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	<title>BLACK ENTERPRISE &#187; Marcia Wade Talbert</title>
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		<title>Nerjyzing Diversity in the Video Gaming Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/11/20/nerjyzing-diversity-in-the-video-gaming-industry</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nerjyzed Entertainment Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people sit and watch on the sidelines, while others play the game. Jacqueline S. Beauchamp plays the game. Not satisfied with the dearth of diversity in the video gaming industry, Beauchamp started Nerjyzed Entertainment Inc.]]></description>
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		<title>High Healthcare Costs Linked to Preventable Diseases</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/17/costs-of-healthcare-tied-to-preventable-diseases</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/17/costs-of-healthcare-tied-to-preventable-diseases#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Smoking, poor eating habits, and lack of exercise are contributing to an epidemic of chronic, preventable diseases that are alarming for the future health of the nation and for African Americans in particular, according to a new report.]]></description>
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		<title>Pop-Up Stores Provide Lucrative Alternative For Small Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/11/12/pop-up-stores-provide-lucrative-alternative-for-small-businesses</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leasing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Savvy entrepreneurs and larger retailers are opening up temporary stores, or “pop-ups” in empty storefronts, simultaneously boosting their brand and bottom line. The stores can last anywhere from a few days to a few months. And with the U.S. retail vacancy rate at 7.6%, for the third quarter of 2009, compared with 6.4% for the third quarter of 2008, according CoStar Group, Inc.-- and the holidays just around the corner-- now might be the best time to take advantage of the weak commercial real estate market.]]></description>
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		<title>BE 100s Bank Acquires Home Federal Savings</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/2009/11/11/be-100s-bank-acquires-home-federal-savings</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/2009/11/11/be-100s-bank-acquires-home-federal-savings#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Savings Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty Bank]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Liberty Bank and Trust of New Orleans acquired Detroit-based Home Federal Savings Bank after the bank was shut down by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) Nov. 6.]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Tips to Ward off Employee Theft</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/11/11/eight-tips-to-ward-off-employee-theft</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/11/11/eight-tips-to-ward-off-employee-theft#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since the beginning of the recession not only has fraudulent activity increased, but the amount of money lost to fraud has increased as well. ]]></description>
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		<title>Getting the Most Out of Your College Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/11/04/getting-the-most-out-of-your-college-tour</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/11/04/getting-the-most-out-of-your-college-tour#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBCU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are one guidance counselor's recommendations to assist students of color to choose schools that will increase their chances of graduation and success as a professional.]]></description>
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		<title>Author Talks Journey Into Global Influence of Black Culture</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/11/03/author-nelson-george-talks-journey-into-international-influence-of-black-culture</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/11/03/author-nelson-george-talks-journey-into-international-influence-of-black-culture#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelson George]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now as the face of BlackAtlas.com, an interactive social networking site for black travelers, author Nelson George couples his talent for storytelling with his love of travel, which has become an extension of his career covering music, film, and culture.]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Be Bamboozled</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/01/dont-be-bamboozled</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/01/dont-be-bamboozled#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pretexters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tips for avoiding financial fraud]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Tips for Entrepreneurship</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/29/teen-tips-for-entrepreneurship</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/29/teen-tips-for-entrepreneurship#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this, the third article of a four- part series about youth entrepreneurship, three teens tell the stories of how they started businesses and learned how to find fun while financing their futures.]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson Plans for Young Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/28/lesson-plans-for-young-entrepreneurs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/28/lesson-plans-for-young-entrepreneurs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[teens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In part two of BlackEnterprise.com’s four-part series on youth entrepreneurship, we’ll be looking at resources for parents and teachers on the basics of entrepreneurship. There are a number of tools available, from Web-based and online activities to classroom simulations, for educators and parents to get students thinking like an entrepreneur.]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Use Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Success</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/27/youth-use-entrepreneurship-as-a-pathway-to-succeed</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/27/youth-use-entrepreneurship-as-a-pathway-to-succeed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenpreneur]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Running a successful business is not an easy feat no matter what your age. Yet there are teenagers, like Kalief Rollins, the winner of the 2009 National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, who were able to benefit from business start-up education and learn not only the value of a dollar, but how to claim the value of his life.]]></description>
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		<title>A Voyage into the Black Diaspora</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/10/26/a-voyage-into-the-black-diaspora</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/10/26/a-voyage-into-the-black-diaspora#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Atlas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In many respects when African Americans travel, they are no different than travelers from every culture, says Nelson George, travel expert-at-large for BlackAtlas.com. At the same time, they are often curious to learn about the black people, neighborhoods, restaurants, and historical sites in a city that have particular historical significance to the black experience.]]></description>
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		<title>An Affinity for Philanthropy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/10/22/an-affinity-for-philanthropy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/10/22/an-affinity-for-philanthropy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affinity groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More recently affinity groups are asking their employers to return that favor by investing in the communities that they represent.]]></description>
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		<title>Talent Agent Uses Perseverance, Savvy to Represent Hollywood&#8217;s Elite</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/10/22/talent-agent-uses-perseverance-savvy-to-represent-hollywoods-elite</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/10/22/talent-agent-uses-perseverance-savvy-to-represent-hollywoods-elite#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talent agent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tracy Christian not only represents a talented client list which includes celebrity entertainers like actors Michael Kenneth Williams, from HBO’s “The Wire,” former “Cosby” kid Lisa Bonet, and rapper/actor Busta Rhymes, but she considers them family.]]></description>
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		<title>Know the Facts: Precautions for Swine Flu</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/09/know-the-facts-precautions-for-swine-flu</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/09/know-the-facts-precautions-for-swine-flu#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mark Johnson, chair of the department of family medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry at the New Jersey Medical School, answers questions about the swine flu and its vaccine.]]></description>
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		<title>Regulators Issue Cease and Desist Order to Chicago Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/2009/09/30/regulators-issue-cease-and-desist-order-to-chicago-bank</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/2009/09/30/regulators-issue-cease-and-desist-order-to-chicago-bank#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B.E. 100s]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highland Community Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago-based Highland Community Bank received a cease and desist order earlier this month from federal and state regulators that charges the company with engaging in unsafe and unsound banking practices. The order also suspends the bank’s authority to pay cash dividends or increase assets without regulator permission.]]></description>
