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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/20/washington-report-10</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Jr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Nov. 16- Nov. 20]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury Secretary, SBA Chief Host Listening Session for Entrepreneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month the Obama administration announced with great fanfare a plan to increase small business lending. It also promised to host a conference where small businesses, small business advocates and lenders could share their recommendations on the most effective and fastest ways to get capital to cash-strapped entrepreneurs.]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<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>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/13/washington-report-9</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Nov. 9-13]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/06/washington-report-8</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Nov. 9 - Nov. 13]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti Competes for Grant to Tackle Deforestation</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/05/haiti-competes-for-grant-to-tackle-deforestation</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/05/haiti-competes-for-grant-to-tackle-deforestation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BEing Green]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With less than two weeks until voting ends for the fifth annual BBC World Challenge ’09, volunteer ambassadors for the Love ‘N Haiti project banded together last week in New York to gather votes for the global competition. ]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans Make Significant Gains After Long Drought</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/04/republicans-make-significant-gains-after-long-drought</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/04/republicans-make-significant-gains-after-long-drought#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suddenly being Republican is a whole lot more satisfying than it has been for a long time. On Tuesday, the Grand Old Party won gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, largely with the help of the very Independent voters who gave President Barack Obama his historic victory in 2008.]]></description>
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		<title>One Year Later: Has Obama Lived Up to the Promise?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/03/one-year-later-has-obama-lived-up-to-the-promise</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/03/one-year-later-has-obama-lived-up-to-the-promise#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What a difference a year makes. On Election Day 2008, a wave of euphoria swept round the world over the news that America had elected not just its first black president but also a transformational figure who, despite “the enormity of the task that lies ahead,” assured us that “all things are possible.” Has Barack Obama lived up to the promise?]]></description>
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		<title>White House Discusses Nation&#8217;s Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/30/ombs-orszag-discusses-nations-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/30/ombs-orszag-discusses-nations-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s economy grew during the months of July, August, and September, after a year of stagnation. The Commerce Department reported this week that U.S. GDP (the total value of all goods and services made within our borders) expanded at an annual rate of 3.5% in the third quarter, a major contrast from the 6.4% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Oct. 4 &#8211; Oct. 10</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/09/news-roundup-week-of-oct-4-oct-10</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/09/news-roundup-week-of-oct-4-oct-10#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citibank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Oct. 4 - Oct. 10]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Sept. 27 &#8211; Oct. 3</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/02/news-roundup-week-of-sept-27-oct-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/02/news-roundup-week-of-sept-27-oct-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3]]></description>
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		<title>Grammy Award Winner Usher Launches New Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/25/grammy-award-winner-usher-launches-new-initiative</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/25/grammy-award-winner-usher-launches-new-initiative#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of his ongoing efforts to encourage youth volunteerism and service, R&#38;B singer Usher Raymond launched a new initiative entitled Powered By Service during the fifth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York Thursday. ]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Sept. 21 &#8211; Sept. 26</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/25/news-roundup-week-of-sept-21-sept-26</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/25/news-roundup-week-of-sept-21-sept-26#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Sept. 21 - Sept 27]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Sept. 14-20</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/18/news-roundup-week-of-sept-14-20</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/18/news-roundup-week-of-sept-14-20#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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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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		<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>News Roundup: Week of Sept. 7 &#8211; Sept. 13</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/11/news-roundup-sept-7-sept-13</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/11/news-roundup-sept-7-sept-13#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Aug. 31- Sept. 6</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/04/news-roundup-week-of-aug-31-sept-6</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/04/news-roundup-week-of-aug-31-sept-6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Aug. 24-Aug. 30</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/28/news-roundup-week-of-aug-24-aug-30</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/28/news-roundup-week-of-aug-24-aug-30#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Aug. 17 &#8211; Aug. 23</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/21/news-roundup-week-of-aug-17-aug-23</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/21/news-roundup-week-of-aug-17-aug-23#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Aug. 17 - Aug. 23]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/14/news-roundup-18</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/14/news-roundup-18#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/07/news-roundup-17</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/07/news-roundup-17#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/31/news-roundup-16</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/31/news-roundup-16#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ard Rock International announced a strategic alliance with entrepreneur Robert L.  Johnson, and also said that Caribbean CAGE L.L.C., which is owned by RLJ Companies, will become an investor in the Hard Rock Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack project being proposed by SL Green Realty Corp. and Hard Rock.
