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		<title>Southern University Wins Morehouse Biz Plan Competition</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/19/southern-university-wins-morehouse-biz-plan-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) won the Morehouse College 2010 Business Plan Competition on February 26th in Atlanta, Georgia on the campus of Morehouse. Two business entrepreneurship majors, Tonia Simmons-Doakes and Erica Bilbo, both seniors, comprised the winning team under the guidance of Louis C. Mancuso, Ph.D, professor of marketing.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report: Updates From Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/19/washington-report-updates-from-capitol-hill-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/19/washington-report-updates-from-capitol-hill-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama signed the HIRE Act into law and sent Congress a blueprint for reform of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discusses healthcare reform; less than 48 hours until House votes on Senate healthcare bill]]></description>
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		<title>Poll of the Week: 2010 Census</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/18/poll-of-the-week-2010-census/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/18/poll-of-the-week-2010-census/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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As 2010 Census forms begin arriving in mailboxes across the U.S., there has been some controversy about the use of the word "Negro" to identify African Americans. (Sample Census form) Black Enterprise wants your opinion on this issue.
Should the U.S. government have used the word Negro on the 2010 Census form? 
A. No, the word [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Jobless Rates Worsened During Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/17/black-unemployment-rates-growing-worse-in-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/17/black-unemployment-rates-growing-worse-in-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Black Caucus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joint Economic Committee delivered sobering—yet unsurprising—statistics on black unemployment rates in a report titled “Understanding the Economy: Long-term Unemployment in the African American Community.”]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform in the Final Stretch</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/16/healthcare-reform-in-the-final-stretch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/16/healthcare-reform-in-the-final-stretch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his third campaign-style speech in a little more than a week, President Barack Obama urged Congress Monday to show some courage and send a healthcare bill to his desk.]]></description>
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		<title>Wealth Gap is Greatest for Women of Color</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/16/wealth-gap-is-greatest-for-women-of-color/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/16/wealth-gap-is-greatest-for-women-of-color/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women of all races experience a gender wealth gap compared to white men, but the disparities are greatest for women of color, and especially black women whose median wealth amounts to only $5 in their prime working years, according to a recent report released by The Insight Center for Community Economic Development.]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to Reform?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/16/countdown-to-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/16/countdown-to-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the rush continues for  Congress to deliver a cohesive healthcare reform bill, small business owners continue to struggle with limited insurance options and high costs.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/12/washington-report-updates-from-capitol-hill-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/12/washington-report-updates-from-capitol-hill-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd, Jr. fears that Capitol Hill lawmakers won’t meet the March 31 deadline to appropriate funds for the settlement agreement reached last month with the Agriculture and Justice departments.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll of the Week</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/09/poll-of-the-week-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/09/poll-of-the-week-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One year ago this week, the Standard &#38; Poor’s 500 hit a 12-year low of 672.88 as it reached its lowest point during the most recent economic recession. Since that time, the S&#38;P 500 is up 69%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ, of course, witnessed a similarly resilient rebound. Black Enterprise wants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Anniversary, Investors!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/09/happy-anniversary-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/09/happy-anniversary-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial experts weigh in on why the S&#038;P 500 market has bounced back so powerfully, whether the rally can continue, and how investors should proceed in the coming year.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/05/washington-report-updates-from-capitol-hill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/05/washington-report-updates-from-capitol-hill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the House votes on the $15 billion Senate jobs bill later today, it may or may not pass. What’s certain is that several members of the Congressional Black Caucus are planning to vote against the measure, which they charge is more of a “tax credit” bill than anything else.]]></description>
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		<title>African American Unemployment Rate Shrinks to 15.8%</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/05/african-american-unemployment-rate-shrinks-to-15-8/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/05/african-american-unemployment-rate-shrinks-to-15-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate among African Americans improved slightly in February, shrinking from 16.5% to 15.8% for the month, according to Labor Department statistics released Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>Rangel Relinquishes Leadership of Ways and Means Panel</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/03/rangel-may-be-forced-to-relinquish-chairmanship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/03/rangel-may-be-forced-to-relinquish-chairmanship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of allegations that he violated ethics rules, New York Rep. Charles Rangel announced Wednesday morning that he has requested a leave of absence as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.]]></description>
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		<title>Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/02/challenging-the-stigma-of-mental-illness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/02/challenging-the-stigma-of-mental-illness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new campaign by SAMHSA designed to raise awareness of mental health problems among young adults in the African American community hopes to get more people talking about the issue.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll of the Week</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/02/poll-of-the-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/02/poll-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Black Enterprise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which 20th century African American woman made the greatest/most significant contribution to society?