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		<title>Recruiting the Recruiter</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/21/recruiting-the-recruiter</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/21/recruiting-the-recruiter#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive search firm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Small business owners often find themselves wearing many different hats. But when it comes time to hire executive and managerial talent, human resources experts say owners should seek professional help.]]></description>
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		<title>Implementing a Strategic Partnership</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/18/implementing-a-strategic-partnership</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/18/implementing-a-strategic-partnership#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limited liability partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When business is slow and consumer spending decreases, solidarity between entrepreneurs can help drive sales and possibly cut down on marketing costs.]]></description>
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		<title>More Black Females Graduating From HBCUs Than Black Males</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/16/more-black-females-graduating-from-hbcus-than-black-males</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/16/more-black-females-graduating-from-hbcus-than-black-males#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[admissions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Publicly funded historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) admitted, enrolled, and matriculated larger numbers of African American female than male students between 1996 and 2006, according to recently released data.]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneur Gets Lesson in Strategy 101</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/10/entrepreneur-gets-lesson-in-strategy-101</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/10/entrepreneur-gets-lesson-in-strategy-101#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career transition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cosmotology enterprise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skool Boye Agency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackEnterprise.com talked with entrepreneur TenishaPercel about how she started her two businesses and what lessons she learned when one of them became too much to handle.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make the Most of Your Doctor&#8217;s Visits</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/03/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-doctors-visits</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/03/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-doctors-visits#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virgie Bright Ellington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, a board certified internist, believes that basic healthcare for every citizen is long overdue. ]]></description>
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		<title>Empowering the Black Community</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/empowering-the-black-community</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/empowering-the-black-community#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empowerment Experiment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maggie Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John and Maggie Anderson are hoping to start a movement. Through their Website, the suburban Chicago couple has, so far, convinced some 7,000 consumers and businesses nationwide to join in the Empowerment Experiment.]]></description>
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		<title>Backtalk With Boris Kodjoe &amp; Nicole Ari Parker</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/backtalk/2009/09/01/backtalk-with-boris-kodjoe-nicole-ari-parker</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/backtalk/2009/09/01/backtalk-with-boris-kodjoe-nicole-ari-parker#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Backtalk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth defect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boris Kodjoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicole Ari Parker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sophie's Voice Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spina bifida]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker share how their daughter’s condition has changed their lives, taught them endurance, and inspired them to help other families.]]></description>
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		<title>The Small Business Check-up</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/08/26/the-small-business-check-up</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/08/26/the-small-business-check-up#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once entrepreneurs successfully surmount the difficult process of building startup capital and writing out a business plan, many believe that their company has the straightaway to success. If a roadblock appears, they seem to think it came out of nowhere, when actually, if they had done a little more planning, the problem could have been avoided.]]></description>
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		<title>Going Green? Get Government Help for Your Business</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/being-green/2009/08/20/going-green-get-government-help-for-your-business</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/being-green/2009/08/20/going-green-get-government-help-for-your-business#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BEing Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Star]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the abundance of databases to search, eligibility requirements to meet, and forms to fill out, applying for government programs can be complicated and time consuming. But when it comes to government programs for energy efficient products, getting into the green swing of things might be a little less complicated than it appears.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Fund Targets Investments in Underserved Communities</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/08/06/federal-fund-targets-investments-in-underserved-communities</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/08/06/federal-fund-targets-investments-in-underserved-communities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDFI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Development Financial Institutions Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 1990, when Willie Murriel received a loan from Sunrise Bank to purchase the building he used for Murriel’s Paint and Body Shop in Jackson, Miss., he never fell behind, never filed for bankruptcy, and repaid the loan as scheduled in 2001.]]></description>
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		<title>Spend Less Money on Your Startup Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/07/29/spend-less-money-on-your-start-up-budget</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/07/29/spend-less-money-on-your-start-up-budget#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Echoing Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skill-Life Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are a plethora of organizations, universities, and companies that provide pro bono or professional services at a reduced fee, ranging from accounting to information technology and from human resource management to marketing. When such services are free, this practice is often referred to as skills-based volunteering.]]></description>
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		<title>Planning for the End</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/07/20/planning-for-the-end</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/07/20/planning-for-the-end#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[estate planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[will]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the sudden death of Michael Jackson, his fans are likely questioning their mortality, but legal experts say they should be questioning the state of their affairs in the event of their own unexpected demise.]]></description>
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		<title>A New Century, a New NAACP?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/07/13/a-new-century-a-new-naacp</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/07/13/a-new-century-a-new-naacp#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Jealous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[naacp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[a href="http://www.state.ny.us/governor/" target="_blank">Gov. David A. Paterson opened the first plenary ceremony of the NAACP’s Centennial Conference Monday with a reminder that liberation for African Americans is the liberation of America. That message was indeed the reigning theme of the morning.
Paterson joined several speakers who underscored the relevancy of the NAACP by focusing not only on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;One Size Does Not Fit All&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/07/11/one-size-does-not-fit-all-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/07/11/one-size-does-not-fit-all-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At two forums on healthcare reform at the NAACP’s Centennial Convention Saturday, panelists presented a slew of statistics that rank African Americans with the highest prevalence, incidence, and mortality rates for diabetes, AIDS, cancer, and other diseases.
