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	<description>Your Ultimate Source for Wealth Creation</description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/06/washington-report-8</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Nov. 9 - Nov. 13]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Expands Homeowner Tax Breaks</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/06/congress-expands-homeowner-tax-breaks</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/06/congress-expands-homeowner-tax-breaks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you were rushing to close on a house before the end of the year, slow down. Congress voted to extend the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit, Thursday.]]></description>
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		<title>How I Found My Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/11/06/how-i-found-my-opportunity</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aliya S. King worked as a freelance writer for nearly 10 years, but six months ago, she saw an opportunity she could not pass up—a Craigslist posting that asked for a social media Web manager for Iced Media, an online marketing and research company based in New York City.]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti Competes for Grant to Tackle Deforestation</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/05/haiti-competes-for-grant-to-tackle-deforestation</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/05/haiti-competes-for-grant-to-tackle-deforestation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEing Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With less than two weeks until voting ends for the fifth annual BBC World Challenge ’09, volunteer ambassadors for the Love ‘N Haiti project banded together last week in New York to gather votes for the global competition. ]]></description>
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		<title>6 Things You Can Do To Stop Diabetes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/05/6-things-you-can-do-to-stop-diabetes</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/05/6-things-you-can-do-to-stop-diabetes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Jones Briscoe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Diabetes Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Through the American Diabetes Association I have been able to reach thousands of individuals with information to equip them to better understand and take control of their diabetes. The American Diabetes Association estimates that nearly 24 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes, and an additional 57 million Americans are at risk for developing the disease. 
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		<title>Financial Expert Learns Hard, Valuable Lesson After ID Theft</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/05/financial-adviser-learned-valuable-lesson-after-id-theft</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/05/financial-adviser-learned-valuable-lesson-after-id-theft#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Letita M. Aaron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Better Business Bureau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Trade Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ID theft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“I felt violated and victimized,” Harrine Freeman says of the day her purse was stolen from the passenger seat of her locked car at a Hyattsville, Maryland gas station in late July. No one at the busy corner station offered much information after the thief smashed a window and sped off with her house keys, checkbook, driver’s license, car insurance, vehicle registration, nearly $100 in cash, as well as her credit, ATM, and health insurance cards.]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans Make Significant Gains After Long Drought</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/04/republicans-make-significant-gains-after-long-drought</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/04/republicans-make-significant-gains-after-long-drought#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Steele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Suddenly being Republican is a whole lot more satisfying than it has been for a long time. On Tuesday, the Grand Old Party won gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, largely with the help of the very Independent voters who gave President Barack Obama his historic victory in 2008.]]></description>
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		<title>The Master Builder Strikes Again!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/04/the-master-builder-strikes-again</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/04/the-master-builder-strikes-again#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R. Donahue Peebles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate mogul]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If the flames that forge successful, resilient enterprises are the fires of adversity and contention, one can call R. Donahue Peebles a master blacksmith of entrepreneurialism. The CEO of Peebles Corp. (No. 79 on the BE Industrial/Service companies list with $51.4 million in revenues) understands that his company’s business plan must be malleable and able to adapt with the times. His team has the skills to land the right deal, the fortitude to fend off rivals, and the moxie to ensure the company remains viable no matter the business environment.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Job Search Tax Deductible?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/04/is-your-job-search-tax-deductible</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/04/is-your-job-search-tax-deductible#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just the thought of searching for a job can be exhausting. With all these necessary items and “things to do,” organizing a job search can be stressful, and this doesn’t even include the cost of the hunt. Fortunately, you can ease the financial burden when you file your 2009 taxes. ]]></description>
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		<title>Getting the Most Out of Your College Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/11/04/getting-the-most-out-of-your-college-tour</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/11/04/getting-the-most-out-of-your-college-tour#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[college financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBCU]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are one guidance counselor's recommendations to assist students of color to choose schools that will increase their chances of graduation and success as a professional.]]></description>
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		<title>One Year Later: Why My First Vote Won&#8217;t Be My Last</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/03/one-year-later-why-my-first-vote-wont-be-my-last</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/03/one-year-later-why-my-first-vote-wont-be-my-last#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine L. Edmond</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Gore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first-time voters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George W. Bush]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2000, I had my first taste of the democratic voting process. I was in the 6th grade and we were learning about how the voting process works by watching and reporting the presidential race between Al Gore and George W. Bush. We did lots of research on their platforms, policies and backgrounds. It was so exciting to see the process in action. By unanimous vote, Al Gore was my class' pick for president. In our eyes,he couldn't lose; logic and fairy-tale endings were on his side. Boy, were we in for a rude awakening from our dream of American democracy.]]></description>
