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	<title>BLACK ENTERPRISE &#187; Lifestyle</title>
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		<title>Open Enrollment: Strategies to Reduce Costs of Health Insurance Coverage</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/11/13/open-enrollment-strategies-to-reduce-costs-of-health-insurance-coverage</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[COBRA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the companies that are able to offer this important benefit to their employees, the pros say it’s important to reign in expenses and educate workers.  Here are expert-suggested steps for employers and employees to help reduce their financial burdens.]]></description>
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		<title>Author Talks Journey Into Global Influence of Black Culture</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/11/03/author-nelson-george-talks-journey-into-international-influence-of-black-culture</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/11/03/author-nelson-george-talks-journey-into-international-influence-of-black-culture#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now as the face of BlackAtlas.com, an interactive social networking site for black travelers, author Nelson George couples his talent for storytelling with his love of travel, which has become an extension of his career covering music, film, and culture.]]></description>
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		<title>Live Large With Less Cash</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/11/01/live-large-with-less-cash</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/11/01/live-large-with-less-cash#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Lea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frugality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limited budgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spending]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Living well on a limited budget means maximizing what you get out of life for the amount of  money you spend, says blogger J.D. Roth, a contributor to the book 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget (Skyhorse Publishing; $14.95). Roth, Trent Hamm, and 18 other bloggers have written an easy-to-read guidebook about saving money, making sound investments, increasing earnings, and much more. The book’s money-saving techniques speak to a broad range of readers, from high school students to baby boomers.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Road Test</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/11/01/road-test</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/11/01/road-test#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevrolet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Porsche]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[These vehicles offer great looks, stellar performance, and value]]></description>
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		<title>A Voyage into the Black Diaspora</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/10/26/a-voyage-into-the-black-diaspora</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/10/26/a-voyage-into-the-black-diaspora#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Atlas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In many respects when African Americans travel, they are no different than travelers from every culture, says Nelson George, travel expert-at-large for BlackAtlas.com. At the same time, they are often curious to learn about the black people, neighborhoods, restaurants, and historical sites in a city that have particular historical significance to the black experience.]]></description>
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		<title>Live Large with Less Cash</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/10/09/live-large-with-less-cash-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/10/09/live-large-with-less-cash-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Lea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Living well on a limited budget means maximizing what you get out of life for the amount of  money you spend, says blogger J.D. Roth, a contributor to the book 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget (Skyhorse Publishing; $14.95). Roth, Trent Hamm, and 18 other bloggers have written an easy-to-read guidebook about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know the Facts: Precautions for Swine Flu</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/09/know-the-facts-precautions-for-swine-flu</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/09/know-the-facts-precautions-for-swine-flu#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mark Johnson, chair of the department of family medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry at the New Jersey Medical School, answers questions about the swine flu and its vaccine.]]></description>
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		<title>Understand Your Healthcare Privacy Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/08/understand-your-healthcare-privacy-rights</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/08/understand-your-healthcare-privacy-rights#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene McKanic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIPAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to your medical records, privacy is probably one of your top concerns. This is why the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed by Congress in 1996.  HIPAA gives you the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your medical records. However, the document is dense and sometimes difficult to understand. Luckily, there’s a solution.]]></description>
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		<title>Great Place for a New Start</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/10/01/great-place-for-a-new-start</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/10/01/great-place-for-a-new-start#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[places to live]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Milwaukee mixes cosmopolitan flair with small-town hospitality.]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna CEO Talks Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/28/aetna-ceo-talks-healthcare-reform</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/28/aetna-ceo-talks-healthcare-reform#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aetna’s chief executive, Ronald A. Williams, recently gave Black Enterprise the insurance industry’s take on how to improve healthcare in America.]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Bangkok</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/09/25/beyond-bangkok</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/09/25/beyond-bangkok#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Drakes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the perch of The Lobby Bar &#38; Lounge at the chic Siam@Siam Design Hotel Bangkok is a city of contrasts: humble shacks with sheet metal roofs bookend concrete-and-glass towers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tapping into the Creative Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/09/22/tapping-into-the-creative-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/09/22/tapping-into-the-creative-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theater]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some 60,000 patrons of the theater arts descend upon Winston-Salem, North Carolina biennially to attend the National Black Theatre Festival. And while the throngs eagerly purchase tickets for the many performances on tap, they’re also helping a region redefine itself as one of the cultural meccas in the U.S. ]]></description>
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		<title>How Healthcare Reform Affects You</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/09/09/how-healthcare-reform-affects-you</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/09/09/how-healthcare-reform-affects-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing debate over healthcare reform is as intense as ever, but nothing has been settled and there are still many compromises ahead before final bills are voted on in both the House and the Senate. Some of what the American public is hearing, however, has caused concern about how reform would affect them. Here’s a guide to the facts--and some of the fictions:]]></description>
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		<title>Boastful or Blessed?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/09/08/boastful-or-blessed</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/09/08/boastful-or-blessed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenrya Rankin Naasel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[layoffs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One person’s success can be another’s resentment. Psychologist gives advice on how to handle the guilt of success.]]></description>
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		<title>Keep the Faith</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/09/08/keep-the-faith</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/09/08/keep-the-faith#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Got Faith? Author Westina Matthews offers advice on making it through these uncertain times.]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa Welcomes the World for Premier Soccer Event</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/09/04/south-africa-welcomes-the-world-for-premier-soccer-event</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/09/04/south-africa-welcomes-the-world-for-premier-soccer-event#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Cup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As famous for its captivating landscapes as it is notorious for its tumultuous past, South Africa is cementing itself as a leader in African tourism. On June 11, 2010, the nation will become the first on the continent to host the largest sporting event in the world.  ]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make the Most of Your Doctor&#8217;s Visits</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/03/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-doctors-visits</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/03/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-doctors-visits#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virgie Bright Ellington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, a board certified internist, believes that basic healthcare for every citizen is long overdue. ]]></description>
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		<title>Where the Eating is Easy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/09/01/where-the-eating-is-easy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/09/01/where-the-eating-is-easy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Food defines New Orleans. There is no censorship on taste, no modified portions, and no substitutions.]]></description>
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		<title>Vacationing for Less</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/07/10/vacationing-for-less</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/07/10/vacationing-for-less#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking of skipping the family vacation this year because of a tight budget? Don't. There are great travel deals to be had during this economic downturn.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers, HHS Seek to Redress Healthcare Disparities</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/06/11/lawmakers-hhs-seek-to-redress-healthcare-disparities</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/06/11/lawmakers-hhs-seek-to-redress-healthcare-disparities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Racial and ethnic minorities have higher rates of obesity, cancer, diabetes, and AIDS than whites, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. In fact, 48% of African American adults suffer from a chronic disease compared with 39% of the general population.]]></description>
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		<title>Young Activists Honored At Apollo Theatre</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/06/06/young-activists-honored-at-apollo-theatre</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/06/06/young-activists-honored-at-apollo-theatre#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Do Something Awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 supporters gathered at Harlem’s Apollo Theater June 4  to honor five outstanding youth at the Do Something Awards “Sweet 16” annual celebration.