The Queens, New York casino will house more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wendy Williams Talks Departure, State of Urban Radio</title>
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		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/24/wendy-williams-talks-departure-state-of-urban-radio#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Williams’ departure creates a gap on urban radio as the industry faces declining ad revenue and media consolidation.]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/24/news-roundup-15</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/24/news-roundup-15#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/17/news-roundup-14</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/17/news-roundup-14#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<title>David Hinson Named MBDA Administrator</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/15/david-hinson-named-mbda-administrator</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/15/david-hinson-named-mbda-administrator#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Hinson, president and CEO of Wealth Management Network Inc., was named the new administrator of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The agency is the only federal agency created specifically to foster the establishment and growth of minority-owned businesses in the U.S.]]></description>
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		<title>Small Businesses Struggle to Offer Healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/15/small-businesses-struggle-to-offer-healthcare</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/15/small-businesses-struggle-to-offer-healthcare#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone Richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses still find it difficult to offer employees healthcare.]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/10/news-roundup-13</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/10/news-roundup-13#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<title>Unemployment Hits 26-Year High</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/02/unemployment-hits-26-year-high</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/02/unemployment-hits-26-year-high#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employers cut 467,000 jobs from the economy in May, pushing the unemployment rate to a 26-year-high, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At 9.5%, the jobless rate continues to signal a tough road to economic recovery.]]></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>
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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>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/26/news-roundup-12</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/26/news-roundup-12#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<title>Remembering Michael Jackson</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/26/remembering-michael-jackson</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/26/remembering-michael-jackson#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With chart topping success, Michael Jackson made his presence felt on a worldwide stage. As news of his sudden passing spread, fans around the nation gathered to mourn the loss of a legend. Take a look.
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		<title>Remembering a Pop Icon: Michael Jackson</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/25/pop-superstar-michael-jackson-dies</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/25/pop-superstar-michael-jackson-dies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A single sequined glove, gravity-defying dance moves, and transcendent music videos were Michael Jackson’s trademarks as a pop icon and musical innovator. But as brightly as his musical star shined, Jackson’s record-setting successes were often eclipsed by legal woes and eccentric behavior. ]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/19/news-roundup-11</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/19/news-roundup-11#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution apologizing for slavery, and sent the resolution to the House for passage.]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/12/news-roundup-10</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/12/news-roundup-10#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, billionaire Robert L. Johnson was inspired by a call to action from Liberia’s president to increase investments in her country. Earlier this week, the chairman of RLJ Companies announced the grand opening of his latest venture -- a luxury resort in Monrovia, Liberia. ]]></description>
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		<title>Mandatory Digital TV Transition Becomes Official Friday</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/11/digital-transition-faqs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/11/digital-transition-faqs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday, all full-power television stations in the U.S. will start converting to digital throughout the day. By the end of the day all television stations must be exclusively on digital.<a href="http://blackenterprise.com/files/2009/06/DTV_IMAGE.JPG" rel="lightbox[pics35981]" title="DTV_IMAGE"><img src="http://blackenterprise.com/files/2009/06/DTV_IMAGE.JPG" alt="DTV_IMAGE" width="640" height="445" class="attachment wp-att-35985 alignleft" /></a>]]></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>
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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>NAACP to Celebrate 100th Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/09/naacp-to-celebrate-100th-anniversary</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/09/naacp-to-celebrate-100th-anniversary#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In keeping one of the many promises made on the campaign trail last year, President Barack Obama will address the NAACP at its centennial celebration in July, the organization said at a news conference Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/05/news-roundup-9</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/05/news-roundup-9#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<title>Unemployment Hits 25-Year High</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/05/unemployment-hits-25-year-high</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/05/unemployment-hits-25-year-high#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s unemployment rate jumped to 9.4% in Ma, marking a 25 year high, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While companies tightened payrolls last month causing unemployment to surge a half a percent, compared to April, the decline was less than expected, with moderation in some sectors.]]></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>
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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>Automakers See May Sales Slump</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/03/automakers-see-may-sales-slump</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/03/automakers-see-may-sales-slump#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The auto industry is experiencing the roughest financial period in its history, with the Big Three reporting less-than-favorable sales for May. As General Motors and Chrysler headed to bankruptcy court earlier this week, and with President Barack Obama’s plan to take a 60% stake in GM, the industry has seen major changes that many hope will revive its future.]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ: GM&#8217;s Restructuring</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/01/faq-gm-restructuring</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/01/faq-gm-restructuring#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information for Consumers and Investors

Is GM going out of business?