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		<title>One Year Later: Has Obama Lived Up to the Promise?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/03/one-year-later-has-obama-lived-up-to-the-promise</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/03/one-year-later-has-obama-lived-up-to-the-promise#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What a difference a year makes. On Election Day 2008, a wave of euphoria swept round the world over the news that America had elected not just its first black president but also a transformational figure who, despite “the enormity of the task that lies ahead,” assured us that “all things are possible.” Has Barack Obama lived up to the promise?]]></description>
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		<title>Author Talks Journey Into Global Influence of Black Culture</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/11/03/author-nelson-george-talks-journey-into-international-influence-of-black-culture</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/travel/2009/11/03/author-nelson-george-talks-journey-into-international-influence-of-black-culture#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelson George]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now as the face of BlackAtlas.com, an interactive social networking site for black travelers, author Nelson George couples his talent for storytelling with his love of travel, which has become an extension of his career covering music, film, and culture.]]></description>
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		<title>Backtalk with Judith Jamison</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/backtalk/2009/11/02/backtalk-with-judith-jamison</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/backtalk/2009/11/02/backtalk-with-judith-jamison#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alvin ailey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[World renowned choreographer, dancer, and author Judith Jamison has broken many barriers in her career. As artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Jamison became one of only a handful of women in the world to direct a major dance company when she assumed leadership in 1989. As a dancer, she gained international recognition for her performances of the tour de force solo “Cry” and “Pas de Duke.” In 2007 Black Enterprise recognized the trailblazer with its Women of Power Legacy Award, which honors women whose accomplishments have helped redefine the standards of success for women of color in a variety of fields.]]></description>
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		<title>The Homebuyers Toolkit: Qualifying For A Mortgage</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/02/the-homebuyers-toolkit-qualifying-for-a-mortgage</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/02/the-homebuyers-toolkit-qualifying-for-a-mortgage#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[adjustable-rate mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARMs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[home buyer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“What happens when you go to a lender,” asked Deborah Johnson, vice president and relationship manager for J.P. Morgan Chase. I didn’t know the answer and from the silence in the room, I was in good company. But Johnson, who was this week’s presenter at the Bedford Central Development Corp. homebuyer seminar series, schooled us on the mortgage process.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways to Reach Mature Consumers</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/11/02/five-ways-to-reach-mature-consumers</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/11/02/five-ways-to-reach-mature-consumers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby boomers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generation X]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generation Y]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Companies spend a lot of time studying up on baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y, knowing that these younger generations make up the bulk of their consumers. Through a mix of offline and online advertising and marketing techniques, companies come up with campaigns designed to reach these consumers and keep them coming back for more.]]></description>
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		<title>A New Agenda for Small Business?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/a-new-agenda-for-small-business</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/a-new-agenda-for-small-business#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obama administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No segment of American industry has been pummeled by the Great Recession more than minority business. As the economy shows signs of recovery, these companies––most of which can be found in the small business sector––have been struggling to gain solid footing. Access to capital and government contracts, most assert, would stabilize their companies and eventually spur growth. Others need such lifelines to keep from joining the ranks of the more than 30,000 businesses forced to file for bankruptcy protection in the first half of 2009. Although the Obama administration has initiated small business financing programs––including freeing up more than $15 billion by increasing guarantees and lowering fees as part of the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) loan program––financial institutions, large and small, have still been reluctant to provide funding to entrepreneurs. For example, the SBA reported a 43% decline in 7(a) loan approvals from a year earlier. And critics maintain that the America’s Recovery Capital Loan Program that was part of the $787 billion stimulus program is operating at a clunker’s pace: Reports reveal that as of Sept. 1, only roughly $65 million––1,850 loans at a maximum funding level of $35,000––of the $255 million had been disbursed to small business owners. “Small firms are in such bad shape today that those who need loans are not likely to be able to qualify with respect to their credit worthiness,” says Thomas Boston, director of research and innovation of the Atlanta-based economic consulting firm EuQuant and a member of the black enterprise Board of Economists. “ What small firms need is revenue and procurement opportunities.”
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		<title>Ready, Set, Grow</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/ready-set-grow</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tennille M. Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dance studios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that entrepreneurs rock to the beat of a different drummer. That’s how most got through this hard-hitting year. As the economy goes into recovery, some business owners are looking to turn the volume up on their efforts, to move beyond mere survival and grow their venture. To ensure longevity, their efforts need to be organized, thorough, and realistic.