The big winners of the evening were Marvelyn Brown, 25, an HIV/AIDS activist; Eric Glustrom, 24, the founder of Educate! which teaches leadership across Uganda; Maggie Doyne, 22, a human-rights activist who assists orphans and displaced children in Nepal; David Burstein, 20, a voting activist; and Darius Weems, 19, an advocate for disability rights and Duchene Muscular Dystrophy funding. Each of the nominees won $10,000 for their cause. Doyne won the $100,000 grand prize, which she plans to use toward building a school in Nepal. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tavis Smiley Talks Brotherhood, Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/05/22/tavis-smiley-talks-brotherhood-obama</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/05/22/tavis-smiley-talks-brotherhood-obama#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Coachman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackEnterprise.com: The film focused a lot on the importance of music to the African American culture. Cornel West focused on what he calls the  “peacock fascination,” where some of today’s music focuses predominantly on what we’ve attained on individual levels, instead of reflecting what’s going on in our communities. When do you think transition happened when the majority of the music stopped being reflective, and do you ever think the music will get back to that point?]]></description>
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		<title>Tavis Smiley&#8217;s &#8216;Standing&#8217; on Faith</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/05/22/tavis-smileys-standing-on-faith</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/05/22/tavis-smileys-standing-on-faith#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Coachman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As it seemed that America was about to do the seemingly impossible – elect an African American man president – broadcaster Tavis Smiley and 10 black male friends took an intense introspective journey to Memphis and Nashville in the summer of 2008 to discuss the state of race relations, politics, and the legacy of the civil rights movement.]]></description>
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		<title>FCC to Hold ‘Soft Test’ for DTV Transition</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/05/20/fcc-to-hold-soft-test-for-dtv-transition</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/05/20/fcc-to-hold-soft-test-for-dtv-transition#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 13:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Communications Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nielson Co.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Local broadcasters will be participating in coordinated digital television (DTV) transition “soft tests” Thursday in preparation for the nationwide transition on June 12.]]></description>
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		<title>August Wilson Revival Raises Diversity Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/05/08/august-wilson-revival-causes-broadway-stir-on-diversity</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/05/08/august-wilson-revival-causes-broadway-stir-on-diversity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 22:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[August Wilson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[August Wilson was the most prolific black playwright ever to conquer American theater.  A lion of the stage, Wilson’s iconic ten plays -- including the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Fences -- illuminated the black journey of struggle and triumph.  Wilson, who died in 2005 at age 60, was a known advocate for blacks in the theater who understood the hurdles black directors faced in the field.  He, in fact, had an unofficial rule of only wanting black directors to stage major productions of his plays.]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Joyner Back on Chicago Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/05/01/tom-joyner-back-on-chicago-radio</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/05/01/tom-joyner-back-on-chicago-radio#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 20:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Alexander</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clear Channel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Harvey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Joyner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To many African Americans, Tom Joyner is the king of black radio.  Based in Dallas with a nationally syndicated radio show reaching some 115 markets and eight million listeners across the country, Joyner is unquestionably a radio powerhouse. So when Clear Channel, the San Antonio, TX-based media conglomerate, unceremoniously announced in March that it was replacing The Tom Joyner Morning Show with the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show at WVAZ-FM in Chicago, Joyner fans were outraged. After all, Chicago was the first market to ever carry Joyner’s show and WVAZ-FM had aired the show for 13 years. Many Chicagoans see Joyner as a part of the city’s fabric, a part of the family.]]></description>
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		<title>Luxury Green Vehicles Raising the Bar</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/04/10/luxury-green-vehicles</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/04/10/luxury-green-vehicles#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Auto Show]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With car and truck sales hitting the skids, dropping 37% in March, automakers, are ramping up innovations and designs. President Barack Obama’s attentiveness to American automakers and determination to revive the ailing industry was made clear with the ousting of General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner last week.]]></description>
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		<title>NCNW, Ashley Stewart Campaign to Empower Black Women, Girls</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/03/20/ncnw-ashley-stewart-campaign-to-empower-black-women-girls</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/03/20/ncnw-ashley-stewart-campaign-to-empower-black-women-girls#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashley Stewart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashley Stewart began their celebration of women’s empowerment four months ahead of National Women’s History Month, when they announced the “We are Listening” campaign last October. Now, every Tuesday in all 217 Ashley Stewart Stores across the country, black women and girls join together with the support of the National Council of Negro Women to mentor, celebrate, and empower one another.]]></description>
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		<title>Rebuilding Your Reputation after Redemption</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/03/18/rebuilding-your-reputation-after-redemption</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/03/18/rebuilding-your-reputation-after-redemption#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chef]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cherry A. Collier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Henderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life coach]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chef Jeff Henderson has reached the heights of culinary success, having served as the executive chef at Las Vegas’ Café Bellagio and starred in the Food Network’s The Chef Jeff Project, where he mentored six at-risk youth while teaching them to cook. But before he scored success, Henderson had to confront his past. After serving nearly 10 years in prison for selling drugs in his 20s and 30s, Henderson, 44, had a stigma to live down.]]></description>
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		<title>FDIC’s New Campaign Promotes Deposit Insurance Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/03/11/fdic%e2%80%99s-new-campaign-promotes-deposit-insurance-awareness</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/03/11/fdic%e2%80%99s-new-campaign-promotes-deposit-insurance-awareness#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deposit insurance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Indy Mac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who banks has seen the phrase “FDIC Insured,” but to make sure that they know what it means, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has kicked off a campaign to educate people about federal deposit insurance and the benefits of patronizing financial institutions that are FDIC insured. ]]></description>
