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Preview B.E. Business Report: How to Recover From Home Foreclosure

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Author Valerie Coleman Morris provides solutions for those recovering from home foreclosure

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Ask the Money Coach: Should You Walk Away from Mortgage Debt You Can’t Afford?

Carefully consider the potential pros and cons from walking away from your mortgage

How to carefully consider the potential pros and cons of walking away from your mortgage

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

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In the News: NASCAR Fans Boo Michelle Obama; Mariners Greg Halman Found Dead and More

A few noteworthy headlines around the Web

See what’s going on in the world with today’s compilation of news around the Web

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In the News: Cornel West and Princeton Part Ways; Tyler Perry Backs Kim Kardashian Casting and More

A few noteworthy headlines around the Web

See what’s going on in the world with today’s compilation of news around the Web

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Keeping the Faith: UrbanAmerica CEO Richmond McCoy

The Business of Faith: How to Keep Churches from Foreclosure

UrbanAmerica Principals CEO Richmond McCoy plans to stem church foreclosures through his consulting service

Ordained minister and UrbanAmerica CEO Richmond McCoy aims to bring business and faith together and…

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4 Tips to Keep Your HUD Home Out of Foreclosure

With the HUD mortgage counseling budget eliminated, more homeowners are at risk for foreclosure

The ongoing foreclosure problem facing U.S. homeowners is about to get worse now that Congress…

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7 Steps to Getting Over Foreclosure

What you can do before, during and after the process to ease the pain

What you can do before, during and after the process to ease the pain

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How to Rebound From Foreclosure

A guide to financial (and emotional) recovery

It’s no mystery to blacks living in middle-class enclaves such as suburban Atlanta, parts of…

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Coverage of Michael Jackson’s June 25, 2009 death was third on the list with 5.7% of coverage. Thousands of news items focused on the King of Pop's unexpected death, his legacy, his enormous fanbase, the fate of his three children, his estate, funeral, and many lawsuits.

Black News Coverage Leaves a Lot to Be Desired

Despite a black president, African Americans attracted little attention in the media

Despite having a black president, African Americans attracted little attention in the U.S. mainstream news…

By Deborah Creighton Skinner

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Middle-class African Americans are more likely than whites to have cut back on saving and investing in order to make it through the recession, according to the 2010 Ariel Black Investor Survey. The data is not unexpected since the unemployment rate for African Americans (15.4%) continues to track higher than the overall jobless rate for all Americans (9.5%). “In times of economic hardship, people have to make difficult decisions,” said Mellody Hobson, Ariel president and columnist for Black Enterprise magazine. “Unfortunately, the resulting trade-offs mean many in our community are slipping even further behind.”

African American Investors are Down, but Not Out

Cutting back on saving and spending, helps blacks make it through recession

Middle-class African Americans are more likely than whites to have cut back on saving and…

By Deborah Creighton Skinner

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