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		<title>Embrace Technology to Boost  Your Company’s Productivity</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2009/11/01/embrace-technology-to-boost-your-company%e2%80%99s-productivity</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2009/11/01/embrace-technology-to-boost-your-company%e2%80%99s-productivity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Executive Memo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t noticed, the brave new, digital world has arrived. All I have to do is gauge the activity in my own household as confirmation. My children, ages 14 through 19, have never purchased a single CD (they download music on their iPods). They communicate with friends through a series of text messages and iChats instead of phone calls and watch their favorite programs on laptops instead of television.]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform Is Up to All of Us</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/publishers-page/2009/11/01/healthcare-reform-is-up-to-all-of-us</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/publishers-page/2009/11/01/healthcare-reform-is-up-to-all-of-us#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl G. Graves, Sr.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange: a one-stop shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, costs, and track records of a variety of plans—including a public option to increase competition and keep insurance companies honest—and choose what’s best for your family.]]></description>
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		<title>The Master Builder Strikes Again!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/2009/11/01/the-masterbuilder-strikes-again</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-100s/2009/11/01/the-masterbuilder-strikes-again#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B.E. 100s]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneur of the Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurialism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the flames that forge successful, resilient enterprises are the fires of adversity and contention, one can call R. Donahue Peebles a master blacksmith of entrepreneurialism. The CEO of Peebles Corp. (No. 79 on the be industrial/service companies list with $51.4 million in revenues) understands that his company’s business plan must be malleable and able to adapt with the times. His team has the skills to land the right deal, the fortitude to fend off rivals, and the moxie to ensure the company remains viable no matter the business environment.]]></description>
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		<title>Making Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/making-changes</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/making-changes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl Nance Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post military finances]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Battles created a lifetime of memories during his 20-year Naval career. He lived in Japan for nearly three years while assigned aboard the USS Midway aircraft carrier. Over the years his travels took him to such far-off places as Hong Kong, South Korea, and Thailand. But Battles retired from his military career in 2002. “I miss the friends I made over the years, and traveling overseas,” says Battles.]]></description>
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		<title>Uplifting the Next Generation</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/uplifting-the-next-generation</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/uplifting-the-next-generation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Coachman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fundraising]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thirteen years ago, Larry Quick realized there was a growing need for a place where young black men in his Washington, D.C., neighborhood could go to receive after-school academic tutoring and arts training. They would also receive encouragement, gain life skills, and most importantly, have a shoulder to lean on.]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Be Bamboozled</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/01/dont-be-bamboozled</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/01/dont-be-bamboozled#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pretexters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tips for avoiding financial fraud]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/30/washington-report-7</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/30/washington-report-7#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Oct. 26]]></description>
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		<title>Young Entrepreneurs Take Front Seat Navigating Road to Success</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/30/young-entrepreneurs-take-front-seat-navigating-road-to-success</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/30/young-entrepreneurs-take-front-seat-navigating-road-to-success#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a penchant for making money and a grasp of their life’s passions, these young money savvy students successfully run burgeoning businesses. Check out who they are and what they do.]]></description>
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		<title>The Y(awn) Generation? I Beg To Differ</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/30/the-yawn-generation-i-beg-to-differ</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/30/the-yawn-generation-i-beg-to-differ#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generation Y]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graduates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We only buy designer duds. The latest smart phone is No.1 on our priority list (if we even have a priority list.) For some members of Generation Y, saving is more like a mythological creature than something you actually do.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Discusses Nation&#8217;s Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/30/ombs-orszag-discusses-nations-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/30/ombs-orszag-discusses-nations-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s economy grew during the months of July, August, and September, after a year of stagnation. The Commerce Department reported this week that U.S. GDP (the total value of all goods and services made within our borders) expanded at an annual rate of 3.5% in the third quarter, a major contrast from the 6.4% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Tips for Entrepreneurship</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/29/teen-tips-for-entrepreneurship</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/29/teen-tips-for-entrepreneurship#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this, the third article of a four- part series about youth entrepreneurship, three teens tell the stories of how they started businesses and learned how to find fun while financing their futures.]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson Plans for Young Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/28/lesson-plans-for-young-entrepreneurs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/28/lesson-plans-for-young-entrepreneurs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In part two of BlackEnterprise.com’s four-part series on youth entrepreneurship, we’ll be looking at resources for parents and teachers on the basics of entrepreneurship. There are a number of tools available, from Web-based and online activities to classroom simulations, for educators and parents to get students thinking like an entrepreneur.]]></description>