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		<title>Better Business Bureau Kicks Off National Consumer Protection Week</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/03/02/better-business-bureau-kicks-of-national-consumer-protection-week</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/03/02/better-business-bureau-kicks-of-national-consumer-protection-week#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Better Business Bureau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Consumer Protection Week]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As part of National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), March 1-7, the Better Business Bureau (BBB), along with state, federal, and local government agencies are providing tips on everything from avoiding home and auto repair scams to debt management. Also, the BBB of Chicago is opening its doors to the public. Consumers will be able to pick up vital consumer and business information in the lobby of the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago March 5. ]]></description>
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		<title>A Nature Lover&#8217;s Adventure</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/03/01/a-nature-lovers-adventure</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/03/01/a-nature-lovers-adventure#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Drakes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Belize]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The VAST, mysterious night sky silenced every thought in my head as I marveled at the dazzling blanket of low-hanging stars that lit our course across the New River, the longest river in Belize, to our first port of call. The 90-minute river ride is the most exhilarating route to Lamanai Outpost Lodge (www.lamanai.com), an eco-friendly sanctuary with 17 rustic cabanas nestled in a vibrant habitat teeming with wild black howler monkeys, crocodiles, and more than 250 species of vivacious birds. The thatch-roofed structures receive crisp surround-sound of the restless wildlife. The lodge is named after the region, which translates to ‘submerged crocodile.’ 
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		<title>Pullman Porters: Ambassadors of Railroad&#8217;s Golden Era</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/27/pullman-porters-ambassadors-of-railroads-golden-era-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/27/pullman-porters-ambassadors-of-railroads-golden-era-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[A. Phillip Randolph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lyn Hughes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pullman Co.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pullman porters, who wore dignified uniforms, traveled cross country, and met celebrities and dignitaries, seemed to live glamorous lives. They often transported black newspapers to areas where black media wasn’t available and were held in high esteem in the black community. But they were also dehumanized, ridiculed, and undermined.]]></description>
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		<title>Duke Ellington Honored on D.C. Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/24/duke-ellington-the-first-african-american-to-solo-on-circulating-us-coin</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/24/duke-ellington-the-first-african-american-to-solo-on-circulating-us-coin#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[currency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington has done something that no other African American has ever done. The jazz legend became the first to appear solo on circulating U.S. currency today when the U.S. Mint unveiled his image on the new District of Columbia quarters. ]]></description>
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		<title>Get the CEO Look Without a CEO’s Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/style/2009/02/19/get-the-ceo-look-without-a-ceos-budget</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/style/2009/02/19/get-the-ceo-look-without-a-ceos-budget#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business attire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constance White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With many corporations, law offices, and other industries adhering to a business or business casual dress code, looking one’s best is key. But in today’s tough economy, where layoffs and salary cuts are becoming the norm, it can be hard to maintain a quality wardrobe of suits, ties, dress pants, and skirts while staying fashionably chic and confident in the business world.]]></description>
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		<title>Cancer Deaths Decrease for Blacks but Disparities Persist</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/02/18/cancer-deaths-decrease-for-blacks-but-disparities-persist</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/02/18/cancer-deaths-decrease-for-blacks-but-disparities-persist#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Cancer Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colorectal cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Otis W. Brawley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a reduction in cancer death rates, African Americans continue to be diagnosed at more advanced stages and have lower survival rates at each stage of diagnosis, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society (ACS).]]></description>
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		<title>Disney Unveils Its First Black Princess</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/17/disney-unveils-its-first-black-princess</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/17/disney-unveils-its-first-black-princess#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anika Noni Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Playing princess is something shared by little girls around the world. But until recently, the most recognizable princesses worldwide featured in the Disney Co. franchise did not include one that modeled the skin, hair, and facial features associated with women of African descent.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Blacks in Fashion</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/12/top-blacks-in-fashion</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/12/top-blacks-in-fashion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Fashion Week, Tracy Reese will present a collection described as “eclectic,” inspired by the works of Vuillard, Van Gogh, and Modigliani. BlackEnterprise.com got a chance to catch a break with her in the hustle and bustle of preparation to talk about how business acumen and pursuing your passion should go hand-in-hand.]]></description>
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		<title>NAACP Celebrates 100 Years with Focus on Human Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/12/naacp-celebrates-100-years-with-focus-on-human-rights</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/12/naacp-celebrates-100-years-with-focus-on-human-rights#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ben Jealous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brown vs. Board of Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ida B. Wells]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the NAACP embarks on its 100th anniversary, the organization and America stands on the cusp of a new era. As the nation’s first African American president takes the reins with a promise to lead the country in the right direction, the NAACP too finds itself on the threshold of change. Leading the mission to reenergize and broaden the organization’s focus from equality between blacks and whites to human rights is Ben Jealous, the NAACP’s youngest president.]]></description>
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		<title>A Change of Pace</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/02/12/a-change-of-pace</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/02/12/a-change-of-pace#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Drakes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[reinsurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tahinde Frederick was networking at a business conference in Bermuda in 2006 when she decided to test career prospects there. An assistant vice president at an insurer in New York, she sent her résumé out just to “see what would happen.” 