Marian Anderson (Music)
Shirley Chisholm (Politician)
Rita Dove (Literature)
Joycelyn Elders (Medicine)
Althea Gibson (Sports)
Mae Jemison (Science)
Rosa Parks (Civil rights)
Ernesta Procope (Finance)
Naomi Sims (Supermodel)
Madam C. J. Walker (Entrepreneur)
Other  (Please comment below)
Click here to take our poll.
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		<title>National Urban League Launches Interactive Tool</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/01/national-urban-league-launches-interactive-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/01/national-urban-league-launches-interactive-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To mark its centennial, the National Urban League  has ramped up its focus on galvanizing youth involvement with its I Am Empowered initiative. ]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Signs Order Boosting HBCU Funding</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/01/obama-signs-order-boosting-hbcu-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/01/obama-signs-order-boosting-hbcu-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama signed the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, proposing $98 million in new money for these historic institutions.]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform Summit Yields Little Consensus</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/26/healthcare-reform-summit-yields-little-consensus-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/26/healthcare-reform-summit-yields-little-consensus-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday’s healthcare reform summit was, in many ways, a last-ditch opportunity for President Barack Obama to try to win bipartisan support for the centerpiece of his legislative agenda. ]]></description>
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		<title>Black Enterprise/Shell Energy Forum 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/26/black-enterprise-shell-energy-forum-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/26/black-enterprise-shell-energy-forum-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lonnie C. Major</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Black Enterprise Energy Forum, A Conversation on Energy hosted by Shell, brought together business owners, energy company executives and industry experts to what the emerging green economy and global energy policy will mean for African American entrepreneurs and professionals.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: More Consumers Going the DIY Route for Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/25/poll-more-consumers-going-the-diy-route-for-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/25/poll-more-consumers-going-the-diy-route-for-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's tax-filing season, and whether taxes are done in January or at midnight on April 15, the question isn’t “Will you file your taxes?” but rather “Who will do them for you?”]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers Square Off on Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/25/lawmakers-to-square-off-on-healthcare-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/25/lawmakers-to-square-off-on-healthcare-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in what he hoped was a “frank and honest” conversation during today's healthcare reform summit.]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Forward With the 2010 Census</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/24/moving-forward-with-the-2010-census/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/24/moving-forward-with-the-2010-census/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Census Bureau has started sending Census forms to U.S. residents and the federal government is urging everyone -- especially African Americans -- to get counted.]]></description>
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		<title>Will Ford Profit in 2010?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/24/will-ford-profit-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/24/will-ford-profit-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Ford stands alone as the only American automaker that didn’t solicit bailout money from the U.S. government and subsequently file for bankruptcy protection, it was far from unscathed. ]]></description>
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		<title>No &#8216;Magic&#8217; for Johnson Publishing Co.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/b-e-100s-rename-test/2010/02/22/no-magic-for-johnson-publishing-co/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/b-e-100s-rename-test/2010/02/22/no-magic-for-johnson-publishing-co/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earvin “Magic” Johnson said that talks to do business with Johnson Publishing, the publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, are now dead. ]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Card Reform Starts Today</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/22/credit-card-reform-starts-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/22/credit-card-reform-starts-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The landmark legislation that Obama signed in the spring of 2009 that was designed to protect consumers from abusive credit card practices went into effect Monday.