GM has entered chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to launch the “New GM.” GM has the support of the U.S. and Canadian governments and the UAW in this effort.
What does this mean for GM’s current customers and future car buyers?
There will be no interruptions in GM honoring [...]]]></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>
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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>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/22/news-roundup-7</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/22/news-roundup-7#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[John B. Rhea]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
John B. Rhea to Head New York City Housing Authority
Former Lehman Brothers executive John B. Rhea, 43, will take over as chairman of the New York City Housing Authority (Nycha), the nation's largest public housing authority, June 1.
In announcing the appointment last week, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg cited Rhea’s more than two decades of investment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ursula Burns Named Xerox CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/21/ursula-burns-named-xerox-ceo</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/21/ursula-burns-named-xerox-ceo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 20:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Xerox Corp. named Ursula Burns chief executive office Thursday. Burns, who currently serves as president, will replace Anne Mulcahy July 1. ]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/15/news-roundup-6</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/15/news-roundup-6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 22:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minority patients are often under-prescribed, over-prescribed, or mis-prescribed pharmaceutical treatment for cardiovascular illness, asthma, psychiatric illness, pain, and other conditions, according to a new study from the National Minority Quality Forum.]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/08/news-roundup-5</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/08/news-roundup-5#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 21:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Frank Melton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau named National Urban League President Marc Morial chairmain of the Census Advisory Committee.]]></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>
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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>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/01/news-roundup-4</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/01/news-roundup-4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 21:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Young adults may have to exercise a bit of creativity when it comes to earning cash this summer, according to a study released by Challenger, Gray, and Christmas Inc. this week.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Morehouse Leader Named Chairman of Bank of America</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/30/former-morehouse-leader-named-chairman-of-bank-of-america</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/30/former-morehouse-leader-named-chairman-of-bank-of-america#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corp. named Walter E. Massey, a longtime director and president emeritus at Atlanta's Morehouse College, its new chairman, effective immediately.  ]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/24/news-roundup-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/24/news-roundup-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MLK Memorial, Urban League honors, USDA]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/17/news-roundup-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/17/news-roundup-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Procter and Gamble Sells Johnson Products Co.
Procter and Gamble Co. sold Johnson Products Co., one of the world’s leading African-American hair care products lines, to RCJP Acquisition Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
The new management team will be led by husband and wife team, Eric Brown and Renee Cottrell-Brown. The couple will head the organization as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bernanke Beams Optimism on Economy at Morehouse Address</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/15/bernanke-beams-optimism-on-economy-at-morehouse-address</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/15/bernanke-beams-optimism-on-economy-at-morehouse-address#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha I. Jefferson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says he’s “fundamentally optimistic” about the nation’s economy, expressing confidence that the U.S. will pull itself out of its current financial rut during an address Tuesday at Morehouse College in Atlanta.]]></description>
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		<title>Will Bailout Funds Benefit Main Street?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/14/will-bailout-funds-benefit-main-street</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/14/will-bailout-funds-benefit-main-street#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Hocker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can the Obama administration convince ordinary Americans that the rescue of the financial system serves everybody and not just Wall Street institutions? If the government succeeds in pushing fund managers to create a new breed of investment instrument, small investors may be able to profit from bailout initiatives.  ]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/10/news-roundup</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/10/news-roundup#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama announced a virtual records system Thursday that should ease delays in healthcare for wounded veterans.  The electronic record keeping system, will handle service members' administrative and medical records from the day they enter service. Those files will be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs when they leave active duty.]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Rate Hits 8.5%</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/03/unemployment-rate-hits-85</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/03/unemployment-rate-hits-85#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s unemployment rate soared to 8.5% in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.]]></description>
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		<title>Auto Suppliers: A Sinking Industry Could Mean Drastic Depletion</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/02/auto-suppliers-a-sinking-industry-could-mean-drastic-depletion</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/02/auto-suppliers-a-sinking-industry-could-mean-drastic-depletion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josee Valcourt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business became more complex in the U.S. auto supplier world after General Motors Corp. and Chrysler L.L.C.'s comeback plans failed to impress the U.S. government this week, making the notion of a bankruptcy for the American automakers an even more likely outcome.]]></description>
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		<title>Auto Industry Leaders Weigh In On Obama&#8217;s GM Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/31/black-auto-industry-leaders-weigh-in-on-wagoner-ouster</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/31/black-auto-industry-leaders-weigh-in-on-wagoner-ouster#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Hocker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After billions of federal bailout dollars put President Barack Obama in the automobile industry's driver's seat, the clear message from the commander in chief is, "Shape up or ship out." ]]></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>
