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Student Loan Problems Mirror those of Mortgages

An adage counsels, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” When it comes to consumer debt, that advice is also a truism. After years of mortgage borrowers complaining about servicing – or the lack thereof – it

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Domestic Violence: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When Brittny Henderson was 16, she thought she was in love. The target of her affection was popular and on the football team. She was young and excited.  “It was really wonderful at first,” Henderson said. “It

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Does Obama Have Better Leadership Skills, Survey Shows

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A survey conducted by the University at Buffalo School of Management that evaluated the leadership skills of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney has found that Obama scored significantly better than Romney in most leadership

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Study Highlights the Current State of Women in Leadership Roles

DENVER –The Women’s College of the University of Denver and The White House Project, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that aims to advance women’s leadership, have conducted a national study examining women’s positional leadership across 14 sectors. Four of the sectors

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Discover Card Must Refund $200 Million for ‘Deceptive’ Marketing

For the second time this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken strong enforcement steps against deceptive marketing practices. Through CFPB’s joint enforcement action with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), more than 3.5 million consumers with Discover

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Breast Cancer Takes Heavier Toll on Black Women

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When Kimberly Higginbotham was 23 years old, she received some devastating news. It was January. Higginbotham was in her last year of graduate school for physical therapy at Howard University, but she wasn’t feeling the same excitement as

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The Birds, the Bees…and Credit?

Turning 18 opens up a world of opportunity for your children. How well informed they are about new opportunities can make all the difference in their ability to make smart decisions. For many teens, opening their first credit card account

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Positive Promotions Stands Against Bullying During National Bullying Prevention Month

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. As a serious issue in today’s society, Positive Promotions presents a promotional product line to encourage today’s youth to treat others with respect. Knowledge is power. Positive Promotions is hopeful that the more students

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A Ticket Splitter Goes Straight

OUR ENDORSEMENTS Voter suppression is racist, fascist, un-American, un-democratic ideology and is the greatest threat to civil rights since the movement of the 1960’s. Unfortunately, the Republican Party, in an unholy alliance with (ALEC) the American Legislative Exchange Council, has

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A Voter’s Guide for the Election

With the upcoming presidential election only a month away, I thought I would share some thoughts on how to interpret a lot of the things going on with this election. I have received many calls from people asking about all the

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Black Women’s Agenda Launches Get Out The Vote Initiative

Collaborating Women’s Organizations – Serving Over One Million – Pledge Support For Agenda’s “Four for 4” Call-to-Action As the 2012 campaigns head into the final weeks, The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. (BWA) announced an ambitious initiative to get out the

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CCU Presents Mother-Daughter Leadership Workshops

“Lead Her: Consciously. Courageously. Uniquely,” a day of workshops for girls and women, will be presented by Coastal Carolina University’s Women in Philanthropy and Leadership on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Wheelwright Auditorium from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Pitch Your Journalism Idea, Win Up to $35,000

Do you have a story that deserves complete coverage from your newsroom? From now until October 12th, we’re looking for subjects and stories that ought to be covered from every angle—top to bottom, start to finish, end to end.

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SLCC Student Learns Valuable Legal Lessons in D.C. Intern Program

Salt Lake Community College has launched an internship program to help connect students with a range of educational opportunities. The program is focused on providing students with internships in the Washington, D.C. area, but are not limited to political internships.

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Two Fayetteville State University Student Teams Finalists in UNC Social Business Competition: One Team Wins 2nd Place

Fayetteville State University and UNC-Chapel Hill were the only two institutions among the 17 in the UNC system to have both of their teams make it to the final round of the UNC Social Business Conference competition held on Thursday,

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NCCU Recognized on List of “Military-Friendly Schools”

DURHAM, N.C. — For the third year in a row, North Carolina Central University has been recognized as a “military-friendly” institution by Victory Media, a company that serves military personnel transitioning into civilian life. The 2013 Military Friendly Schools list

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Faith in God Missionaries Feeding the Children in a Small Town in Panama

Tamarac, FL — Faith in God missionaries has distributed food and toys to poor children in a small town near Aton in Panama (Sept 2012), there is no running water or electricity in the small town, please contact them if a

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Dr. Satcher Warns States to Expand Access to Dental Care for Poor Children

ATLANTA – As states wrangle with whether or not to pursue Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, they should look carefully at the serious implications for oral health, especially for poor and minority children if Medicaid services are not

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African-American Consumers: Still Vital, Still Growing 2012 Report

WASHINGTON — A consumer group which continues to experience population growth, has unique generational behavioral trends and characteristics, and a projected buying power of $1.1 trillion by 2015, African-Americans are still a viable market segment full of business opportunities, according

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