“[People] like you and me are falling through the cracks,” said Roslyn M. Brock, vice chairman of the national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vibe Magazine Folds</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/30/vibe-magazine-folds</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/30/vibe-magazine-folds#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quincy Jones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ibe Media Group, which publishes Vibe magazine,  announced Tuesday that it was shuttering its doors immediately after 16 years of publishing content about the young, urban music industry.]]></description>
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		<title>Transition into Your Career of Choice</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/06/29/transition-into-your-career-of-choice</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/06/29/transition-into-your-career-of-choice#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apprenticeship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darlene Proctor had never planned to be a nurse for the rest of her life. So when a friend reminded her about a dream she once had to start a bed and breakfast she decided to figure out how to make the leap from hospitals to hospitality.]]></description>
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		<title>Unpaid Furloughs Instead of Pink Slips</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/06/22/unpaid-furloughs-instead-of-pink-slips</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/06/22/unpaid-furloughs-instead-of-pink-slips#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furlough]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the quarterly faculty/staff assembly at Stillman College last August, several employees expressed concern about potential layoffs. “I said I would do whatever was necessary to ensure that everyone could keep their jobs,” said Ernest McNealy, president of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based HBCU, who thinks of his employees as family. After consulting with staff managers and human resources, McNealy concluded that furloughs were a better option than layoffs and decided that all of the non-teaching employees would have to participate, including himself.]]></description>
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		<title>The Pipeline Crisis for Black Boys and Early Education</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/06/18/the-pipeline-crisis-for-black-boys-and-early-education</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/06/18/the-pipeline-crisis-for-black-boys-and-early-education#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[arly childhood development research shows that since early experiences create a foundation for lifelong learning and behavior then a strong foundation in the early years increases the probability of positive outcomes.
In New York City, African American children get off to a bad start and end up worse. Sixty-one percent of African‐American children are born into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Africa Command Leader Talks ROTC, Piracy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/06/16/u-s-africa-command-leader-talks-rotc-piracy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/06/16/u-s-africa-command-leader-talks-rotc-piracy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years of mandatory participation in Reserved Officers Training Corp. at Morgan State University in the late 1960s turned into something far greater for Gen.William “Kip” Ward, the fifth black four-star general in U.S. Army history.]]></description>
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		<title>100 Black Men Press Education Secretary for More HBCU Funding</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/06/12/100-black-men-press-education-secretary-for-more-hbcu-funding</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/06/12/100-black-men-press-education-secretary-for-more-hbcu-funding#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education was front and center at the 100 Black Men of America Inc.’s annual conference Thursday. At an education town hall meeting, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan recalled his experiences with the 100 Black Men’s Chicago Chapter during his term as the city’s public school superintendent.
“Instead of asking me what I could do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chrysler Wins Plea to Shutter 789 Dealerships</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/10/chrysler-wins-plea-to-shutter-789-dealerships</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/10/chrysler-wins-plea-to-shutter-789-dealerships#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fiat gained ownership of most of Chrysler L.L.C.'s assets Wednesday, a day after a bankruptcy judge approved Chrysler's plan to terminate 789 of its franchises and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to rule on objections to the sale by a group of Indiana state pension funds, who argued that the bankruptcy favored unsecured creditors over secured lenders.]]></description>
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		<title>Minority Dealers May Be Slammed by Closings</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/04/minority-owners-may-be-disadvantaged-by-dealership-closings</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/04/minority-owners-may-be-disadvantaged-by-dealership-closings#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrysler]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gregory Jackson, owner of five General Motors dealerships believes that as GM whittles down the number of franchises in bankruptcy “those last men standing should do well.” But when the smoke clears, no one is sure how many minority dealerships will be left standing.]]></description>
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		<title>Marcus Alexis Dies at Age 77</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/01/marcus-alexis-dies-at-age-77</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/01/marcus-alexis-dies-at-age-77#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BE Board of Economists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kellogg School of Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marcus Alexis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marcus Alexis, one of the nation’s most distinguished economists, died Wednesday from complications during surgery. He was 77. ]]></description>
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		<title>Community Banks Seek Congress Support at Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/05/14/community-banks-seek-congress-support-at-summit</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/05/14/community-banks-seek-congress-support-at-summit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Community Bankers of America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Bankers Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week nearly 700 local bank administrators and owners are gathering on Capitol Hill this week to meet with their members of Congress and advocate for legislation that affects them. The event, which began March 12 and runs through March 14, is a part of the Independent Community Bankers of America Washington Policy Summit, an annual meeting that provides community bankers an avenue for addressing their top concerns and grievances. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tuning In to the Third Screen Frontier</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-technology/2009/05/11/tuning-in-to-the-third-screen-frontier</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-technology/2009/05/11/tuning-in-to-the-third-screen-frontier#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YouTube]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are more than 270 million mobile phones active in the U.S., according to CTIA, the international association for wireless telecommunications. Between October 2007 and October 2008 YouTube’s mobile audience grew by 277%. In the third quarter of 2008, it was accessed by about 3 million U.S. mobile subscribers.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Proposes $1.25 Billion for Black Farmers in Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/08/obama-proposes-125-billion-for-black-farmers-in-settlement</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/08/obama-proposes-125-billion-for-black-farmers-in-settlement#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 20:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Black Farmers Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has allotted $1.25 billion in the FY 2010 budget to settle discrimination lawsuits by thousands of black farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama Sparks Reaction at Time 100 Gala</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/05/07/michelle-obama-sparks-reaction-at-time-100-gala</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/05/07/michelle-obama-sparks-reaction-at-time-100-gala#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 17:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Among the dignitaries, leaders, revolutionaries, titans, entertainers, scientists, heroes and pioneers that were honored at Time Magazine’s 2009 gala event honoring the 100 Most Influential People in the World, one woman, Michelle Obama, stood out.]]></description>