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		<title>Russell L. Goings Keeps Us Coming Back</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/12/russell-l-goings-keeps-us-coming-back</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/12/russell-l-goings-keeps-us-coming-back#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>

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

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		<description><![CDATA[Black History Month holds special meaning for many Americans this year as the world watches history unfold. The election of the nation’s first black president, Barack Obama, has many young black students taking a special interest in politics and their own education. But it’s hard to truly impart the meaning of Obama’s achievement without understanding the ]]></description>
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		<title>Women &amp; Money: Joint Accounts a Good Idea &#8230; If You&#8217;re Married</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/02/09/women-money-joint-accounts-a-good-idea-if-youre-married</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/02/09/women-money-joint-accounts-a-good-idea-if-youre-married#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.E. Freeman Enterprises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harrine Freeman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Savvy money management skills are a necessity to weather these tough economic times. BlackEnterprise.com has got you covered with our supplement to the magazine’s three-part “Women &#038; Money” series. Over the next two weeks, we’ll have money management tips and strategies from Harrine Freeman, CEO and owner of H.E. Freeman Enterprises, a credit counseling service.]]></description>
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		<title>Women &amp; Money: Give Your Kids the Tools for Financial Success</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/02/06/women-money-give-your-kids-the-tools-for-financial-success</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/02/06/women-money-give-your-kids-the-tools-for-financial-success#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Savvy money management skills are a necessity to weather these tough economic times. BlackEnterprise.com has got you covered with our supplement to the magazine’s three-part “Women &#038; Money” series. Over the next two weeks, we’ll have money management tips and strategies from Harrine Freeman, CEO and owner of H.E. Freeman Enterprises, a credit counseling service.]]></description>
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		<title>Blacks in the Arts: Doing the Work</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/04/blacks-in-the-arts-doing-the-work</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/04/blacks-in-the-arts-doing-the-work#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George H.W. Bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maya Angelou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phoebe Beasley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Artist Phoebe Beasley, who has been a noteworthy presence in the art community for several decades, was once a senior advertising account executive at a Los Angeles radio station. Using creativity and sales savvy from her media days, Beasley has parlayed her passion for art into works that are admired (and bought) by some of the who’s who of African American culture—from close friend Maya Angelou to Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, and Tavis Smiley.]]></description>
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		<title>Women &amp; Money: Managing Credit Card Debt Through Negotiation</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/02/04/women-money-managing-credit-card-debt-through-negotiation</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/02/04/women-money-managing-credit-card-debt-through-negotiation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[H.E. Freeman Enterprises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harrine Freeman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Savvy money management skills are a necessity to weather these tough economic times. BlackEnterprise.com has got you covered with our supplement to the magazine’s three-part "Women &#038; Money" series. Over the next two weeks, we’ll have money management tips and strategies from Harrine Freeman, CEO and owner of H.E. Freeman Enterprises, a credit counseling service.]]></description>
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		<title>Women &amp; Money: Looking Great Without Breaking the Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/02/03/women-money-looking-great-without-breaking-the-bank</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/02/03/women-money-looking-great-without-breaking-the-bank#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harrine Freeman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Savvy money management skills are a necessity to weather these tough economic times. BlackEnterprise.com has got you covered with our supplement to the magazine’s three-part "Women &#38; Money" series. Over the next two weeks, we’ll have money management tips and strategies from Harrine Freeman, CEO and owner of H.E. Freeman Enterprises, a credit counseling service.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Becoming American&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/02/becoming-american</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/02/02/becoming-american#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Becoming American]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard Dodson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For Howard Dodson, one of the foremost experts on African American history, the election of President Barack Obama was not just a momentous occasion for blacks in America, but for people throughout the entire African diaspora.]]></description>
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		<title>Women &amp; Money: Rebounding After a Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/02/02/women-money-rebounding-after-a-divorce</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/02/02/women-money-rebounding-after-a-divorce#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equifax]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harrine Freeman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Savvy money management skills are a necessity to weather these tough economic times. BlackEnterprise.com has got you covered with our supplement to the magazine’s three-part "Women &#038; Money" series.]]></description>
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		<title>Cut Your Insurance Costs Without Sacrificing Coverage</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/01/23/cut-your-insurance-costs-without-sacrificing-coverage</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/01/23/cut-your-insurance-costs-without-sacrificing-coverage#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With people looking to cut costs in a tight economy, some may be thinking about decreasing or even eliminating certain types of insurance. But while such a move may save a few dollars in the short-term, it could jeopardize your long-term financial health, experts warn.]]></description>
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		<title>Tavis Smiley Launches Black History Exhibit</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/01/15/tavis-smiley-launches-black-history-exhibit</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2009/01/15/tavis-smiley-launches-black-history-exhibit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Constitution Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tavis Smiley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[W.E.B. DuBois]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A courageous speech that helped catapult a little-known senator into the halls of the White house; 18thh century iron shackles that once subdued human cargo traversing the Atlantic; and a key that locked the cell of an activist but helped spawn one of the most eloquent letters known of a generation—they’re pieces of American history. These relics will be on display at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia starting today. The exhibit, America I AM, was curated by author and Journalist Tavis Smiley. ]]></description>