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		<title>What To Do Today to Prepare For This Year&#8217;s Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/28/what-to-do-today-to-prepare-for-this-years-taxes</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/28/what-to-do-today-to-prepare-for-this-years-taxes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not tax season yet, but by the time you finish feasting on turkey and calculating the damage from holiday spending, it’ll be time to gather receipts, fill out forms, and calculate deductions. Before Uncle Sam comes knocking like an unexpected visit for that surly, lazy cousin you tried to avoid all holiday season, check out what you can do today to prepare your 2009 taxes.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Announces Plans to Boost Small Business Lending</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/28/obama-announces-plans-to-boost-small-business-lending</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/28/obama-announces-plans-to-boost-small-business-lending#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TARP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flanked by thousands of boxes of paper records stored by Metropolitan Archives, a Maryland-based business that used an Small Business Administration loan last year to buy its building, Obama said, “There’s still too little credit flowing to our small businesses,” that need financing to stay open or to grow.]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Use Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Success</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/27/youth-use-entrepreneurship-as-a-pathway-to-succeed</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/27/youth-use-entrepreneurship-as-a-pathway-to-succeed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Running a successful business is not an easy feat no matter what your age. Yet there are teenagers, like Kalief Rollins, the winner of the 2009 National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, who were able to benefit from business start-up education and learn not only the value of a dollar, but how to claim the value of his life.]]></description>
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		<title>Motor City Overhaul</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/about-this-issue/2009/10/27/motor-city-overhaul</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/about-this-issue/2009/10/27/motor-city-overhaul#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Black Enterprise announced its decision to have its 2009 Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo in Detroit, the move raised more than a few eyebrows. After all, if the nation was in a recession at the time, surely Detroit must be in a full-fledged depression. The automotive industry—the city’s lifeblood—was facing its worst business climate ever, prompting massive layoffs, restructurings, and, in General Motors’ case, bankruptcy. The city, which was struggling prior to the events in the auto industry, had to contend with high rates of unemployment and poverty as well as real estate values that had plummeted to the point where a significant portion of the population found their mortgage balance exceeded the value of their homes.]]></description>
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		<title>Can Detroit Be Saved?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/27/can-detroit-be-saved</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/27/can-detroit-be-saved#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chrysler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit is known by many names: The D, Motor City, and Motown, among others. But this once sprawling metropolis of nearly 2 million has over the past few decades become more synonymous with poverty, crime, unemployment, and urban blight. ]]></description>
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		<title>Automakers Optimistic About Constant Progression</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/automakers-optimistic-about-constant-progression</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/automakers-optimistic-about-constant-progression#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[automakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrylser]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The woes of the auto industry have dominated business headlines all year – which has had and will continue to have a devastating toll on African American suppliers.]]></description>
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		<title>Aerotropolis Is Expected to Help Revive Detroit&#8217;s Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/aerotropolis-expected-to-help-revive-detroits-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/aerotropolis-expected-to-help-revive-detroits-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aerotropolis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the November 2009 issue of Black Enterprise, Can Detroit be Saved? highlights the industries that can conceivably take hold in Detroit to help wean the city from its dependence on the slumping auto industry and help ease the city’s financial crisis. In addition to those industries mentioned in the magazine, the city’s airport and tourism can serve as economic drivers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tourism Industry Holds Prime Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/tourism-industry-holds-prime-opportunities</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/2009/10/27/tourism-industry-holds-prime-opportunities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cobo Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tourism industry is big business. The Detroit metro area alone took in about $5 billion in tourism last year – but this can be improved. ]]></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>Natural Born Hustler</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/26/natural-born-hustler</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/26/natural-born-hustler#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is entrepreneurship learned or innate? While working on a young entrepreneurs package slated to run on BlackEnterprise.com tomorrow, a co-worker questioned how many of the subjects in the series had a family member who inspired them to venture into entrepreneurship.]]></description>
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		<title>The Homebuyer’s Toolkit: Getting Started</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/26/the-home-buyer%e2%80%99s-toolkit-getting-started</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/26/the-home-buyer%e2%80%99s-toolkit-getting-started#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home buyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Bankers Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The process of buying a home can be overwhelming. I feel your pain, I’m there too. But there are several resources available. Let’s do this together step by step, week by week. Follow me as I go through a 16 week Home Buyer Seminar sponsored by the Bedford Central Community Development Corp. in Brooklyn, NY. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Cornel West Discusses His New Book</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/24/dr-cornel-west-discusses-his-new-book</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/24/dr-cornel-west-discusses-his-new-book#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brother West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Cornel West]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 78]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Cornel West&#8217;s new memoir shows why he isn&#8217;t afraid to confront the issues affecting our community.
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/23/washington-report-6</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/23/washington-report-6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Financial Protection Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First-Time Homebuyer Credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homebuyers Tax Credit May Be Too Popular

In response to abuses and fraud uncovered by the IRS and Treasury Department into the First-Time Homebuyer Credit program, the House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday to improve the screening of applicants and administration of the program.