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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>Black Auto Dealers Using Uncommon Tactics to Keep Doors Open</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/20/black-auto-dealers-using-uncommon-tactics-to-stay-afloat</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/20/black-auto-dealers-using-uncommon-tactics-to-stay-afloat#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josee Valcourt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bayview Ford Lincoln Mercury L.L.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Damon Wickware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Motors Corp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prestige Automotive Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Frantic acts are being played out among minority dealers across the country as they grapple with a two-pronged quagmire – a lack of credit to finance vehicle floor plans doubled by a lack of credit to get consumers in vehicles.]]></description>
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		<title>Tidjane Thiam First Black CEO of FTSE 100 Company</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/20/tidjane-thiam-first-black-ceo-of-ftse-100-company</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/20/tidjane-thiam-first-black-ceo-of-ftse-100-company#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prudential P.L.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tidjane Thiam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[British insurance giant Prudential P.L.C. yesterday named Finance Chief Tidjane Thiam as chief executive effective Oct. 1. Thiam will become the first black head of a FTSE 100 company. ]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[naacp]]></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>Rate of Stock Ownership Among Blacks Drops Despite Previous Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/13/rate-of-stock-ownership-among-blacks-drops-despite-previous-growth</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/13/rate-of-stock-ownership-among-blacks-drops-despite-previous-growth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[401k]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hanna Sherman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio State University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stocks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent economic woes and a slump in the stock market may contribute to an already lagging number of African American stock owners, according to research released by Ohio State University in February. ]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago’s 2016 Olympics Bid Has Black Business Owners Concerned</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/12/chicago%e2%80%99s-2016-olympics-bid-has-black-business-owners-concerned</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/12/chicago%e2%80%99s-2016-olympics-bid-has-black-business-owners-concerned#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chana Garcia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliance of Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Kitchens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.J. Russell & Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R.J. Dale Advertising and Public Relations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Among Chicago’s black entrepreneurs, the Olympics is a subject that causes some uneasiness. There’s little doubt about the financial opportunities the games would provide, but there’s serious doubt about who would get first dibs them. As a candidate to host the 2016 games, Chicago has been heavily promoting the potential economic boon. But some of the more prominent black business professionals with connections downtown are looking for a formal policy of inclusion should the city’s bid get accepted in October.]]></description>
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		<title>AARP Names A. Barry Rand CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/12/aarp-names-a-barry-rand-ceo</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/12/aarp-names-a-barry-rand-ceo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A. Barry Rand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AARP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Novelli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xerox]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The AARP tapped A. Barry Rand as its new chief executive, succeeding longtime CEO William Novelli. ]]></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>Miami’s First Black City Manager Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/10/miami%e2%80%99s-first-black-city-manager-dies</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/10/miami%e2%80%99s-first-black-city-manager-dies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Knox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard Gary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard Gary & Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miami City Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smith Barney Shearson Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Howard Gary, prominent bond dealer and Miami’s first black city manager, died due to complications from cancer Feb. 15. He was 62.]]></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>Unemployment Rate Soars to 8.1%</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/06/unemployment-rate-soars-to-81</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/03/06/unemployment-rate-soars-to-81#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate surged to 8.1% in February, the highest since late 1983, as employers cut 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession.]]></description>
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		<title>Amsterdam News’ Wilbert A. Tatum Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/02/26/amsterdam-news%e2%80%99-wilbert-a-tatum-dies</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/02/26/amsterdam-news%e2%80%99-wilbert-a-tatum-dies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amsterdam News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Ciara]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The New York Post]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilbert A. Tatum, publisher emeritus, CEO, and chairman of the board of the New York Amsterdam News, died Tuesday while vacationing with his wife, Susan, in Croatia.  He was 76 years old.]]></description>
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		<title>Black America’s Answer to Recession: Practicality and Prudence</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/02/23/black-america%e2%80%99s-answer-to-recession-practicality-and-prudence</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/02/23/black-america%e2%80%99s-answer-to-recession-practicality-and-prudence#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Crisis Survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our question: How are you doing? To find the answer, we posted a “Financial Crisis Survey" here on Blackenterprise.com during late December, January, and part of February. The numbers we gathered as part of this exclusive Black Enterprise survey tell a powerful story about how African Americans are adjusting to difficult times.]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ebony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson Publishing Co.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Linda Johnson Rice]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[layoffs]]></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>Simmons &#8216;Grinds&#8217; Into Social Media</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/29/simmons-grinds-into-social-media</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/29/simmons-grinds-into-social-media#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Grind]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Navarrow Wright]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons is ramping up efforts to increase visibility of his latest venture in the digital realm, GlobalGrind.com, a social media Website launched in January 2008.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Votes to Postpone Digital TV Transition</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/27/digital-tv-transition-postponed</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/27/digital-tv-transition-postponed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digitial television]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate voted late Monday to move the deadline for digital television transition to June 12 because millions of households are still unprepared for the switch.]]></description>