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		<title>Dave Bing Elected Detroit Mayor</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/05/06/bing-unseats-interim-detroit-mayor-with-four-point-win</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/05/06/bing-unseats-interim-detroit-mayor-with-four-point-win#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 16:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Bing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kwame Kilpatrick]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In what Detroit newspapers called “a stunning victory” local businessman Dave Bing was elected mayor Tuesday and will finish serving the remaining term of convicted Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.]]></description>
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		<title>Fifteen Contenders Vying for Mississippi Mayoral Seat</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/05/04/fifteen-contenders-vying-for-mississippi-mayoral-seat</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/05/04/fifteen-contenders-vying-for-mississippi-mayoral-seat#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 20:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Melton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mississippi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the poorest state capital in the country, Jackson, Mississippi is rich in mayoral candidates for the upcoming primary tomorrow. Fourteen people (nine Democrats, four Independents, and one Republican) will challenge Jackson’s incumbent mayor, Democrat Frank Melton, as he pursues a bid for re-election. Among his top challengers are the former mayor, Harvey Johnson; Crisler Marshand, a current city councilman; and current Mississippi State Sen. John Hohrn.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s 100 Days on Front, Home Pages</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/04/29/obamas-100-days-on-front-home-pages</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/04/29/obamas-100-days-on-front-home-pages#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[100 Days]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After 100 days in office, President Barack Obama is receiving worldwide attention.  (Click here for "Obama's 100 Days: A Look at the Historic Beginning of the Presidency of Barack H. Obama.") But based on the front page headlines from Tulsa, Okla. to Dubuque, Iowa  many Americans say it is too soon to tell if he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jarrett Lauds Obama’s First 100 Days</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/28/jarrett-lauds-obama%e2%80%99s-first-100-days</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/28/jarrett-lauds-obama%e2%80%99s-first-100-days#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[100 Days]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valerie Jarrett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama spoke to African American media today about the accomplishments of the president since the first 100 days of his presidency.]]></description>
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		<title>Hard Lessons in Education Funding</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/04/27/hard-lessons-in-education-funding-101</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/04/27/hard-lessons-in-education-funding-101#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard University]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Toward the end of the 2007 fall semester, Erin Jackson went from tears of joy to tears of sorrow when she was forced to withdraw from Howard University, her dream school, after only one semester of studies. ]]></description>
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		<title>HBCU Students Seek More Avenues for Funding</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/04/23/hbcu-students-seek-more-avenues-for-funding</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/04/23/hbcu-students-seek-more-avenues-for-funding#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial aid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Audia Cook, a sophomore at Hampton University (No. 4 on the Black Enterprise Top 50 Colleges for African Americans list), passed up an opportunity to apply for an internship this summer as a pharmaceuticals sales representative with Blue Care Network of Michigan. She says waitressing will allow her a better chance to enroll next fall.]]></description>
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		<title>An All-Inclusive Earth Day</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/04/21/an-all-inclusive-earth-day</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/04/21/an-all-inclusive-earth-day#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Van Jones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Like the afterschool programs of yesteryear, green jobs guru Van Jones announced at a White House news conference today that Americans should anticipate “A very special Earth Day; an Earth Day for everybody.”]]></description>
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		<title>HBCU Financial Forecast: Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/04/17/hbcu-financial-forecast-part-i</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/04/17/hbcu-financial-forecast-part-i#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[endowment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The country’s economic quagmire has reached far beyond Wall Street to the hallowed halls of academe. Take for example recent news that Harvard University is planning “across-the-board” budget cuts. If the Ivy League school, which has a $36.9 billion endowment, is in trouble, imagine the situation at minority-serving institutions, whose endowments are a small fraction of Harvard’s.]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit Mayoral Candidates Bump Heads in Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/17/detroit-mayoral-candidates-bump-heads-in-debate</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/17/detroit-mayoral-candidates-bump-heads-in-debate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Bing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Cockrel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel and businessman Dave Bing agreed on very little at their second mayoral debate Wednesday evening, except that -- as General Motors, a top Detroit employer goes bankrupt -- the city is in desperate need of revenue and jobs.
Bing went into the debate in attack mode saying that Cockrel lacked leadership in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grabbing African Americans by the Green Collar</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/being-green/entrepreneurs-being-green/2009/04/16/grabbing-african-americans-by-the-green-collar</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/being-green/entrepreneurs-being-green/2009/04/16/grabbing-african-americans-by-the-green-collar#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs BEing Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green DMV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green For All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When many black people think of jobs that create environmental efficiency, they often think of Buck Rogers and space-age technology. That misconception could potentially keep black workers out of the green-collar industry, which is predicted to be the largest employment wave the country has seen in decades.]]></description>
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		<title>Did Jackson Bid $5 Million to Replace Obama?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/14/did-jackson-bid-5-million-to-replace-obama</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2009/04/14/did-jackson-bid-5-million-to-replace-obama#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Jr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Blagojevich]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Jessie Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) has emerged as the politician who stands to lose the most after the fallout from former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s indictment.