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		<title>USDA, Black Farmers Reach Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/19/black-farmers-to-congress-more-justice-and-funds-in-multimillion-dollar-settlement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/19/black-farmers-to-congress-more-justice-and-funds-in-multimillion-dollar-settlement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USDA announced that it will pay $1.25 billion to settle claims from black farmers who say the agency used racial discrimination to delay or deny them loans and other government assistance]]></description>
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		<title>Magic Johnson in Talks to Buy Johnson Publishing</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/16/magic-johnson-in-talks-to-buy-johnson-publishing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/16/magic-johnson-in-talks-to-buy-johnson-publishing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earvin “Magic” Johnson, retired NBA star and businessman, is in talks to purchase Johnson Publishing Co., publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines.]]></description>
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		<title>Tackling Obama&#8217;s Domestic Agenda—Round Two</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/11/tackling-obamas-domestic-agenda-round-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/11/tackling-obamas-domestic-agenda-round-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether the issue is related to unemployment, education or healthcare, Melody Barnes represents one of President Obama's fiercest fighters for his domestic agenda. Black Enterprise Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle conducted a one-on-one interview with her on the administration’s plans for year two and beyond.]]></description>
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		<title>CDFI Small Business Lending Program Finally a Go</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/09/cdfi-small-business-lending-program-finally-a-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/09/cdfi-small-business-lending-program-finally-a-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Treasury department announced last week that it will provide up to $1 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program Funds to spur lending by Community Development Financial Institutions to businesses in the areas hardest hit by the economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.7%</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/05/unemployment-rate-falls-to-9-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/05/unemployment-rate-falls-to-9-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Labor reported today that in January, the U.S. unemployment rate decreased from 10.0% to 9.7%, and a survey of households shows that employment fell by 20,000 jobs. ]]></description>
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		<title>Organizations Continue Fight for HIV Prevention</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/05/organizations-continue-fight-for-hiv-prevention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/05/organizations-continue-fight-for-hiv-prevention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When five organizations came together to start NBHAAD in 1999, the goal was to educate people about behavior that increases the risk for HIV infection. Today, the rate of infection among blacks has remained stable, but the fight for prevention continues. ]]></description>
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		<title>Mission to Beijing: From Dialogue To Partnership</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/03/mission-to-beijing-from-dialogue-to-partnership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/03/mission-to-beijing-from-dialogue-to-partnership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc H. Morial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 40 of black America’s best and brightest joined the National Urban League on a global mission to plant the seed for what we hope will become a long-term, fruitful relationship with China and African-American communities and businesses. We came away from a meeting with the Department of International Cooperation and Exchange Deputy Director Shen Yang celebrating two significant commitments from the Chinese.]]></description>
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		<title>Auto Dealers Expedite Repairs After Toyota Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/b-e-100s-rename-test/2010/02/03/auto-dealers-expedite-repairs-after-toyota-recall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/b-e-100s-rename-test/2010/02/03/auto-dealers-expedite-repairs-after-toyota-recall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Hocker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Toyota announced the recall of some of its most popular vehicles. The recall, however, may not turn out to be a disaster for BE100s dealers.]]></description>
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		<title>SBA Works to Strengthen Its 8(a) Program</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/03/sba-looks-to-strengthen-its-8a-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/03/sba-looks-to-strengthen-its-8a-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Small Business Administration has conducted a comprehensive review of its 8(a) program and will announce regulation changes this summer. ]]></description>
