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African-Americans, A ‘Fourth Quarter People’
MED Lifetime Achiever Sees New Black Agenda as Economic Empowerment
By Hazel Trice Edney
(Trice Edney Wire) – The winner of the U. S. Minority Business...
Payday Lender ACE Cash Express Fined $10 Million
By Charlene Crowell
NNPA Columnist
For the second time in as many years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fined a major payday lender. On...
Nation’s Only Black Hospital In Danger Of Closing
By Jeffrey L. Boney
Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times
Community leaders and activists are in an uproar and are calling on the Obama...
2 Groups Announce Plan To Boost Spending Among Blacks
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The U.S. Black Chambers (USBC) and the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators, and Developers (NABHOOD)...
South African Strike At General Motors Car Factory Gains International Support
Special to the Trice Edney Wire from Global Informational Network
(Trice Edney Wire) General Motors South Africa has shut down its plant in Port Elizabeth...
Phone “Vishing” Scam Targets Businesses
OLYMPIA – Double-check that number before you call back. That’s the warning from the Washington State Department of Revenue about voice messages being left...
Attorney General’s Office Sues Mandatory Poster Agency
Approximately 2,900 Small Businesses May Receive Refunds
OLYMPIA— On Monday, The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) filed suit in King County Superior Court against Mandatory Poster...
Miami Gardens Sues Big Banks For Predatory Mortgage Loans
Bank of America, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo and Citigroup accused of violating the Fair Housing Act
Special to the NNPA from The Miami Times
Miami Gardens...
GM’s Eric Peterson Loves Dealing In Diversity
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (NNPA) – After working 37 years for General Motors, it is not unusual for Eric Peterson, vice president of Diversity Dealer Relations,...
Black Workers Stuck In Poverty Wages
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As fast food and retail workers continue to march for higher wages, a new study by the Economic Policy Institute revealed...