According to the agencies, 580 taxpayers under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Choose a Financial Planner</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/23/how-to-choose-a-financial-planner</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/23/how-to-choose-a-financial-planner#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having the right questions for a planner is critical. Here are six questions to ask financial planners before you decide to work with one.]]></description>
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		<title>An Affinity for Philanthropy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/10/22/an-affinity-for-philanthropy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/diversity/2009/10/22/an-affinity-for-philanthropy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affinity groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More recently affinity groups are asking their employers to return that favor by investing in the communities that they represent.]]></description>
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		<title>Yes We Can Make Local Elections Count</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/22/yes-we-can-make-the-mid-terms-count</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/22/yes-we-can-make-the-mid-terms-count#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randal Pinkett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mid-term elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 4, 2008, Americans of all race, creeds and colors voted for change – and we poured into the streets with absolute joy and pride in what we accomplished as a nation. It was a proud and profound moment for America. But we cannot rest on the laurels of 2008 and expect that to sustain our objectives into the future. ]]></description>
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		<title>Talent Agent Uses Perseverance, Savvy to Represent Hollywood&#8217;s Elite</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/10/22/talent-agent-uses-perseverance-savvy-to-represent-hollywoods-elite</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/10/22/talent-agent-uses-perseverance-savvy-to-represent-hollywoods-elite#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracy Christian not only represents a talented client list which includes celebrity entertainers like actors Michael Kenneth Williams, from HBO’s “The Wire,” former “Cosby” kid Lisa Bonet, and rapper/actor Busta Rhymes, but she considers them family.]]></description>
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		<title>Yeah, I Got It On Layway. What About It?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/21/yeah-i-got-it-on-layway-what-about-it</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/21/yeah-i-got-it-on-layway-what-about-it#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Edmond, Jr.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[layaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retailers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The buy-now, pay-later mentality of credit cards has been a major factor in reckless and irresponsible consumer behavior. Replacing layaway plans with easy access to high-interest credit has had devastating consequences for lower- and middle-income families, and black people in particular. The public embarrassment of buying goods on layaway (an admission that you were too poor to just buy what you wanted outright), has been replaced with the private shame of crushing credit card debt.]]></description>
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		<title>Down But Not Out</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/21/down-but-not-out-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/21/down-but-not-out-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you find yourself in need, or someone you know is in need of home, career, or health assistance, check out this roundup of low-cost and free programs that could be your lifeline.]]></description>
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		<title>An App a Day</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/20/an-app-a-day</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/20/an-app-a-day#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benice Atufunwa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are seven noteworthy applications you may want to phone a friend about.]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the Sweet Spot of Investing</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/10/19/finding-the-sweet-spot-of-investing</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/10/19/finding-the-sweet-spot-of-investing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stocks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a collection of investments that can help to minimize the chance of losses while maximizing your portfolio’s earnings.]]></description>
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		<title>A Conversation with Actress Lynn Whitfield</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/17/a-conversation-with-actress-lynn-whitfield</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/17/a-conversation-with-actress-lynn-whitfield#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actress Lynn Whitfield shares why Breast Cancer prevention is personal and why she’s the national spokeswoman for Taking Charge of Breast Cancer Initiative .
Our Roundtable talks Black Hollywood and our Slice of Life is Dr. Sanders fights obesity.
Actress Lynn Whitfield shares why Breast Cancer prevention is personal and why she’s the national spokeswoman for Taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retired Gen. Colin Powell discusses Leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/17/retired-gen-colin-powell-discusses-leadership</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/17/retired-gen-colin-powell-discusses-leadership#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ariel Invesments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carl Brooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Tribbett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Powell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retired General Colin Powell  talks about his mission to bridge corporate executives with the next generation of business leaders. Plus, we talk with Carl Brooks, President and CEO of the ELC. And a look at the Black Corporate Directors Conference.
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/16/washington-report-5</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/16/washington-report-5#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Rangel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report]]></description>
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		<title>Hold On To Your Wallet</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/16/hold-onto-your-wallet</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/16/hold-onto-your-wallet#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[air fares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Airlines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With domestic holiday airfares as much as 15% lower than last year, carriers are making up for it elsewhere, namely with a $10 “holiday surcharge” adding to the mounting list of flight fees. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dare to Take a Chance</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/16/dare-to-take-a-chance</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/16/dare-to-take-a-chance#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waterlicious]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One executive with Waterlicious, a Marina Del Rey, California-based water manufacturer found an unconventional way to gain exposure for his brand.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Things to Know Before Investing in Rental Property</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/15/seven-things-to-know-before-investing-in-rental-property</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/15/seven-things-to-know-before-investing-in-rental-property#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicki Lee Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Association of Realtors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For potential investors who have good credit, savings, and a dose of patience, the time is ripe for being a landlord. Like many potential real estate investors these days, you may be worried that the national trend toward declining property values might crimp your ability to draw income from rental property.]]></description>
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		<title>What Dow 10,000 Means—This Time</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/14/what-dow-10000-means%e2%80%94this-time</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/14/what-dow-10000-means%e2%80%94this-time#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow Jones Industrial Average]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publicly-traded companies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the Dow Jones Industrial Average powers through the 10,000-point threshold today, millions of investors are no doubt searching for meaning. But, is there any deep significance here?]]></description>
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		<title>Tools to Help You Track Your Dollars</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/14/tools-to-help-you-track-your-dollars</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/14/tools-to-help-you-track-your-dollars#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently tested three programs, Microsoft Excel, Mint.com, and Google Docs, to find the pros and cons of each. While all of these programs have value, one was clearly a cut above the rest: Mint.com.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Connected In Tough Times</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/14/getting-connected-in-tough-times</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/14/getting-connected-in-tough-times#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Beckwith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Techwatch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although networkers and jobseekers are flocking to LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) in droves, author and motivational speaker Brian McClellan, 38, says that he had to be dragged onto the free social networking site when he first learned about it in 2007. “I took some convincing,” he admits.]]></description>
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		<title>Navigating an Awkward Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/10/13/navigating-an-awkward-interview</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/10/13/navigating-an-awkward-interview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Boerner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most interviewers stick to job-related questions. But let’s face it: Some are socially awkward, untrained, rude, or even offensive. If you’re stuck with that interviewer, consider these tips:]]></description>
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		<title>How to Benefit from a Business Incubator</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/12/how-to-benefit-from-a-business-incubator</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/10/12/how-to-benefit-from-a-business-incubator#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chamber of commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incubator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Incubators are mentoring centers that provide coaching, networking opportunities, and even affordable office space, says Robert Jackson, who operates a business incubator as CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Pennsylvania (AACCCP) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]]></description>
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		<title>Comedian Chris Rock on Black Hair</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/10/comedian-chris-rock-on-black-hair</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/10/comedian-chris-rock-on-black-hair#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Janet Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malinda Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nia Long]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 76]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OW Show 76]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OUR WORLD SHOW 76
Headliner: Chris Rock &#8211; Good Hair, Documentary
Ed Gordon talks to Chris Rock and Nia Long about the insightful and entertaining, yet serious documentary about African American hair culture and the impact on black society as a whole.
