January 2014 Archive
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent (NNPA) – The unemployment rate for Blacks dipped to 11.9 percent in December, according to the Labor Department, largely because likely workers, discouraged after months of ... James Gray seeks full term on Council for District E
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer James Gray won short term loans near naperville il special election to the Council District E seat one year ago. Now he seeks a ... ExxonMobil denies its Baton Rouge plants had safety violations
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer ExxonMobil must cash advance sellersburg in pay $2.329 million in a settlement, announced by the state’s Dept. of Environ-mental Quality last August and finalized early this month, ... An Analysis: A Real Movement of the 99%—Don’t look down
By William Spriggs TriceEdneyWire.com Writer online paperless loans in sa From 1946 through the 1970s, the incomes of Americans grew together. This, of course, does not mean everyone earned the ... Charter networks tread upon ‘Parent Choice’
By Kari Harden Contributing Writer A central premise for pro-charter reformers is that by turning schools into businesses, the free market rules and thus parents have ultimate choice as consumers. Dr. Elmira Mangum becomes FAMU president
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Florida Courier) — The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Elmira Mangum, 60, to serve as the ... Study: Half of Black men arrested by age 23
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the payday loan electronic signature Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — Nearly half of all African-American males are arrested by age ... Ten examples of welfare for the rich and corporations
By Bill Quigley Contributing Writer Here are the top 10 examples of corporate welfare and welfare for the rich. There are actually thousands of tax breaks and subsidies for ... Proposed tobacco settlement excludes Black media
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) — The U.S. Justice Department and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund have reached an agreement with the four major tobacco companies that requires ... A better deal for kids in the budget? Democrats and Republicans say ‘yes’
By Ann Challet Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from New America Media) — June Jimenez of Silver Spring, Md. was pregnant when she was laid off from her job at ...
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