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		<title>Morehouse Doctor Talks Health Disparities, Prevention</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/01/09/morehouse-doctor-talks-health-disparities-prevention</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/01/09/morehouse-doctor-talks-health-disparities-prevention#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Yolanda Wimberly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many have joined the fight to prevent, treat, and study the spread of diseases affecting black communities, one of those being Dr. Yolanda Wimberly, a nationally recognized adolescent health specialist and pediatrician who was the first Morehouse School of Medicine physician to receive the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Humanism Award last October. BlackEnterprise.com talked with Dr. Wimberly about the importance of community awareness, health education, and disease prevention.]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Cell Phone Bills</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/01/07/the-cutting-edge-cell-phone-bills</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/01/07/the-cutting-edge-cell-phone-bills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cell phone]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sam Simon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cell phones have gone from a luxury to a necessity for people of all ages. As if managing the costs of life's staple items -- food and shelter --weren't enough, cell phones have become the Pandora's box of bills with managing minutes usage, text messages, picture messages, and yikes, data plans.]]></description>
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		<title>Get Your Life in Order for &#8216;09</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/01/05/get-your-life-in-order-for-09</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/01/05/get-your-life-in-order-for-09#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peggy Duncan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last year saw economic disaster, record joblessness, and a discouraging outlook for 2009. Though the outlook seems bleak, there are ways to manage the challenges ahead. BlackEnterprise.com talked with Peggy Duncan, noted productivity expert and author, on how to better organize your life, both at work and at home.]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Catalyst</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/01/01/small-business-catalyst</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/01/01/small-business-catalyst#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Drakes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the sluggish economy is taking a toll on tourism, the dominant industry in Orlando, Florida, the city is seeing growth in a variety of other areas such as healthcare, education, biosciences, and its $13.4 billion technology sector that includes aviation, aerospace operation, homeland security, biotechnology, and software development. With a population of 220,000, Orlando is also the headquarters for Darden Restaurants, Hughes Supply, Tupperware Corp., and Disney. Furthermore, two of the nation’s largest hospitals, The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Burnham Institute for Medical Sciences, will unveil Orlando campuses in 2009 as Nemours Children’s Hospital breaks ground. Also, a new basketball arena and renovation of the Citrus Bowl are expected to attract world-class sporting events.
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		<title>Report: Disparities in Higher Education for Blacks</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/30/report-disparities-in-higher-education-for-blacks</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/30/report-disparities-in-higher-education-for-blacks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha I. Jefferson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Measuring Up 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tuition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the U.S. government works to overhaul the nation’s financial system and contemplates bailing out its top automakers, a recent independent study highlights what it calls “the uneven distribution of higher education opportunity and achievement in the United States,” suggesting many current and future college students may need a lifeline of their own.]]></description>
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		<title>The Costs of Cancer: Part Two</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/29/the-costs-of-cancer-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/29/the-costs-of-cancer-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer screening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center for Minority Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Institute of Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are several theories that explain why blacks have higher mortality rates from cancer. They range from lack of adequate healthcare to distrust of the medical community.

Lack of insurance is certainly a problem. Almost 20% of African Americans, compared with 10.4% of non-Hispanic whites, were uninsured in 2007, according to “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Policy in the United States,” a U.S. Census report.

Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Minority Health, says insurance is important, but adds that it is not a substitute for education and prevention.

“We’ve missed the focus,” Thomas says. “We focus on getting people insurance, but will they use it? Even if they have the insurance, if they don’t trust the medical care system they’re not going to use it.”]]></description>
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		<title>Scam Artists Adapt to Economic Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/29/scam-artists-adapt-to-economic-crisis</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/29/scam-artists-adapt-to-economic-crisis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Trade Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While scams are always a concern of law enforcement, experts are warning that the tough economic climate may lead even more people than usual to fall victim to the sweet-sounding promises of scam artists. “In tough times people are likely to be looking for attractive solutions to their problems, whether it is money-making schemes or bogus claims to save them from foreclosure,” says Frank Dorman, a spokesman for the Federal Trade Commission.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Health and Wellness Checklist</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/24/your-health-and-wellness-checklist</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/24/your-health-and-wellness-checklist#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peggy Duncan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Department of Agriculture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how many loved ones are in your life, no one will ever care more about you than you. So why not start putting you first this year? From unhealthy eating to stress, all of these can negatively impact your day-to-day functioning. “It’s not just about organizing clutter on your desk,” says Peggy Duncan, productivity expert. “It’s also about clutter on your computer, your inbox, and on your mind. All of that adds to unnecessary stress,” she says. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: New Year&#8217;s Eve</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/24/the-cutting-edge-new-years-eve</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/24/the-cutting-edge-new-years-eve#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celebration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year's Eve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cutting Edge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, and if you haven’t cemented plans to ring in 2009 all is not lost. Though premium-priced admissions fees for clubs and costly dinner deals can easily throw a wrench in planning as the economy remains in turmoil, there are recession-proof ways to have an A-list celebration on a D-list budget.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Financial Fitness Checklist</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/23/your-financial-fitness-checklist</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/23/your-financial-fitness-checklist#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FICO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roth IRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If getting your finances in order is at the top of your to-do list this year, BlackEnterprise.com developed a resource just for you. This personal financial checklist will help you on a way to a prosperous 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Getting the Most From Your Gym</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/17/cutting-edge-getting-the-most-from-your-gym-membership</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/17/cutting-edge-getting-the-most-from-your-gym-membership#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gym]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The New Year is almost here, and if you’re one of the countless people who’ve vowed to shed that dead weight and stay fit for 2009, you may be considering a gym or weight loss program.. With money tight, you don’t want to join a program only to stop a month later and still be stuck in a contract.