As Blagojevich pleaded not guilty today to charges of racketeering and fraud, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Blagojevich’s camp was told last year “that Jackson would raise up to $5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethics Committee Investigates Rep. Jackson in Blago Fallout</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/04/09/ethics-committee-investigates-rep-jackson-in-blago-fallout</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/04/09/ethics-committee-investigates-rep-jackson-in-blago-fallout#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Jr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Blagojevich]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Jesse Jackson confirmed that he is the subject of an investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics, which is looking into his relationship with indicted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.]]></description>
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		<title>Green Energy, Black Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/04/08/green-energy-black-jobs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/04/08/green-energy-black-jobs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Council on Environmental Quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Van Jones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama is not only the first black president, but the first green president, said Van Jones, special adviser for green jobs, enterprise, and innovation with the White House Council on Environmental Quality.]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit Mayoral Race Heats Up Amid City Council Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/04/03/detroit-mayoral-race-heats-up-amid-city-council-lawsuit</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/04/03/detroit-mayoral-race-heats-up-amid-city-council-lawsuit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Bing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Cockrel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The collapse of the auto industry isn’t the only thing making headlines in Detroit. The race to succeed Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is heating up in anticipation of the May 5 election between interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr., the former city council president, and Michigan businessman Dave Bing. After the 15-candidate, non-partisan election last February Bing received 29% of the vote and Cockrel 27%. ]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Camp Teaches Teens Ingenuity, Enterprise, Integrity</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/04/01/summer-camp-teaches-teens-ingenuity-enterprise-integrity</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/04/01/summer-camp-teaches-teens-ingenuity-enterprise-integrity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Jenkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrenuity Summer Business Camp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speed Alley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many high school students plan their summer vacations around what malls, beaches, and amusement parks they plan to visit. But thanks to Brian Jenkins, some 450 teens across the nation will get the chance to maximize their business capital when they apply to compete at the 2009 Entrenuity Summer Business Camp at Wheaton College in Illinois this summer.]]></description>
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		<title>John Hope Franklin Dead at Age 94</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/03/25/historian-john-hope-franklin-dead-at-age-94</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/03/25/historian-john-hope-franklin-dead-at-age-94#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Hope Franklin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tulsa race riots]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John Hope Franklin, a chronicler of history who also shaped it, died this morning from congestive heart failure. He was 94 years old.
"John Hope Franklin lived for nearly a century and helped define that century," said Duke President Richard H. Brodhead. "A towering historian, he led the recognition that African-American history and American history are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report Alleges Wells Fargo Engaged in Discriminatory Lending</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/23/report-alleges-wells-fargo-engaged-in-discriminatory-lending</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/23/report-alleges-wells-fargo-engaged-in-discriminatory-lending#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National People's Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Accusations of predatory lending at Wells Fargo are making news once again. African Americans paid $137 million more to Wells Fargo &#038; Co. than white borrowers, according to a report released today by the National People's Action (NPA), a grassroots network of organizations hoping to achieve more equity in housing, work, health, education, finance.]]></description>
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		<title>NCNW, Ashley Stewart Campaign to Empower Black Women, Girls</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/03/20/ncnw-ashley-stewart-campaign-to-empower-black-women-girls</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/03/20/ncnw-ashley-stewart-campaign-to-empower-black-women-girls#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashley Stewart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Council of Negro Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Women's History Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ashley Stewart began their celebration of women’s empowerment four months ahead of National Women’s History Month, when they announced the “We are Listening” campaign last October. Now, every Tuesday in all 217 Ashley Stewart Stores across the country, black women and girls join together with the support of the National Council of Negro Women to mentor, celebrate, and empower one another.]]></description>
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		<title>Empowerment Experiment Shines Light on Black Business Blight</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/03/20/empowerment-experiment-shines-light-on-black-business-blight</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/03/20/empowerment-experiment-shines-light-on-black-business-blight#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-determination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many other blacks in Illinois who live in areas where mainstream grocery stores are absent or distant, Maggie Anderson travels quite a distance to find a grocery store that sells fresh food. The difference is Anderson doesn’t live in a food desert. She travels 14 miles into Chicago’s inner city to Farmers Best Market because it is black-owned. ]]></description>
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		<title>NAACP Expands Litigation for Discriminatory Lending</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/17/naacp-expands-litigation-for-discriminatory-lending</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/17/naacp-expands-litigation-for-discriminatory-lending#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Jealous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSBC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NAACP filed suit against Wells Fargo and HSBC Bank USA last week, claiming black borrowers at these institutions were more than 30% more likely to be issued a higher rate loan than white applicants with the same qualifications.]]></description>
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		<title>HUD Outlines Homeowners&#8217; Rescue Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/homeownership/2009/03/16/hud-outlines-homeowners-rescue-plan</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/homeownership/2009/03/16/hud-outlines-homeowners-rescue-plan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HUD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[subprime loans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
If you’re one of the seven to nine million homeowners whose monthly mortgage payments are taking their toll, the Obama administration’s Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan, could help you refinance that loan into more affordable payments. This plan will be crucial to many black families who were disproportionately targeted by subprime loans.