In our Roundtable segment : Malinda Williams, Actress and Youth Mentor, Princeton University Professor and Author [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jalen Rose Takes Care of His Community</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/10/jalen-rose-takes-care-of-his-community</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/10/jalen-rose-takes-care-of-his-community#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blacks Athletes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dru Joyce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Episode 75]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Abrams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lebron james]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 75]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen A. Smith]]></category>

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		<title>Staying in Tune with Corporate Counsel Paula Boggs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/10/staying-in-tune-with-corporate-counsel-paula-boggs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/10/staying-in-tune-with-corporate-counsel-paula-boggs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BLACK ENTERPRISE Business Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEBR Episode 47]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paula Boggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirenment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starbucks Coffee Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New Orleans School of Cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Phillips Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valerie Phillips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BEBR47 full episode
Paula Boggs, Starbucks Coffee Company&#8217;s General Counsel
Preparing young people for Retirement,
Valerie Phillips, CEO of The Phillips Company
The New Orleans School of Cooking
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		<title>Don&#8217;t be Afraid&#8211;Twitter Won&#8217;t Bite</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/09/dont-be-afraid-twitter-wont-bite</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/09/dont-be-afraid-twitter-wont-bite#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a monster lurking in the shadows. The million-headed beast reveals itself from the midst of darkness, propositioning you to join its alliance. But the gushing saliva, malodorous breath, and scaly skin frighten you, prompting you to flee shrieking in fear.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/09/washington-report-4</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/09/washington-report-4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government Accountability Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HubZone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report]]></description>
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		<title>Political Pundits Give Their Take on Obama&#8217;s Nobel Prize</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/09/political-pundits-give-their-take-on-obamas-nobel-prize</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/09/political-pundits-give-their-take-on-obamas-nobel-prize#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just nine months in office and only the third sitting U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Barack Obama was nominated within days after the inauguration. The committee said it’s very rare that a person can capture the world’s attention and give people hope for a better future as Obama has. Is that enough?]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Oct. 4 &#8211; Oct. 10</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/09/news-roundup-week-of-oct-4-oct-10</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/09/news-roundup-week-of-oct-4-oct-10#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citibank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Oct. 4 - Oct. 10]]></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>If Diversity Is America&#8217;s &#8220;Secret Weapon&#8221;&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/09/if-diversity-is-americas-secret-weapon</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/09/if-diversity-is-americas-secret-weapon#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive talent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past two days the Executive Leadership Council has been holding its annual series of meetings -- private CEO summits, its hot-ticket recognition awards gala and a mid-level managers conference. For those of you who haven't heard of ELC, it is an organization composed of senior African American executives who help manage major corporations across the globe or as the group's CEO Carl Brooks says: " our membership includes the baddest brothers and sisters on the planet."]]></description>
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		<title>Taxing Times for Charles Rangel</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/08/taxing-times-for-charlie-rangel</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/08/taxing-times-for-charlie-rangel#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Rangel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Boehner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Carter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In better times, New York Rep. Charles Rangel—better known as Charlie around the Hill—can be seen gliding between his House office building and the Capitol with the air of a man completely at ease with himself and equally as at home at state dinners as he is sitting on a wall outside of a political convention drinking a brew with his homies.]]></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>Scam Alert: Cash For Home Offer May Not Be What You Think</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/07/scam-alert-cash-for-home-offer-may-not-be-what-you-think</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/07/scam-alert-cash-for-home-offer-may-not-be-what-you-think#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HUD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Sell you home for cash” signs are ubiquitous, and unfortunately, sketchy, says Manny Alvarado, operation specialist for the New York Regional office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).]]></description>
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		<title>Will Obama’s Year-end Challenges Define His Presidency?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/06/will-obama%e2%80%99s-year-end-challenges-define-his-presidency</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/06/will-obama%e2%80%99s-year-end-challenges-define-his-presidency#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As we enter the final quarter of a historic but tumultuous year, I can't think of a better time to review the complexities and challenges of the Obama Presidency. I know it seems like every week, one pundit or another reviews the 100-day mark of one of the administration’s or the president’s popularity rating. But there is much agreement among most analysts, regardless of the political persuasion, that the recent confluence of events will prove to be telling. ]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Not Rosa Parks. He&#8217;s Not Dr. King.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/06/im-not-rosa-parks-hes-not-dr-king</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/06/im-not-rosa-parks-hes-not-dr-king#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[buying black]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-determination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wealth-building]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. King tells me that even though he and Rosa Parks and all the other heroes did so much, I don’t have the luxury of giving up, or giving in.   I no longer have the right to live the empty and easy life.  I cannot choose between Living his Dream and Fighting for his Dream anymore. ]]></description>