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Racial Gap Widens in Colon Cancer Deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/16/report-racial-gap-widens-in-colon-cancer-deaths</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/16/report-racial-gap-widens-in-colon-cancer-deaths#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Cancer Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colon cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colorectal cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lack of access to quality healthcare and getting proper screenings is being attributed to blacks' lower screening rates, according to the American Cancer Society, which released a new report, “Colorectal Cancer Facts and Figures 2008-2010,” on the state of the disease.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Network at Holiday Parties</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2008/12/11/how-to-party-at-the-office</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2008/12/11/how-to-party-at-the-office#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Office parties can be prime networking opportunities and a chance for you to stand out from the crowd with perfect party etiquette.]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Furnishing Your First Apartment</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/10/the-cutting-edge-furnishing-your-first-apartment</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/10/the-cutting-edge-furnishing-your-first-apartment#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interior decorating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cutting Edge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, you’re fresh out of college and ready to settle into your first apartment. Sure you’ve seen matchboxes bigger than your new place, but it's your own humble abode. Now that the arduous task of coming up security deposits and rent is squared away, it’s time to figure out the best and most cost-effective way to furnish your new apartment with style.]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Gift Guide: The Perfect Present</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2008/12/09/executive-gift-guide-the-perfect-present</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2008/12/09/executive-gift-guide-the-perfect-present#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[luxury items]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
For the Devoted Fan
Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition is much more than a boxed set; it’s a biographical and historical presentation as well as an inspiring tribute to renowned jazz artist Miles Davis—and his most celebrated recording. The package includes a DVD, Celebrating A Masterpiece: Kind of Blue; a 60-page, full color [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Next Big Thing</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2008/12/05/the-next-big-thing</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2008/12/05/the-next-big-thing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate citizenship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elite Luxury Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kalahari Condominium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lavish Lifestyles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin Electronics Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Table 8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yabba Pot Cafe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BlackEnterprise.com highlights what we see as the next big ideas shaping some of our core coverage areas. Along with Black Enterprise magazine, we’ve selected concepts influencing business, money management, health, technology, careers, and lifestyle.]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Lowering Your Healthcare Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/03/the-cutting-edge-lowering-your-healthcare-costs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/03/the-cutting-edge-lowering-your-healthcare-costs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescription drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cutting Edge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you’re searching for health coverage or have a plan, here are a few tips to make sure you get the most for your buck. ]]></description>
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		<title>World AIDS Day: Where Do Blacks Stand?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/01/world-aids-day-where-do-blacks-stand</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/01/world-aids-day-where-do-blacks-stand#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Kevin Fenton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World AIDS day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), spoke with BlackEnterprise.com to address the serious toll that AIDS/HIV is taking on the African American community and advise the best course of action to reduce that impact.]]></description>
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		<title>Lending Money to Friends and Family</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/28/lending-money-to-friends-and-family</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/28/lending-money-to-friends-and-family#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is part of the African American spirit to help our friends and family who are in need. In this economy, that often means loaning money to someone you care about. If you’re not careful, however, you could also be creating a difficult situation for yourself, both financially and personally.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Retailers Gear Up for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/27/black-retailers-gear-up-for-the-holidays</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/27/black-retailers-gear-up-for-the-holidays#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Dabney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cat Walk Boutique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Retail Federation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Underground Railroad Bookstore]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anxiety over the poor economy, including worries about home foreclosures, tightening credit and unemployment, has many retailers on pins and needles this holiday season.]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving Destruction of ‘Black Wall Street’</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/11/21/surviving-destruction-of-%e2%80%98black-wall-street%e2%80%99</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/11/21/surviving-destruction-of-%e2%80%98black-wall-street%e2%80%99#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Before They Die]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Wall Street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Ogletree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Olivia Hooker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tulsa race riots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wess Young]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On May 21, 1921, what was once the "Black Wall Street" in Oklahoma became the site of one of the most gruesome race riots in American history. Dr. Olivia Hooker, now a resident of Greenberg, New York, and two other survivors, Otis Clark, 105, of Seattle, Washington, and Wess Young, 92, of Tulsa, attended the screening of Before They Die!, a documentary detailing the accounts of several survivors and Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree, who unsuccessfully petitioned the state courts and later the Supreme Court for reparations.]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/19/the-cutting-edge-thanksgiving</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/19/the-cutting-edge-thanksgiving#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cutting costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cuttting Edge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is around the corner and so is the big dinner with all the family’s favorite foods. But with economic conditions seeming to grow more uncertain by the day, most households are trying to be more cost conscious for this year’s festivities. ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis Better to Give, But Don&#8217;t Get Taken</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/16/tis-better-to-give-but-dont-get-taken</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/16/tis-better-to-give-but-dont-get-taken#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Edmond, Jr.