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		<title>Mission to Beijing: Seeking Equal Opportunity in China</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/02/mission-to-beijing-seeking-equal-opportunity-in-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc H. Morial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Urban League's 40 plus member delegation has embarked on a historic cultural and trade mission to China to begin a dialogue of mutual interests and potential opportunities to bring Chinese investment to African-American communities. NUL CEO Marc Morial provides an exclusive inside look to BlackEnterprise.com.]]></description>
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		<title>A Path to Recovery for Black America</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/02/a-path-to-recovery-for-black-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/02/a-path-to-recovery-for-black-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under the banner, “20/20 Vision: A Look Ahead at Black America in the Next Economic Boom,” the event brought together business leaders, policy makers, economists and entrepreneurs to discuss issues vital to the future of African Americans and the nation as a whole: jobs and workforce readiness; small business and innovation; and financial reform and wealth building.. The dialogue resulted in a series of policy recommendations directed to the Obama Administration as well as strategies for black-owned businesses, trade associations and other organizations shaping future plans.]]></description>
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		<title>In Pictures: A Vision for the Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/01/in-pictures-a-vision-for-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/01/in-pictures-a-vision-for-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As President Barack Obama embarked on the first of a series of trips he will make on his listening tour of America to promote job creation and growth, Black Enterprise hosted a Walmart-sponsored forum- “20/20 Vision: A Look Ahead at Black America in the Next Economic Boom”—to explore strategies and solutions that will ensure that African Americans will be key players in the nation’s economic revival.]]></description>
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		<title>Talking Points: The Case for Entrepreneurial Parity</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/01/talking-points-the-case-for-entrepreneurial-parity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/01/talking-points-the-case-for-entrepreneurial-parity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minority Business Development Agency, a branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is on a mission. Under the leadership of National Director David A. Hinson, the agency’s top goal is to achieve “economic parity,” by matching the percentage of private businesses owned by minorities with their representation in the U.S. population. If that target is reached, MBDA believes minority-owned companies would generate more than $2.5 trillion in annual revenues, create 16 million new jobs, and contribute more than $100 billion in annual taxes. The nation’s 4 million minority-owned businesses currently generate $660 billion in revenues and employ nearly 5 million workers.]]></description>
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		<title>Lee Archer Jr. Dies at 90</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/31/lee-buddy-archer-jr-dies-at-90/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonja Mack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The aviation and business world lost a legend and a pioneer Wednesday, January 27. Retired Lt. Col. Lee “Buddy” Archer Jr. passed away at the age of 90.]]></description>
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		<title>BE Forum Explores Solutions for Economic Revival</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/28/be-forum-explores-solutions-for-economic-revival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/28/be-forum-explores-solutions-for-economic-revival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Enterprise hosted a forum to explore strategies and solutions that will ensure that African Americans will be key players in the nation’s economic revival.]]></description>
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		<title>Brewer Advances at Walmart</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/28/brewer-advances-at-walmart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Edmond, Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rosalind Brewer, division president of Southeast operations for Walmart, has been promoted to executive vice president of Walmart Stores Inc. and president of Walmart Stores South. In her new position, Brewer is responsible for store operations, logistics an real estate assets with a revenue base of an estimated $85 billion.]]></description>
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		<title>Transcript: State of the Union Address</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/transcript-state-of-the-union-address/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/transcript-state-of-the-union-address/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transcript of President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address – As Prepared for Delivery
Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union.  For two hundred and twenty years, our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Assessing the State of the Union Address</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/poll-assessing-the-state-of-the-union-address/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/poll-assessing-the-state-of-the-union-address/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As President Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union address, Black Enterprise wants to know your opinion on the speech.
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Poll: What's your assessment of Obama’s first State of the Union address:
A. He’s in touch with the issues and has good plans to turn the economy around.
B. He understands that the economy needs to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Resets Agenda in State of the Union Address</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/obama-to-reset-agenda-in-state-of-the-union-address/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/obama-to-reset-agenda-in-state-of-the-union-address/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama vowed to not abandon plans for longer-term fixes to healthcare, energy, and education in his State of the Union address.]]></description>
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		<title>BE, Walmart to Host Economic Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/25/be-wal-mart-to-host-economic-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/25/be-wal-mart-to-host-economic-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As President Barack Obama unveils initiatives to bolster the middle class, create jobs and assist small business, Black Enterprise is bringing together BE100s CEOs, government officials, and economists to offer solutions to the administration.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Firms Shut Out of Stimulus Projects</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/22/black-firms-shut-out-of-stimulus-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/22/black-firms-shut-out-of-stimulus-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black contractors aren’t getting their fair share of the stimulus dollars being poured into transportation and infrastructure projects around the country.In fact they’re not getting any at all, according to statistics released by the Transportation Equity Network.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Report Card: One Year Later</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/20/obamas-report-card-one-year-later/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/20/obamas-report-card-one-year-later/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been one year since history was made in the U.S. with the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th president of the United States.]]></description>
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		<title>To Honor King&#8217;s Legacy, How Will You Serve?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/15/to-honor-kings-legacy-how-will-you-serve/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/15/to-honor-kings-legacy-how-will-you-serve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we prepare to honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with the National Day of Service on Jan. 18, and against the backdrop of global relief efforts in to aid Haiti, BlackEnterprise.com asks, “How will you serve?”]]></description>
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		<title>Struggling Communities to Get $2 Billion for Renewal</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/14/hard-hit-communities-to-receive-2-billion-for-renewal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/14/hard-hit-communities-to-receive-2-billion-for-renewal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration today awarded $2 billion in “neighborhood stabilization” funding to states, cities, and communities hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis.]]></description>
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		<title>Jesse Jackson Takes Aim at Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/14/jesse-jackson-takes-aim-at-banks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Sr. called for a second stimulus act to help Main Street and outlined the goals of the 13th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit in New York City. ]]></description>
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		<title>Be Part of the Haitian Relief Effort</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/13/be-part-of-the-haitian-relief-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/13/be-part-of-the-haitian-relief-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonja Mack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where to send donations to help the earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince region of Haiti.]]></description>
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		<title>Don Thompson Named President, COO of McDonald&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/13/don-thompson-named-president-coo-of-mcdonalds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/13/don-thompson-named-president-coo-of-mcdonalds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[McDonald's Corp. has named Don Thompson president and chief operating officer of the company with oversight of the company’s 32,000 restaurants worldwide.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Experts to Blacks: Think Green</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/12/energy-experts-to-blacks-you-must-think-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/12/energy-experts-to-blacks-you-must-think-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aera Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[green jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If African Americans hope to not only participate in the emerging green economy but also play a significant role in getting and creating jobs in that sector, they need to start talking.]]></description>
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		<title>Congressional Leaders Begin Reconciling Healthcare Bills</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/11/congressional-leaders-begin-reconciling-healthcare-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/11/congressional-leaders-begin-reconciling-healthcare-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When members of the U.S. House of Representatives return to Washington this week, they will fully immerse themselves in the daunting task of reconciling the House and Senate healthcare reform bills into a final piece of legislation that President Barack Obama can sign into law before his first state-of-the-union address.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Broadcasting Network Launches on Verizon Fios</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2010/01/08/black-broadcasting-network-launches-on-verizon-fios/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2010/01/08/black-broadcasting-network-launches-on-verizon-fios/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Black Broadcasting Network has inked its first distribution deal with Verizon Fios TV Video on Demand. 