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		<title>Parsons to Head Citigroup Board</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/22/parsons-to-head-citigroup-board</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/22/parsons-to-head-citigroup-board#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Prince]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. said yesterday that board member Richard D. Parsons will be taking over as chairman effective Feb. 23. Parsons succeeds Sir Win Bischoff, who became chairman in December 2007 after the company fired CEO and Chairman Charles Prince. ]]></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>Black Designers Add Flair to New Car Models</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/15/black-designers-add-flair-to-new-car-models</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/15/black-designers-add-flair-to-new-car-models#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josee Valcourt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earl Lucas is one of a handful of black car designers in the industry, but his role in the design of Ford Motor Co.'s 2010 Taurus illustrates that something major is happening. Call it change sans the blue donkey or red elephant. Actually, strike that. Call it change on wheels. ]]></description>
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		<title>BEV&#8217;s the New Sheriff in Town</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/15/bevs-the-new-sheriff-in-town</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/15/bevs-the-new-sheriff-in-town#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josee Valcourt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Shhh ... Listen ...What you can expect to hear inside the cabin of a BEV is utter and pure silence – like a mobile library. The experience of driving a BEV (battery electric vehicle … not Beverly) is intriguing. The lack of noise is a tad maddening because there's the whole sitting and wondering for a millisecond if the car is on. A few of these BEVs were available to drive on a test track inside Cobo Center at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.]]></description>
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		<title>Advertising to Black Communities</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/14/advertising-to-black-communities</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/14/advertising-to-black-communities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alfred C. Liggins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najoh Tita-Reid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio One]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Stoute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Translation Consultation & Brand Imaging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[radio_one_logoHow will President-elect Barack Obama’s ascension to the highest office in the land impact the perception of African Americans?

It’s a question blacks and even Americans of other races have been grappling with since Obama first gained momentum on the campaign. trail Black advertising professionals addressed what it means for their industry and black media outlets at a panel discussion Tuesday.]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Sr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PUSH Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Project Economic Summit]]></category>

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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>African American Auto Suppliers Face Rough Road Ahead</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/12/african-american-auto-suppliers-face-rough-road-ahead</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/01/12/african-american-auto-suppliers-face-rough-road-ahead#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josee Valcourt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit automakers rolled out a fleet of fuel-efficient and electric vehicles at the 2009 North American International Auto Show, sending a clear message to Washington and beyond that the industry doesn't plan to fade away.]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>

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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>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>
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		<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>Top Black Executive Gets New Post at Southern Co.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/12/23/top-black-executive-gets-new-post-at-southern-co</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/12/23/top-black-executive-gets-new-post-at-southern-co#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher C. Womack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Ratcliffe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Power Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Leon Panetta]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southern Co. has promoted Christopher C. Womack to executive vice president and president of external affairs. ]]></description>
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		<title>Executives Working to Create Black-Owned Holding Company</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/12/23/executives-working-to-create-black-owned-holding-company</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/12/23/executives-working-to-create-black-owned-holding-company#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey McKinney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allston Trading L.L.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B. Riley & Co. LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadway Federal Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creative Investment Research Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elrick Williams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three African American executives are trying to raise $50 million to create a black-owned bank holding company with some help from the federal government.]]></description>
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		<title>Pink Rolls Out HBCU Apparel</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/12/16/pink-rolls-out-hbcu-apparel</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/12/16/pink-rolls-out-hbcu-apparel#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Victoria’s Secret Pink visited Florida A&#038;M University (FAMU) last fall to announce that the historically black university would be included in Pink’s roll out of its collegiate collection—the largest retail distribution that has ever been given to an HBCU collegiate apparel—the students responded by buying out every single item at the makeshift Pink pop-up campus store. So it’s no wonder that Richard Dent, CEO of Victoria’s Secret Pink brand is expecting huge returns when Howard University, Hampton University, North Carolina A&#038;T University, and Southern Louisiana University joins FAMU in the second phase of Pink’s collegiate collection, which already includes 33 other schools that were launched in June 2008.]]></description>
