
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3rd Year of Joy Holiday Ice Skating Party
Photography by Vicky Pink - Joy Sewing once again shared her love for ice skating …
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The US government and Federal Reserve took action against Capital One in response to the bank's massive 2019 data breach./Credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
Published on August 6, 2020
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Ukainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, speaks to the press in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on Monday, April 4, 2022. …
Published on April 20, 2022
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At least 10 people have died and 30 others were injured in a gun attack in Prague, emergency services in the Czech capital say. Mandatory …
Published on December 21, 2023
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Woman Who Lived In Former Slave Cabin Visits Smithsonian
It’s been years since Isabell Meggett Lucas has been inside the tiny house she was born in, a former slave cabin where her ancestors sought refuge from the hot South Carolina sun.
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We Can't Afford to Let Hate and Lies Win Again
When Payton Gendron, an 18-year-old white teenager opened fire on shoppers in the Tops supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., on Saturday, he knew exactly who he was aiming at - African Americans. Ten were murdered and three wounded in the attack, 11 of the victims were Black.
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An Extraordinary Life, Linking Past and Present
I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, “Pessimists are right more often, but optimists win more often.” “In this life, you have to decide what’s more important to you.” Then she would add, “As for me, I’ll take winning.”
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Big As Texas Festival Announces Stellar Music Lineup and Culinary Delights for Inaugural Event
Saddle Up With Country Music’s Biggest Acts At New Outdoor Festival Debuting May 10-12 Outside Houston at Montgomery County Fairgrounds
The inaugural Big As Texas Festival will feature a stellar music lineup and a diverse culinary experience from May 10-12 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.
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Emergency and security personnel gather at the site of strikes in Syria's capital Damascus, on April 1. Mandatory Credit: Maher Al Mounes/AFP/Getty Images via CNN …
Published on April 1, 2024
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Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris Is The Proud Owner Of A Basketball Team
Tameka “Tiny” Harris is venturing into new territory with her latest business endeavor. On Thursday, the singer announced that she is the now the owner of the Atlanta Heirs, a gender-mixed basketball team.
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Fund Set Up to Preserve African-American Historical Sites
A new $25 million fund is being set up through the National Trust for Historic Preservation to help ensure that historical sites important to African-American history are no longer endangered. T
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YWCPA Circle of Friends Reception
Photography by Jo-Carolyn Goode On Tuesday, August 26, 2014, Houston Style Magazine was on hand …
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Swiss bank UBS revealed on April 27 that it lost $774 million from last month's implosion of Archegos Capital Management. Mandatory Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Published on April 27, 2021
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Authorities in the French capital of Paris are forcing drivers to slow down in a bid to reduce pollution and improve road safety. Pictured is …
Published on September 1, 2021
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Controversial US pastors to take part in embassy opening in Jerusalem
Monday's ceremony marking the relocation of the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem will break with tradition in more ways than one.
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How Much Can I Expect To Earn On My Retirement Savings?
You ask an important question. Clearly, the returns you earn will affect such issues as how much you need to save each year to build a nest egg large enough to support you in retirement and how much you can reasonably expect to draw from savings year to year during retirement without depleting your stash prematurely. So you want your planning to be based on return assumptions that are realistic.
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America Bids Farewell to Command Master Chief
The crew of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) bid farewell to their Command Master Chief (CMC) Kenneth Robertson, while the ship was moored in Dubai Nov. 25.