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		<title>When Two Becomes One</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/06/how-to-live-on-one-income</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/06/how-to-live-on-one-income#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sakina P. Spruell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pat Houston, 38, remains one of the 14.5 million unemployed, according to the July 2009 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Jalen Rose helps Detroit high school graduates attend college</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/uncategorized/2009/10/03/jalen-rose-helps-detroit-high-school-graduates-attend-college</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/uncategorized/2009/10/03/jalen-rose-helps-detroit-high-school-graduates-attend-college#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[atheletes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dru Joyce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Abrams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBA Player]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 75]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen A. Smith]]></category>

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		<title>Jalen Rose and His Foundation</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/03/our-world-episode-75</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/our-world-with-black-enterprise-television-19/2009/10/03/our-world-episode-75#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheletes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dru Joyce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Episode 75]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Abrams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBA Player]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our World Episode 75]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen A. Smith]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our headliner is Jalen Rose, former NBA basketball player and
philanthropist, about his Jalen Rose Foundation. Our Roundtable discusses &#8220;Athletes and Their Responsibility to the Community&#8221; with panelists Stephen A. Smith, commentator and journalist; Dru Joyce, high school basketball coach at St. Vincent-St. Mary who is also known for coaching Lebron James; and Jonathan Abrams, sports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Conversation with Secretary Gary Locke</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/03/bebr-episode-46</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/television/bebr/2009/10/03/bebr-episode-46#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BLACK ENTERPRISE Business Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Hughes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEBR Episode 46]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemico System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Recovery Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Locke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Watson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leon Richardson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Hire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Commerce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Black Enterprise Business Report, we look at the
Economic Recovery Act and it&#8217;s impact on minority small businesses. Gary Locke, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, talks about the government&#8217;s commitment to help bolster minority businesses. Leon Richardson, CEO of Chemico System, and Alan Hughes, editorial director
at Black Enterprise magazine, discuss if minority businesses are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/02/washington-report-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/02/washington-report-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Steele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Updates from Capitol Hill]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Sept. 27 &#8211; Oct. 3</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/02/news-roundup-week-of-sept-27-oct-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/02/news-roundup-week-of-sept-27-oct-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Small Business Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/02/investing-in-the-future-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/02/investing-in-the-future-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Educating young minds for some 30 years is no small feat. But it was a love for children that inspired Larry and Brenda Breland to become schoolteachers. While educators don’t always get paid their true worth, these native Mississippians managed to retire from the public school system in 2002 with $180,000 combined from their state retirement plans. The couple also owns several rental properties valued at nearly $1 million, which provides about $3,000 in monthly rental income.]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Properly Insured?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/are-you-properly-insured-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/are-you-properly-insured-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[estate planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneywise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pushing a pencil to add up just how much life insurance you need isn’t easy. At first glimpse, the math can seem complicated. Still, everyone needs to confront the issue of life insurance. ]]></description>
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		<title>How to Prepare for Any Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/how-to-prepare-for-any-crisis</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/how-to-prepare-for-any-crisis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia A. Reed-Woodard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgetown University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graduate School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following the collapse of Wall Street, the swell in national unemployment, and the meltdown of the housing mortgage market, crisis leadership is proving to be the new corporate discipline.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Close the Savings Gap</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/how-to-close-the-savings-gap</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/how-to-close-the-savings-gap#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellody Hobson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to retirement savings plans, African Americans and Hispanics participate less often, contribute less money, and take out more loans and early withdrawals than our white and Asian counterparts. Those are among the most eye-opening findings from a study by my company’s nonprofit affiliate, Ariel Education Initiative, and Hewitt Associates. We recently partnered with several leading minority organizations to release 401(k) Plans in Living Color: A Study of 401(k) Savings Disparities Across Racial and Ethnic Groups. The study examined the saving and investing behaviors of 3 million eligible African American, Asian, Hispanic, and white workers in 57 of the largest U.S. companies across a variety of industries and sectors. The findings reveal that race and ethnicity play a significant role in investing, showing up in 401(k) positioning, contributions, and ultimately individual balances.]]></description>
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		<title>Hitting the High Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/hitting-the-high-notes</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/hitting-the-high-notes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benice Atufunwa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnegie Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Industry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Contemporary musical director, Ray Chew, talks about his long career as musical director of the Apollo Theater and his own company, R.C. Music. ]]></description>