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		<title>Tyler Perry Studios, WGA Reach Agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/12/02/tyler-perry-studios-wga-reach-agreement</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/12/02/tyler-perry-studios-wga-reach-agreement#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House of Payne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meet the Browns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After more than five months of negotiations over writers’ contracts that included residuals and other benefits, Tyler Perry Studios and the Writers Guild of America (WGA)-West announced last week that they had come to an agreement.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Baisden Extends Radio Contract</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/28/michael-baisden-extends-radio-contract</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/28/michael-baisden-extends-radio-contract#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michael Baisden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bestselling author and television talk show personality Michael Baisden signed a multi-year deal to extend his 2005 contract with ABC Radio Networks. In New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and other key markets, the Michael Baisden Show holds the No. 1 position in its afternoon slot.]]></description>
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		<title>Government Announces New Loan Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/25/government-announces-new-loan-programs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/25/government-announces-new-loan-programs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bailout]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To diminish the effect of a sluggish economy, the government announced two new programs today that it hopes will strengthen financial institutions and increase lending to consumers and businesses.]]></description>
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		<title>N.Y. Bridge Dedicated to Robert F. Kennedy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/19/ny-bridge-renamed-for-robert-f-kennedy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/19/ny-bridge-renamed-for-robert-f-kennedy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Clinton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Earl G. Graves Sr.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The children and friends of Robert F. Kennedy assembled today at Astoria Park in Queens to commemorate the renaming of the Triborough Bridge to Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in honor of the celebrated former senator.
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		<title>Delaware North Recruits Minority Firms</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/18/delaware-north-recruits-minority-firms</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/18/delaware-north-recruits-minority-firms#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gov. David Paterson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospitality company Delaware North will create 2,000 jobs when it builds a video lottery terminal at the Aqueduct Racetrack in New York, but its equity partnership with two of the nation’s most successful minority firms is proof that minority venders will get a seat at the table.]]></description>
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		<title>Paulson, Bernanke Defend TARP</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/18/paulson-bernanke-defend-tarp</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/18/paulson-bernanke-defend-tarp#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson defended his management of the $700 billion economic bailout today to the House Financial Services Committee, whose members are questioning the wisdom of the government’s new direction of dispensing funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Automakers to Plead Case for Bailout</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/17/automakers-to-plead-case-for-bailout</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/17/automakers-to-plead-case-for-bailout#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Autos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives from the Big Three automakers will appear before Congress this week to plead their case as to why they should be allowed to get $25 billion in loans from the government’s $700 billion bailout. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ask an Expert: Economic Conundrum</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/17/ask-an-expert-economic-conundrum</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/17/ask-an-expert-economic-conundrum#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackEnterprise.com spoke with Julian Morris, an economist and founder of London's International Policy Network based with more of a free market approach, and Roderick Harrison, director at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C., who sees government intervention as necessary. Morris and Harrison discuss how the change in the bailout effort, a beleaguered auto industry, and additional government aid will affect each citizen, and what global governments plan to do about the crisis.]]></description>
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		<title>Citigroup to Cut 50,000 More Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/17/citigroup-to-cut-50000-more-jobs</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. is cutting more than 50,000 more employees in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles after suffering major losses from deteriorating debt.]]></description>
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		<title>Government Shifts Focus to Homeowner Stability</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/14/government-shifts-focus-to-homeowner-stability</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenneth I. Chenault]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the Treasury Department aims to use the remaining $400 billion of the bailout funds on debt-entangled consumers and the institutions that can help them reduce their financial burden, less emphasis will be placed on relieving investment banks of devalued securitized mortgages. ]]></description>
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		<title>G20 Meets to Discuss Troubled World Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/14/g20-meets-to-discuss-troubled-world-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/14/g20-meets-to-discuss-troubled-world-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[G20]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Monetary Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Bank]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The leaders of nations representing nearly 90% of the global economy are meeting in Washington today to discuss ways to tackle the financial crisis.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Auto Dealers Take Big Hit</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2008/11/13/black-auto-dealers-take-big-hit</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mashaun D. Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northpoint Ford Lincoln Mercury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
In 2001, John Hall was treading into unfamiliar territory as a first-generation automobile dealer. But this summer, Hall found himself making one of the most difficult, yet necessary, choices he has had to make his entire career.
Once a $22 million business, Northpoint Ford Lincoln Mercury (No. 96 on the B.E. Auto Dealer 100 list), officially [...]]]></description>
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