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		<title>Black Unemployment Spikes to 16%</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2010/01/08/black-unemployment-spikes-to-16/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2010/01/08/black-unemployment-spikes-to-16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the beleaguered economy hobbles along, employers shed 85,000 jobs last month holding the unemployment rate steady compared to November, but shooting up from 7.4% year-over-year. ]]></description>
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		<title>Golf Pioneer William Powell Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/07/golf-pioneer-william-powell-dies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/07/golf-pioneer-william-powell-dies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonja Mack</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[golf]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[William Powell, an African American visionary who designed, built, owned and operated his own golf course, died on Dec. 31 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio after suffering complications from a stroke.  He was 93.]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Percy E. Sutton</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/06/remembering-percy-e-sutton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/06/remembering-percy-e-sutton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Mentor, media mogul, entrepreneur, friend, WWII fighter, “The Chairman,” or just simply Dad or Uncle Jimmy are all ways in which family and friends remembered Percy Ellis Sutton during his funeral service on Wednesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Christmas Spending Stayed Under $200</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/06/poll-christmas-spending-stayed-under-200/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/06/poll-christmas-spending-stayed-under-200/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spending]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[‘Twas the season to ... watch your spending. The yuletide spirit may have been in the air this holiday season, but shoppers were cautious about how they doled out the dollars according to a recent BlackEnterprise.com poll.]]></description>
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		<title>Ebony Co-Founder Eunice Johnson Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2010/01/04/fashion-icon-ebony-co-founder-eunice-johnson-dies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2010/01/04/fashion-icon-ebony-co-founder-eunice-johnson-dies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women of Power Articles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eunice W. Johnson, widow of John H. Johnson and co-founder of Johnson Publishing Co., died Sunday. She was 93.]]></description>
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		<title>Talking Points: Obama’s  Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/01/talking-points-obama%e2%80%99s-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/01/talking-points-obama%e2%80%99s-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Barack Obama took the national stage as president on that bitterly cold day last January, he inherited an economic crisis of cataclysmic proportions. From day one, the chief executive sprang into action, pushing through a program to stabilize the financial sector and resurrect the American economy. Within six weeks of being in office, he effected a mammoth stimulus package that sought to help homeowners keep their homes, boost consumer confidence, thaw the credit markets, and put Americans back to work. As Obama begins his second year in office, he will continue his ambitious agenda. But will his initiatives be enough to silence the growing chorus of critics—some who argue that his $787 billion stimulus didn’t go far enough; others who say that proposals such as healthcare reform will contribute to huge deficits that will wreck the economy’s long-term prospects; and the cadre of unemployed and underemployed who are becoming increasingly impatient with this jobless recovery?]]></description>
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		<title>Tyra Banks Ending Talk Show</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/12/29/tyra-ending-talk-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/12/29/tyra-ending-talk-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonja Mack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supermodel-turned-entrepreneur Tyra Banks has announced that the current and fifth season of The Tyra Banks Show will be the last. ]]></description>
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		<title>Percy E. Sutton: A Titan Worthy of Emulation</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/12/28/percy-e-sutton-a-titan-worthy-of-emulation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/12/28/percy-e-sutton-a-titan-worthy-of-emulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Percy Sutton never met a challenge too great for his boundless energy and intrepid spirit. The founder of Inner City Broadcasting Corp. (which operated the first African-American owned radio station), a Tuskegee Airman, and lawyer, Sutton’s shrewd business sense and iron will made him a force to be reckon with. The pioneering figure died Saturday. He was 89.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/23/washington-report-14/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/23/washington-report-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dispatches from Capitol Hill: Healthcare reform]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Majority Says Bonuses for Bailed Out CEOs Unfair to Taxpayers</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/23/poll-majority-says-bonuses-for-bailed-out-ceos-unfair-to-taxpayers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/23/poll-majority-says-bonuses-for-bailed-out-ceos-unfair-to-taxpayers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poll results: If you were an executive at a Wall Street firm that received government bail-out money, would you accept a year-end bonus?]]></description>
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		<title>Houston: The Green Frontier</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/12/22/houston-the-green-frontier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/12/22/houston-the-green-frontier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston is transitioning into the green space, diversifying its energy sources and creating green opportunities for small and large businesses.]]></description>
