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It was the spring of 1998, and the three women had traveled to the state capital to present a bold idea: to create a commercial bank that would help breathe life into their struggling central Milwaukee neighborhood. But the obstacles they encountered that day surprised even the three savvy businesswomen.
Ten years ago, when BLACK ENTERPRISE unveiled its annual list of the nation’s top, black industrial/service companies, the number of women-led businesses could be counted on one hand. Fast-forward to...
John B. Rhea to Head New York City Housing Authority Former Lehman Brothers executive John B. Rhea, 43, will take over as chairman of the New York City Housing Authority...
In researching the genealogies of America’s political elite, a Reuters examination found that a fifth of the nation’s congressmen, living presidents, Supreme Court justices and governors are direct descendants of ancestors who enslaved Black people.
The number of unemployed people in July 2006 reached 7.2 million, and blacks made up 26% of that number or $1.9 million, according to the United States Department of Labor....