“We’ve got to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Crunch Scuttles Aqueduct Racetrack Deal for Peebles, McKissack</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/11/credit-crunch-scuttles-aqueduct-racetrack-deal-for-peebles-mckissack</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/11/credit-crunch-scuttles-aqueduct-racetrack-deal-for-peebles-mckissack#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aqueduct Racetrack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delaware North Cos. Gaming and Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McKissack & McKissack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peebles Corp.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unable to get financing for its $370 million development deal to produce video slot machines at the Aqueduct Racetrack, Delaware North Cos. Gaming and Entertainment said it has withdrawn from the project.]]></description>
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		<title>FDIC’s New Campaign Promotes Deposit Insurance Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/03/11/fdic%e2%80%99s-new-campaign-promotes-deposit-insurance-awareness</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/03/11/fdic%e2%80%99s-new-campaign-promotes-deposit-insurance-awareness#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deposit insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indy Mac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who banks has seen the phrase “FDIC Insured,” but to make sure that they know what it means, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has kicked off a campaign to educate people about federal deposit insurance and the benefits of patronizing financial institutions that are FDIC insured. ]]></description>
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		<title>Kennedy, Graves Honored at UNCF&#8217;s 65th Anniversary Dinner</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/06/kennedy-graves-honored-at-uncfs-65th-anniversary-dinner</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/06/kennedy-graves-honored-at-uncfs-65th-anniversary-dinner#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Kennedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earl G. Graves Sr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the United Negro College Fund's (UNCF) 65th anniversary dinner in New York, publisher Earl G. Graves Sr. and Caroline Kennedy received awards of distinction for their commitment to the education of black students. ]]></description>
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		<title>Pullman Porters: Ambassadors of Railroad&#8217;s Golden Era</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/27/pullman-porters-ambassadors-of-railroads-golden-era-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/27/pullman-porters-ambassadors-of-railroads-golden-era-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A. Phillip Randolph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lyn Hughes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pullman Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pullman Porters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pullman porters, who wore dignified uniforms, traveled cross country, and met celebrities and dignitaries, seemed to live glamorous lives. They often transported black newspapers to areas where black media wasn’t available and were held in high esteem in the black community. But they were also dehumanized, ridiculed, and undermined.]]></description>
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		<title>Survey Finds Disconnect Between Beliefs and Financial Planning for Blacks</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/02/26/survey-finds-disconnect-between-beliefs-and-financial-planning-for-blacks</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/02/26/survey-finds-disconnect-between-beliefs-and-financial-planning-for-blacks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nationwide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tavis Smiley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Released today, the Nationwide Insurance and Tavis Smiley Consumer Survey identified disturbing trends behind what blacks believe and how they react to financial planning and economic empowerment.]]></description>
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		<title>More Minorities in C-Suite Is Good for Business</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/02/24/surveyed-ceos-say-black-women-should-show-and-prove</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/02/24/surveyed-ceos-say-black-women-should-show-and-prove#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ancella Livers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Executive Leadership Council]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Though it seems like a stretch to compare the job of a CEO to that of a bus driver, the analogy is fitting, according to Ancella Livers, executive director of the Executive Leadership Council's (ELC) Institute for Leadership Development &#038; Research. Driving a bus carrying precious lives and cargo in bad weather is similar to running a company in these uncertain economic times. If no one knows you have experience doing it, then they aren’t going to allow you to do it.]]></description>
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		<title>Top African Americans in Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/02/19/top-african-americans-in-technology</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/02/19/top-african-americans-in-technology#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donya Douglas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goddard Space Flight Center]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the next few days BlackEnterprise.com will introduce to you three digeratis who are reshaping the world.  In the first of our three-part series, meet NASA’s Donya Douglas.]]></description>
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		<title>Cancer Deaths Decrease for Blacks but Disparities Persist</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/02/18/cancer-deaths-decrease-for-blacks-but-disparities-persist</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/02/18/cancer-deaths-decrease-for-blacks-but-disparities-persist#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Cancer Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colorectal cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Otis W. Brawley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prostate cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a reduction in cancer death rates, African Americans continue to be diagnosed at more advanced stages and have lower survival rates at each stage of diagnosis, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society (ACS).]]></description>
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		<title>Disney Unveils Its First Black Princess</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/17/disney-unveils-its-first-black-princess</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/17/disney-unveils-its-first-black-princess#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anika Noni Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Playing princess is something shared by little girls around the world. But until recently, the most recognizable princesses worldwide featured in the Disney Co. franchise did not include one that modeled the skin, hair, and facial features associated with women of African descent.]]></description>
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		<title>Russell L. Goings Keeps Us Coming Back</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/12/russell-l-goings-keeps-us-coming-back</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/12/russell-l-goings-keeps-us-coming-back#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Oct. 16, 1995, when scores of black men gathered on the lawn of the Washington Mall for the Million Man March, Russell L. Goings sat down to write an epic poem, The Children of Children Keep Coming. It was released Jan. 14 by Pocket Books Publishing and is his first book of poetry.]]></description>
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		<title>Online Lesson Plans Make Black History Interactive</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/10/online-lesson-plans-make-black-history-interactive</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/10/online-lesson-plans-make-black-history-interactive#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrea Briscoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black History Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carter G. Woodson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lesson plans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Black History Month holds special meaning for many Americans this year as the world watches history unfold. The election of the nation’s first black president, Barack Obama, has many young black students taking a special interest in politics and their own education. But it’s hard to truly impart the meaning of Obama’s achievement without understanding the ]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Ebony, Jet Orders Reorganization to Avoid Layoffs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/02/05/update-ebony-jet-orders-reorganization-to-avoid-layoffs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/02/05/update-ebony-jet-orders-reorganization-to-avoid-layoffs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ebony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson Publishing Co.