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It's the holiday season, when generosity and goodwill toward others—reinforced by the gifting traditions of Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah—is the order of the day. This is an especially important time for charitable causes of all kinds, as donors like you and me are more likely to respond to fund-raising appeals than at any other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>While Holiday Shopping, Guard Against Identity Theft</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/16/while-holiday-shopping-guard-against-identity-theft</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/16/while-holiday-shopping-guard-against-identity-theft#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Edmond, Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit card]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The holiday season is prime time for identity theft. It's no wonder: the mix of frenzied shopping, demanding kids, wall-to-wall crowds and a tidal wave of consumer marketing via phone, mail and the Internet create just the right environment of distraction and confusion for identity thieves. These crooks are just waiting for you to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Combating Identity Theft</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/13/combatting-identity-theft</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/13/combatting-identity-theft#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity theft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when online identity theft was largely the domain of hackers who were challenged by the task of stealing identities and then reusing them for their own fun. The thought was scary for some, but wasn’t nearly as threatening as the new breed of criminals who have set out to use those identities to rake in billions of dollars a year.]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Auto Maintenance</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/12/cost-cutting-auto-maintenance</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/12/cost-cutting-auto-maintenance#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Automobile Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto maintenance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hefty maintenance costs that come along with owning an automobile can seem to be more than the car is worth. From oil changes, to tune ups and everything in between, cars can be an expensive necessity. With the economy taking a turn for the worse, people may be looking to hold on to their cars longer. As you prepare to get that extra mile from your vehicle, here are a few auto maintenance tips to help you along the way:  ]]></description>
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		<title>Offer Your Kids the Best, Yet Trim Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/06/offer-your-kids-the-best-yet-trim-costs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/06/offer-your-kids-the-best-yet-trim-costs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parents]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children can be life’s greatest joy—and it’s most expensive. From the necessary expenses, such as food and shelter, to the not-so-necessary—Air Jordans and Hannah Montana apparel—your kids can put a major dent in your wallet and drain your bank account.]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting Edge: Halloween</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/10/28/cutting-edge-halloween</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/10/28/cutting-edge-halloween#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost-cutting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, Americans will spend $5.77 billion for Halloween, according to the National Retail Federation. Additionally more than 64% of people are expected to dress up, trick or treat, and distribute candy this year, compared with 59% last year. Before you don this season’s most ghastly attire, learn how you can take the fright out of Halloween shopping.]]></description>
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		<title>HTC&#8217;s Touch Diamond</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/personal-technology/2008/10/06/htcs-touch-diamond</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/personal-technology/2008/10/06/htcs-touch-diamond#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Calypso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cell phone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The HTC Touch Diamond, which hit U.S. stores this fall, is expected to be "sleeper candidate" to watch in the smart phone market.]]></description>
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		<title>Reinforcing Principals of Personal Finance</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/10/01/reinforcing-principals-of-personal-finance</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/10/01/reinforcing-principals-of-personal-finance#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[budgeting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Purse strings are being pulled tighter than ever as consumers brace for the ripples of the banking crisis to move to Main Street. While lawmakers warn of looming job losses and threats to retirement savings, the country's economic climate has made understanding and controlling personal finances even more crucial as the nation weathers this period [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diligence in Detection</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/09/22/diligence-in-detection</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/09/22/diligence-in-detection#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prostate Health Education Network]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


The Prostate Health Education Network Inc. (PHEN), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase prostate health education and awareness among black men, will host its fourth annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit on Sept. 25-26 in Washington, D.C.
The two day summit, free to the public, will focus on the cancer crisis in black [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Costs of Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/09/19/the-costs-of-cancer</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/09/19/the-costs-of-cancer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There aren't any studies that prove that African Americans, when diagnosed with cancer, carry a larger percentage of the economic burden compared with white cancer patients. However, anecdotal evidence shows that they may pay higher out-of-pocket costs due to gaps in insurance coverage.]]></description>
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		<title>High-End Healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/09/16/high-end-healthcare</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/09/16/high-end-healthcare#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea King Collier</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[concierge medical services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Critics say concierge medical services only go further in widening the gap in access to quality healthcare. How do you get the best medical attention possible for yourself and your family without giving up a piece of your financial health? "You must be vigilant about managing the care you have," says Dr. Jennifer Mieres, associate professor of medicine and director of nuclear cardiology at New York University School of Medicine]]></description>
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		<title>How to Handle Bank Closure</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/09/15/how-to-handle-bank-closure</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/09/15/how-to-handle-bank-closure#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bank assets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like every month a bank closure is being announced, most stemming from the housing and mortgage crisis. So how do you protect your accounts?]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting Edge: Leisure &amp; Entertainment</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/08/13/leisure-entertainment</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/08/13/leisure-entertainment#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cutting Edge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The nature of today's economy may have put a damper on your summer plans by putting a squeeze on your vacation budget. But don't let high gasoline and commodity prices stop you from having a fun summer. Now is a great time to optimize budget-friendly activities that are often overlooked. The tips provided will offer you fun-filled activities that are free to low cost, and can be intellectually stimulating at the same time.]]></description>
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		<title>Legendary Soul Artist Isaac Hayes Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/11/legendary-soul-artist-isaac-hayes-dies</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/11/legendary-soul-artist-isaac-hayes-dies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Isaac Hayes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The legendary Isaac Hayes was found collapsed by his treadmill Sunday afternoon in his Memphis home and later pronounced dead at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis.