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		<title>This Old House</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/this-old-house</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/this-old-house#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneywise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Compelling as they may sound, foreclosures and short sales can present unique challenges. ]]></description>
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		<title>Get an Online Radio Show</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/get-an-online-radio-show</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/get-an-online-radio-show#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Hudson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog Talk Radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Radio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Online shows are seeing a surge in popularity thanks in part to two heavyweights: Live365.com Internet radio, which features more than 5,000 broadcasters, and BlogTalkRadio.com, which has broadcast more than 72,000 shows since 2006.]]></description>
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		<title>Stick With Your Core Values in Good Times and Bad</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2009/10/01/stick-with-your-core-values-in-good-times-and-bad</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2009/10/01/stick-with-your-core-values-in-good-times-and-bad#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Executive Memo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although some economists claim the recession is over, it certainly doesn’t feel like it for most entrepreneurs. Despite signs of a rebound, a number of businesses must fight to keep the lights on.]]></description>
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		<title>Publish, Not Perish</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/publish-not-perish</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/publish-not-perish#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonya A. Donaldson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distribution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Publishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With an increasing number of sophisticated and professional online services, ordinary entrepreneurs can now create for themselves extraordinary publishing opportunities.]]></description>
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		<title>Tribute to a Titan of Public Service</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/publishers-page/2009/10/01/tribute-to-a-titan-of-public-service-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl G. Graves, Sr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The above scripture was often quoted by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy to his children, to underscore that as a family of privilege, power and fortune, they had a higher obligation to do more to serve humanity than those of lesser means and influence. Indeed, few American families have been entrusted with more or had more demanded of them  than the Kennedy family. In the case of Robert Kennedy and his brother, President John F. Kennedy, the demands of public service cost them their very lives. Likewise, their youngest brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, also gave his all—except while his older brothers, including Joseph, killed in World War II, died for our country, he was ultimately blessed to live for it. Sen. Kennedy picked up the torch of social justice for all Americans from his fallen brothers and ran a magnificent race, one that ended for him on Aug. 25, 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Breast Cancer Survivors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annya Lott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arnaldo Silva gave his daughter Vanessa the gift of life twice, the second time by saving it. If it weren’t for his breast cancer diagnosis, his daughter may have waited until age 40 to get a mammogram, as recommended by the American Cancer Society—but that would have been too late. “If he didn’t have cancer, I wouldn’t be here,” says Vanessa.]]></description>
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		<title>Backtalk with Wendy Williams</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Radio personality Wendy Williams talked to black enterprise about her passion to reduce youth violence and her mission to give back to teens in her New Jersey hometown. 
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		<title>Knockout Branding Techniques</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget N. Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Foreman’s name USED to be synonymous only with heavyweight boxing, but since hanging up his gloves, Foreman has established himself as a Knockout Entrepreneur (also the title of his new book; Thomas Nelson; $22.99). “I use the old shotgun method,” says Foreman, 60, referring to his business ventures: a clothing line in Casual Male Big &#38; Tall stores, eco-friendly cleaning products, and the George Foreman Grill which has sold more than 100 million units worldwide. “I fire a lot of shots knowing that one will hit.”  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Department of Transportation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone Richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Belinda P. Coleman neither paves streets nor 
builds bridges, but her company does serve as an anchor to those that do. Her Lanham, Maryland-based company, The Coleman Group Inc., launched in 2004, is an IT and management consulting services firm that has been working with the Federal Transit Administration, an agency under the Department of Transportation (www.dot.gov), since September 2006 when it secured a $1.2 million contract. The company provides procurement and technical assistance to FTA grantees by ensuring that they adhere to the rules and regulations of the procurement funds they receive. Now, the 48-year-old is actively seeking additional contracts directly through the DOT—made possible by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Step It Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya Payne Smart</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Artyce Custom Footwear]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After leaving corporate America to follow her passion for embellishing and designing shoes, Candra Palmer found out that pursuing one’s dreams often means making sacrifices—in her case, a much tighter budget. But she was pleasantly surprised to find that skills she’d learned as a child from her seamstress mother not only helped her stay on trend and on budget, but also generate revenues.]]></description>
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		<title>Great Place for a New Start</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Milwaukee mixes cosmopolitan flair with small-town hospitality.]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a Contractor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacqueline Harris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[home repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After experiencing a home break-in this summer, Atlanta residents Jamilia and Charles Smith decided to look for a contractor to repair the damages. During the invasion, a burglar damaged the alarm system, broke the rear door of their home, and tore their flat-screen televisions from the walls in the living room and master suite, causing extensive damage to the walls. But they were soon in for another surprise.]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny Side Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moneywise]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The solar technology industry is a hot field (pun intended) that’s generating plenty of buzz as the Obama administration promotes green energy as a pillar of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating jobs in the recovering economy.]]></description>
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