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even before the stock markets began to crash in September, revenue from advertising, circulation, and subscription sales had started to grow scarce in the magazine publishing industry. While many print publications are falling along the wayside, Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Co. decided last week to undergo a reorganization, which will require all current employees, including those working for Ebony and Jet magazines to reapply for their jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>Ebony and Jet to Reorganize Staff</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/02/03/ebony-and-jet-to-reorganization-staff</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/02/03/ebony-and-jet-to-reorganization-staff#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ebony]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Co. announced Ebony and JET magazines will be undergoing a reorganization which will require all current employees to reapply for their jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>Advertising Mogul Creates Scholarship to Promote Entrepreneurialism</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/be100s-news/2009/02/03/advertising-mogul-creates-scholarship-to-promote-entrepreneurialism</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/be100s-news/2009/02/03/advertising-mogul-creates-scholarship-to-promote-entrepreneurialism#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B.E. 100s News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For Don Coleman, founder and chairman of GlobalHue (No. 1 on the 2008 B.E. Advertising Agencies list), the current market only solidifies the idea that self employment is the solution. To put money behind his convictions, Coleman established the Coleman Entrepreneurial Scholarship to provide a hand-up to juniors and seniors enrolled in an entrepreneurial studies program at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) or Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).  The scholarship will provide $5,000 for 20 students enrolled at one of 20 target schools.]]></description>
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		<title>From Automotive Parts to Retail to Service</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/be100s-news/2009/02/03/from-automotive-parts-to-retail-to-service</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/be100s-news/2009/02/03/from-automotive-parts-to-retail-to-service#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aeneas Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automotives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Butch Carter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008, new car sales slumped dramatically and the National Automobile Dealers Association said that by the end of 2008 alone 900 dealerships out of 19,700 were expected to close, with a loss of almost 50,000 jobs. One Honda dealership in particular survived last year’s fallout, albeit without its former owner. Former National Football League Pro Bowl player Aeneas Williams sold his Monroe, Louisiana Honda dealership -- the last of four he bought in 2001 and 2002 -- to Butch Carter, owner of the Carter Group, in December.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Becoming American&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/02/becoming-american</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/02/becoming-american#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Becoming American]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard Dodson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For Howard Dodson, one of the foremost experts on African American history, the election of President Barack Obama was not just a momentous occasion for blacks in America, but for people throughout the entire African diaspora.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Launches Auto Emissions Battle</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/27/obama-launches-auto-emissions-battle</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/27/obama-launches-auto-emissions-battle#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ After receiving the confirmation to head the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, Lisa Jackson was in the spotlight again on Monday when President Barack Obama requested that the EPA reconsider former President George W. Bush’s decision to bar California from setting auto emission standards at an average fuel efficiency of more than 39 miles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inauguration Memories from Harlem</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/20/inauguration-memories-from-harlem</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/20/inauguration-memories-from-harlem#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People from every race descended on Harlem's Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Plaza to witness the swearing in of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama.]]></description>
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		<title>Revelers Gather in Harlem to Watch History Being Made</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/20/revelers-gather-in-harlem-to-watch-history-being-made</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/20/revelers-gather-in-harlem-to-watch-history-being-made#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out in the fresh air of 125th Street in Harlem, New York just minutes after President Obama gave his acceptance speech, there seems to be almost one street vendor for every onlooker. The vast audience dispersed in just a short amount of time once Obama's inauguration address ended, but a few people lingered to breathe in the air of freedom and accept the simple gift of a shared experience.]]></description>
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		<title>New York Watches with Anticipation as Obama Becomes President</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/20/new-york-watches-with-anticipation-as-obama-becomes-president</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/20/new-york-watches-with-anticipation-as-obama-becomes-president#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In contrast to the elementary excitement at Democracy College Prep School--where everyone is excited just to be excited--the audience at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem awaits the arrival of Barack and Michelle Obama with sophisticated intellectualism mixed with the fervor of a heated football playoff game. ]]></description>
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		<title>Democracy Prep Witnesses Democracy in Action</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/20/democracy-prep-witnesses-democracy-in-action</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/20/democracy-prep-witnesses-democracy-in-action#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House Blogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Eighth graders Monique Grocia, Zyaire Taylor, and Melia Douyon sit at a welcome table for schools attending the Democracy Prep Charter School Inauguration Celebration. (Source: Black Enterprise)
Not everyone can make it to the National Mall in Washington D.C., but those who can't are making sure that they find a gathering in their own communities. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson Plans Take Inauguration to the Classroom</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/16/lesson-plans-take-inauguration-to-the-classroom</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-blogs/2009/01/16/lesson-plans-take-inauguration-to-the-classroom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions of people are traveling to Washington D.C. to witness history as President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. At the same time, teachers across the country will have the unique honor of teaching the experience as it happens. Besides letting students watch the event live, the Internet is overflowing with extensive lesson plans for teachers to supplement their curriculum.]]></description>
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		<title>Businesses Honor King Legacy, Give Back</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/16/businesses-honor-king-legacy-give-back</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/16/businesses-honor-king-legacy-give-back#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“President-elect Barack Obama said it best. This election was not about him. It is about us. It is a call to the people of consciousness to rise up and move us forward in the areas where we have gotten stuck,” said Rev. Bernice King, daughter of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. “We have a lot of work cut out for us.”]]></description>
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		<title>Banks, Regulators, Consumer Advocates Address Foreclosure</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/01/15/banks-regulators-consumer-advocates-address-foreclosure</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/01/15/banks-regulators-consumer-advocates-address-foreclosure#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FDIC Chairwoman Sheila C. Bair addresses the 12th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit (Source: Karl Crutchfield)
While some worry about the 25 bank failures which occurred in 2008 due to toxic subprime loans and an unsolvable credit market, others know that when the dust settles, African Americans would have lost more money to foreclosures during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saving: The Solution for Women When Crisis Arise</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/01/14/saving-the-solution-for-women-when-crisis-arise</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/01/14/saving-the-solution-for-women-when-crisis-arise#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Ladies, want to start saving, but aren’t sure how to start or are you concerned that socking away a few bucks a month won’t really make a difference?