Hayes, 65, was planning to make another record with Stax, the recording label that brought him fame. Most recently he had just rapped the filming on a movie entitled “Soul Men” with Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac who died August 9, 2008, a day before Hayes.]]></description>
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		<title>One on One With Michael Baisden</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/11/one-on-one-with-michael-baisden</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/11/one-on-one-with-michael-baisden#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a syndicated radio show in some 64 markets across the country, Michael Baisden is one of the nation's most powerful radio voices. The major mastermind behind last year's historic "Free Jena 6" march, Baisden not only entertains his listeners with his daily afternoon drive show, but charges up the airwaves with healthy doses of relationship, business, and political information. It's that perfect combination of fun, insightful discussion and advocacy radio that keeps listeners tuning in. Not content with just ruling the deejay booth, Baisden has also taken his brand to the tube with his late-night TV One variety show Baisden After Dark. This week, Baisden, who is featured in BLACK ENTERPRISE's August cover story on the future of black radio, talked to blackenterprise.com about his career and the dynamic radio industry.]]></description>
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		<title>Bernie Mac Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/09/america-bernie-mac-dies</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/09/america-bernie-mac-dies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bernie Mac]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actor and funnyman Bernie Mac, whose career launched into high gear as one of four “Original
Kings of Comedy,” died Saturday morning at the age of 50 in a Chicago-area hospital from complications of pneumonia.]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting Edge: Utilities and Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/08/06/cutting-edge-utilities-and-energy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/08/06/cutting-edge-utilities-and-energy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its old news that’s still putting a hurting on your wallet: soaring energy and utility costs. Don’t expect these costs to dampen anytime soon. Nationally, residential electricity prices are expected to rise 5.2% by year-end and 9.8% by next year, says Tyler Hodge, economist with the Energy Information Administration, a statistical agency of the Department of Energy. These staggering increases are mainly the effect of “the increase in fuel costs used for electricity generation. The biggest component in that fuel cost increase is in natural gas,” Hodge says. So, aside from the typical “unplugging appliances,” which he says can save you up to 5% in electricity consumption, here are a few more tips to add to your arsenal of cost-cutting strategies.]]></description>
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		<title>One on One with Wendy Williams</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/04/one-on-one-with-wendy-williams</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/04/one-on-one-with-wendy-williams#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[black radio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Known as the "Queen of All Media," Wendy Williams has parlayed 22 years on radio airwaves into best-selling books, TV specials, and now her very own syndicated daytime talk show on Fox. With a penchant for keeping listeners on the edge of their seats with the hottest celebrity gossip and the latest news in pop culture, her afternoon drive radio show, The Wendy Williams Experience, based at WBLS FM in New York City, recently ranked No. 1 in New York in the 25-54 age group. Offering celebrity guests and biting humor, the show is syndicated in 10 markets and reaches 778,000 listeners. Williams spoke with BlackEnterprise.com about her career and the challenges in today's radio industry.]]></description>
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		<title>One on One with Doug Banks, DeDe McGuire</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/02/one-on-one-with-doug-banks-and-dede-mcguire</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/02/one-on-one-with-doug-banks-and-dede-mcguire#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With With a Dallas-based, afternoon-drive radio show that is syndicated in some 31 markets, veteran jock Doug Banks and his co-host, DeDe McGuire, bring a fun mix of humor, popular culture, and information to the airwaves as they spin the hottest in adult contemporary music on The Doug Banks and Dede McGuire Show, which is syndicated by ABC Radio Networks. BlackEnterprise.com went behind the scenes with Doug and DeDe to get their take on the radio business and where they think this ever-changing industry is headed.]]></description>
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		<title>One on One With Steve Harvey</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/08/02/one-on-one-with-steve-harvey</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[black radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kings of Comedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Harvey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When anyone hears the name Steve Harvey the word funny easily comes to mind. After all, this Original Kings of Comedy star and popular former sitcom figure still plays to sold-out shows from coast to coast with his side-splitting stand-up routine. But in more recent years, Harvey has taken the radio industry by storm.  Harvey speaks with BlackEnterprise.com about his career and the radio industry today.]]></description>
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		<title>United, If Not Unanimous</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/07/31/united-if-not-unanimous</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Hocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Black Caucus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tobacco]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Before the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act July 30, the 43 members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) faced a perplexing detail about the legislation. The proposed law would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory powers over tobacco products. However, the law would not specifically prohibit the adding of menthol flavoring to cigarettes, a factor in the popularity of such products among African American smokers.]]></description>
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		<title>Road Trippin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/personal-technology/2008/07/22/road-trippin</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonya A. Donaldson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[road trip]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This may not be the perfect summer for a road trip. But if you're one of the many Americans still willing to brave the traffic, unending choruses of "Are we there yet?," and record-breaking gas prices we have some handy GPS devices to help you on your road cruise.]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting Edge: Throwing Green After Green</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/07/16/throwing-green-after-green</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gia Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawn maintenance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you finding that more and more of your money is being spent on maintaining soil and controlling pesky bugs as you try to keep up with the Joneses? Well, you're clearly not alone. According to the National Gardening Association, consumers spent more than $35 billion on lawn care and garden products last year. As the summer heats up, here are a few tips to cool down your spending and brighten up your lawn.]]></description>
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		<title>Play Money</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/2008/07/11/play-money</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[black producers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadway]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Broadway has definitely been on a roll. The Great White Way had a record year in its 2007-2008 season, which ended on May 25, grossing $937.5 million.]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting Edge: Squeezing Out the Extra Mile</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/07/09/squeezing-out-the-extra-mile</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya Yette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gasoline]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there no end in sight? It’s getting increasingly hard to remember when gas was affordable. So if you’re not yet ready to break out a bicycle, here are a few easy cost-cutting strategies to maximize your gas dollars this summer.]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting Edge: BBQ Bargains</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/07/02/bbq-bargains</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/07/02/bbq-bargains#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cutting living budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Fourth of July approaches, surging gas prices and soaring food costs have many of us clutching our wallets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that food prices for 2008 will increase 4.5% to 5.5%. The reality is that food prices aren’t expected to decline anytime soon, so as you prepare to celebrate this holiday weekend, here are simple ways to ease the financial pangs of planning a barbecue.]]></description>
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		<title>Leading Doctor Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/06/30/leading-doctor-receives-presidential-medal-of-freedom</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/06/30/leading-doctor-receives-presidential-medal-of-freedom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Benjamin Carson Sr.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest civilian honor in the nation—didn’t go to the head of renowned neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson Sr.]]></description>
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