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		<title>Lincoln University Repeals Controversial Health Requirement</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/22/lincoln-university-repeals-controversial-health-requirement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/22/lincoln-university-repeals-controversial-health-requirement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Lincoln University received widespread media attention and negative criticism, faculty voted this month to repeal a policy that required students with a Body Mass Index of 30 or above to take a fitness class in order to graduate.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on Global Warming: ‘Time For Talk is Over’</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/18/obama-on-global-warming-time-for-talk-is-over/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/18/obama-on-global-warming-time-for-talk-is-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President urges action, transparency at climate change conference]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/18/washington-report-13/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/18/washington-report-13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dispatches from Capitol Hill: House passes jobs bill; small business owners get a lifeline; Obama promotes energy-efficient homes; Leaders urge a more accurate census count; RNC hosts a tea party.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on the Record: &#8216;We Can Act Boldly&#8217; About Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/18/obama-on-the-record-we-can-act-boldly-about-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/18/obama-on-the-record-we-can-act-boldly-about-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full transcript of the president's remarks at the climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark]]></description>
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		<title>GlobalHue Named Multicultural Agency of the Decade</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/15/globalhue-named-multicultural-agency-of-the-decade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/15/globalhue-named-multicultural-agency-of-the-decade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GlobalHue, the largest multicultural advertising and marketing agency in the U.S., was named Multicultural Agency of the Decade by AdWeek.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Sponsors Snub Tiger Woods, but Consumers Remain Loyal</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/15/poll-sponsors-snub-tiger-woods-but-consumers-remain-loyal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/15/poll-sponsors-snub-tiger-woods-but-consumers-remain-loyal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Results from a BlackEnterprise.com poll reveal that the majority of respondents won’t let the infidelity controversy surrounding Tiger Woods influence the products they buy. ]]></description>
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		<title>Blacks Getting a Seat at the Green Table</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/14/blacks-getting-a-seat-at-the-green-table/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/14/blacks-getting-a-seat-at-the-green-table/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BEing Green]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackEnteprise.com spoke with Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO of Green for All, and the Gina E. Wood, the director of policy and planning at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, about getting blacks more involved in green energy economy, and how to shape the climate change discussion to get promote more African American involvement.]]></description>
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		<title>Phone Tag</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/12/14/phone-tag-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/12/14/phone-tag-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[boost mobile]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2004, the “Where You At?” campaign distinguished Boost Mobile from other prepaid companies in the ultra-competitive wireless communications arena. Featuring hip-hop luminaries such as Ludacris, Kanye West, and The Game, these video-styled commercials promoted the brand’s walkie-talkie feature. This savvy, catchy, and engaging approach captured the imaginations and wallets of its urban audience in the coveted 18–34 demographic, with most users under the age of 26. At the time, this successful campaign was considered a no-brainer for the marketing arm of the no-contract division of parent company Sprint Nextel. In fact, Boost received “street cred” through an unexpected marketing push from the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire. In the Baltimore-based show, Boost represented the wireless service the local crime syndicate used for drug trafficking.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/11/washington-report-12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/11/washington-report-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Dec. 7-11]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/10/obama-accepts-nobel-peace-prize/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/10/obama-accepts-nobel-peace-prize/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nobel Peace Prize]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Amid criticism, President Obama accepts the Nobel Peace Prize.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Nobel Acceptance Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/10/obamas-nobel-acceptance-speech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/10/obamas-nobel-acceptance-speech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full transcript of President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.]]></description>
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		<title>DOT Partners With Carver Bank in Loan Program</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/10/dot-partners-with-carver-bank-in-loan-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/10/dot-partners-with-carver-bank-in-loan-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carver Federal Savings Bank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Department of Transportation announced that Carver Bank has been selected as New York’s first participating lender in the agency’s Short Term Lending Program (STLP).]]></description>
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		<title>White House Says It’s Planting Seeds for Jobs of Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/white-house-says-it%e2%80%99s-planting-seeds-for-jobs-of-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/white-house-says-it%e2%80%99s-planting-seeds-for-jobs-of-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[White House Task Force on the Middle Class]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["These new programs are targeted at getting the quickest and the biggest bang for the buck in terms of job creation."]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Was the Jobs Summit Political or Productive?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/poll-was-the-jobs-summit-political-or-productive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/poll-was-the-jobs-summit-political-or-productive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Majority of respondents to a BlackEnterprise.com poll said the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth was a necessary step to curb unemployment and boost job creation.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Unveils New Job Creation Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/obama-unveils-new-job-creation-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/obama-unveils-new-job-creation-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama unveiled a package of new enhancements to his administration’s efforts to revive the U.S. economy and spur job growth. 