Consider this: if you start a saving account with just $70 and deposit $70 a month, earning 3.5% interest compounded monthly, in 25 years, you’d have $33667.44. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Project Presents Plan to Fix the Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/01/14/wall-street-project-presents-plan-to-fix-the-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/01/14/wall-street-project-presents-plan-to-fix-the-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bush Administration’s $700 billion Wall Street bailout is under fire for misspending and not boosting the economy as it was expected to do. With the U.S. economy in turmoil it is easy to point. Unemployment is at a high. It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that everyone is looking at President-elect Barack Obama to make America whole again.]]></description>
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		<title>Jackson: Economic Woes Mean &#8216;Double Trouble&#8217; for Blacks</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/13/jackson-economic-woes-mean-double-trouble-for-blacks</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/13/jackson-economic-woes-mean-double-trouble-for-blacks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With banks, businesses, and homeowners hanging by a thread from last year’s credit crisis, the 2009 12th annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit has quite a challenge to surmount. The Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a social and civil rights organization, has created a conference that it hopes will set a course for those suffering from the fallout.]]></description>
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		<title>Adaption, Adjustment Prime Focus at Retailers Convention</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/12/adaption-adjustment-prime-focus-at-retailers-convention</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/12/adaption-adjustment-prime-focus-at-retailers-convention#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than a dozen retailers including Circuit City, Sharper Image, and Linens ’N Things filed for Chapter 11 in 2008. Though retailers are suffering, they are hoping Retail’s Big Show, the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) 98th Annual Convention and Expo, will help them find some insight into how they should proceed in this difficult economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Racial Bias in Advertising Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/diversity-news/2009/01/08/study-finds-racial-bias-in-advertising-industry</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/diversity-news/2009/01/08/study-finds-racial-bias-in-advertising-industry#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bendick and Egan Economic Consultants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study released today on the advertising industry’s history of racial bias found that, compared with the overall labor market, the racial pay gap in advertising is more than twice as large as it was 30 years ago. “Research Perspectives on Race and Employment in the Advertising Industry” measures the pay gap between whites and blacks and addresses what can be done to rectify what researchers state is a widespread problem.]]></description>
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		<title>On Inclusion, Transparency, and Corruption</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2008/12/31/on-inclusion-transparency-and-corruption</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2008/12/31/on-inclusion-transparency-and-corruption#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valerie Jarrett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Valerie Jarrett, co-chairwoman of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team and assistant to the president for intergovernmental relations and public liaison, took a moment to talk with BlackEnterprise.com about how the transition is faring and how she personally plans to execute her job.]]></description>
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		<title>Stork Vision Delivers New Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/franchise/2008/12/30/stork-vision-delivers-new-opportunities</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/franchise/2008/12/30/stork-vision-delivers-new-opportunities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Franchise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stork Vision]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oftentimes advances in technology will spawn new franchise concepts. In the case of Stork Vision, a high-tech ultrasound prenatal imaging center, the franchisors added a new twist to an old technology. Instead of simple one-dimensional images, Stork Vision provides multi-dimensional, real-time visual images of unborn babies.]]></description>
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		<title>The Costs of Cancer: Part Two</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/29/the-costs-of-cancer-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/29/the-costs-of-cancer-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer screening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center for Minority Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Institute of Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are several theories that explain why blacks have higher mortality rates from cancer. They range from lack of adequate healthcare to distrust of the medical community.

Lack of insurance is certainly a problem. Almost 20% of African Americans, compared with 10.4% of non-Hispanic whites, were uninsured in 2007, according to “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Policy in the United States,” a U.S. Census report.

Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Minority Health, says insurance is important, but adds that it is not a substitute for education and prevention.

“We’ve missed the focus,” Thomas says. “We focus on getting people insurance, but will they use it? Even if they have the insurance, if they don’t trust the medical care system they’re not going to use it.”]]></description>
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		<title>CodeBlack Expands Across Media Platforms</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/12/25/codeblack-expands-across-media-platforms</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/12/25/codeblack-expands-across-media-platforms#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CodeBlack Enterprises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CodeBlack Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CodeBlack Interactive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Clanagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regina King]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If growing complimentary businesses with different revenue streams is the goal to expand the market reach of CodeBlack Enterprise L.L.C., which already represents many of the top-tier films that run through the African American film festivals, then Jeff Clanagan, CEO, is in the right frame of mind.]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Johnson Creates Lending Facility for Mortgage Servicers</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/be100s-news/2008/12/23/robert-johnson-creates-lending-facility-for-mortgage-servicers</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/be100s-news/2008/12/23/robert-johnson-creates-lending-facility-for-mortgage-servicers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B.E. 100s News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex J. Pollock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeowners First Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of Thrift Supervision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert L. Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TARP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Troubled Asset Relief Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Trust Holdings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Through Urban Trust Bank, Robert L. Johnson created a new entity, Homeowners First Bank. Homeowners First is an advanced lending facility or a bank designed specifically to provide temporary, advance funding to mortgage servicers. Mortgage servicers are the middlemen, who may or may not be the same company as the lender, but who retrieve money from borrowers on behalf of lenders.]]></description>
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		<title>Arts, Culture Fuel Green Economy in Community</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/being-green/entrepreneurs-being-green/2008/12/19/arts-culture-fuel-green-economy-in-community</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/being-green/entrepreneurs-being-green/2008/12/19/arts-culture-fuel-green-economy-in-community#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs BEing Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEing Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Femworks L.L.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to revitalize the Lincoln Park community in Newark, New Jersey, Baye Adofo Wilson, executive director of the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD), realized that rekindling the fire of Lincoln Park’s arts and culture community was the key to building a sustainable eco-urban village.]]></description>
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		<title>New Jersey Community Builds on Arts, Environment</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/being-green/entrepreneurs-being-green/2008/12/18/new-jersey-community-builds-on-arts-environment</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/being-green/entrepreneurs-being-green/2008/12/18/new-jersey-community-builds-on-arts-environment#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs BEing Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baye Adofo Wilson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEing Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newark]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When most people looked at Newark, New Jersey’s Lincoln Park neighborhood in 1999, they saw a low-income community with transient residents, vacant lots, abandoned buildings, a four-acre, drug- and prostitution- infested park, and a dilapidated Symphony Hall as the only redeeming asset, but Baye Adofo Wilson saw green.]]></description>
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