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December Jobs Report: Republican Chairman Says Obama Only Offers “Gimmicks”

The latest report on employment holds both good and bad news

The December 2011 Jobs Report American shows unemployment is in flux, showing signs of promise…

By Joyce Jones

Posted: January 10, 2012 Tags: American Jobs Act, Barack Obama, Congressional Black Caucus, Emanuel Cleaver, jobless, Jobs report, Labor Department, Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee, unemployment, Washington Report

During the 41st Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference, Congressman Hansen Clarke of metro Detroit hosted a panel entitled, “Social Media and Entrepreneurship” on September 23, 2011. One of the action items from the panel was to create a ‘Social Media + Entrepreneurship Resource List’ that entrepreneurs could use to grow successful businesses. Below, you will find a comprehensive resource list of third party apps, blogging, financial, calendar, and mobile tools that entrepreneurs can utilize immediately. —Compiled by Hajj Flemings and Wayne Sutton

36 Top Social Media & Online Tools for Entrepreneurs

The best social media tools to grow your business

Tech experts Hajj Flemings and Wayne Sutton compile a comprehensive list of tools and resources…

By Hajj Flemings

Posted: September 29, 2011 Tags: Addictomatic, Basecamp, blogger, Blogpulse, Central.ly, Congressional Black Caucus, Crowdrise, Dropbox, entrepreneurship, Eventbrite, EverNote, Freshbooks, Go Fund Me, Google, Google Alerts, Google Checkout, Google Docs, Google Plus, Google Voice, Grasshopper, Hajj Flemings, Hansen Clarke, Harvest, Hootsuite, iPad, Kickstarter, PayPal, Plancast, Seesmic, Sign My Pad, Skype, social media, Social Mention, Square, SquareSpace, Trackur, Tumblr, Tweetdeck, video conferencing, Wayne Sutton, WordPress, Yammer

Washington Report: Obama Talks Tough on Deficit Reduction

The President continues his aggressive approach to tackling his detractors and the budget

For weeks Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill have expressed frustration about what they view as…

By Joyce Jones

Posted: September 21, 2011 Tags: American Jobs Act, Congressional Black Caucus, Emanuel Cleaver, John Boehner, Keith Ellison, Medicaid, Medicare, President Obama, Raúl Grijalva, Washington Report

BARACK OBAMA, 44TH US PRESIDENT (2009-PRESENT) 2009 Iowa, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire legalize same sex marriage. 2009 California upholds Proposition 8, which defines marriage as a union between a woman and man. 2010 Mandates visitation rights to same sex couples, prohibiting hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid, from discriminating. 2010 President signs legislation to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. 2011 President orders department of justice to stop defending constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA]. 2011 New York becomes the 6th state in the union to legalize same sex marriage. 2011 Obama supports a bill that would overturn DOMA.

White House & Congressional Leaders Reach Debt Deal

CBC Chairman calls agreement "Satan Sandwich"

With a federal budget ceiling deadline looming, President Obama works out a deal that satisfies…

By Derek Dingle

Posted: August 1, 2011 Tags: Barack Obama, budget deficit, Congressional Black Caucus, Dwight Eisenhower, Emanuel Cleaver, federal debt ceiling, Tea Party

Preparing for the Marathon To Rebuild Our Wealth

Based on the racial divide in the economic gap, a lot has to be done to rebuild our buying power

While America dealt with the Great Recession of 2007-2009, overwhelming numbers of minority households suffered…

By Derek T. Dingle

Posted: July 28, 2011 Tags: 20/20 Vision Jobs Forum, Black household wealth, black unemployment rate, Congressional Black Caucus, Great Depression, Great Recession, housing market, Latino household wealth, National Bankers Association, National Urban League, Pew Research Center, warren ballentine, White household wealth, white unemployment rate

CBC Launches Jobs Initiative to Include Town Hall Meetings, Job Fairs

Legislators want to raise awareness, provide employment resources

Among other efforts to push legislation that will create jobs among an African American population…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: July 26, 2011 Tags: career advancement, career resources, Congressional Black Caucus, employment, For the People Jobs Initiative, job fair, Job Market, job search, unemployment

Washington Report: CBC criticizes Obama on Libya; Treasury for Small Biz Innovation

As President Obama prepares to address the nation tonight, the CBC criticized him on Libya

By Joyce Jones

Posted: March 28, 2011 Tags: Congressional Black Caucus, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Ivory Coast, Libya, president barack obama, Rep. James Clyburn, Small Business, Small Business Credit Initiative, Small Business Jobs Act, Syria, Treasury Department, Yeman

Washington Report: CBC Votes Against Funding Gov’t, GOP Targets Foreclosure Relief

Plus a new push for welfare reform

By Joyce Jones

Posted: March 21, 2011 Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congressional Black Caucus, continuing resolution, Emanuel Cleaver, Emergency Mortgage Relief Program, Federal Housing Administration Refinance Program, John Boehner, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Keith Ellison, Rep. Robert Scott, Rep. Tim Scott, Republican Study Committee, Sen. Marco Rubio, Welfare Reform Act of 2011, YouCut

Power Moves: GOP Vote to Cut $60 Billion Gives Obama His Next Big Test

Will the president's agenda withstand the pressure?

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At 4:39 a.m. Saturday morning, House Republicans passed a $1.2 trillion budget for the…

By Derek T. Dingle

Posted: February 22, 2011 Tags: $60 billion in spending cuts, Americorps, Bill Clinton, Congressional Black Caucus, contiuning resolution, Democrats, federal government shutdown, financial reform, fiscal 2011 federal budget, health care reform, House Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner, March 4 deadline, Planned Parenthood, Power Moves, president barack obama, Workforce Investment Act

Why Democrats and Republicans Hate Obama’s New Budget

While both sides argue over new proposal, African-Americans brace for "negative effect" of spending cuts

President Obama delivered his 2012 budget proposal to Congress this week, citing it will reduce…

By Joyce Jones

Posted: February 18, 2011 Tags: $1.1 trillion deficit reduction, black unemeployment. poverty, Community Development Block Grants, Congressional Black Caucus, energy assistance for the poor, FY 2012 federal budget, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, House Speaker John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Pell Grant program, president barack obama, Social Security, The Urban Institute, Washington Report, White House