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		<title>Obama on the Record: Job Creation and Economic Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/obama-on-the-record-job-creation-and-economic-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/obama-on-the-record-job-creation-and-economic-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Full text of President Obama's plan to increase job creation and spur economic growth.]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting For Recovery With Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/07/fighting-for-recovery-with-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/07/fighting-for-recovery-with-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[green jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Enterprise Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle conducted a one-on-one interview with White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett on the administration's plans to ensure that the nascent economic recovery will come with jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/04/washington-report-11/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/04/washington-report-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arbitron Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Nov. 30 - Dec. 4]]></description>
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		<title>Multiple Rights Deals Changing How Record Labels Make Money</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/12/04/multiple-rights-deals-changing-how-record-labels-make-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/12/04/multiple-rights-deals-changing-how-record-labels-make-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A burgeoning business model is changing the way record labels do business and forcing musicians to transition from artist to brand – quickly. As album sales hit record lows and revenue plunges, the recording industry has sought a new means to account for lagging profits - “360 deals.”]]></description>
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		<title>Black Unemployment Still High Despite Rate Decrease</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/04/black-unemployment-still-alarming-despite-rate-decrease/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/04/black-unemployment-still-alarming-despite-rate-decrease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the unemployment rate seems to be taking a slight turn for the better, in the African American community joblessness is still a problem.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Forum Seeks Strategies to Put America Back to Work</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/04/white-house-forum-seeks-strategies-to-put-america-back-to-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/04/white-house-forum-seeks-strategies-to-put-america-back-to-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[joblessness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House brought together 130 business leaders, entrepreneurs, labor officials, economists and mayors Thursday to offer new ideas to place millions of unemployed workers on the payrolls of businesses. ]]></description>
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		<title>FDIC: Black Households Don’t Use Banks Regularly</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/03/fdic-black-households-don%e2%80%99t-use-banks-regularly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/03/fdic-black-households-don%e2%80%99t-use-banks-regularly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minorities and low-income households are less likely to have a bank account or more likely to use alternative financial services compared to the population as a whole, according a new report by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.]]></description>
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		<title>National Urban League&#8217;s Green Jobs Summit Focuses on Minority Inclusion</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/03/national-urban-leagues-green-jobs-summit-focuses-on-minority-inclusion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/03/national-urban-leagues-green-jobs-summit-focuses-on-minority-inclusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BEing Green]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is very trendy these days to talk about being green. The greening of America, after all, holds the promise of becoming the next great economic boon—even bigger than the dot.com bubble--that will not only create tens of thousands of jobs but also has the added value of helping the United States to play a leading role in saving the world from the adverse impacts of climate change. ]]></description>
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		<title>Poll Results: Who Will Take Oprah’s Daytime TV Crown?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/25/poll-results-who-will-take-oprahs-daytime-tv-crown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/25/poll-results-who-will-take-oprahs-daytime-tv-crown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women of Power Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daytime TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellen Degeneres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talk shows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When BlackEnterprise.com readers were given the choice between Ellen DeGeneres, Tyra Banks, and Wendy Williams, to replace Oprah Winfrey as queen of daytime television, a majority of respondents to a recent poll chose none of the above.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Chicago Urban League President Runs for Senate Seat</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/25/former-chicago-urban-league-president-runs-for-senate-seat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/25/former-chicago-urban-league-president-runs-for-senate-seat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women of Power Articles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Urban League]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initially, Cheryle R. Jackson was flattered that then President-elect Barack Obama had added her to a list of six individuals who he felt were qualified to replace him in the Senate. But she didn’t seriously consider it at first.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Without Healthcare Reform, Plight of the Uninsured Bleak</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/24/report-without-healthcare-reform-plight-of-the-uninsured-bleak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/24/report-without-healthcare-reform-plight-of-the-uninsured-bleak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Department of Health and Human Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If health insurance costs are left unchecked, the number of uninsured Americans will increase by 10% in every state in the country and by 30% in more than half the states, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/20/washington-report-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/20/washington-report-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Jr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal banking]]></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>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/20/treasury-secretary-sba-chief-host-listening-session-for-entrepreneurs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/20/treasury-secretary-sba-chief-host-listening-session-for-entrepreneurs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></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>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/13/washington-report-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/06/washington-report-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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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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		<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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		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Party]]></category>
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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>
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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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