Angela Bassett Makes History As Highest-Paid Black Actress in TV History
Let's bow down for this Queen, Angela Bassett, who has certainly earned her stripes as the highest-paid Black actress in broadcast TV history!
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President Obama Demands TV Stations Halt Anti-Joe Biden Commercial
Lawyers for former President Barack Obama have sent a cease-and-desist letter to stop a misleading commercial that uses his words against Joe Biden
Get Ready for Changes to Your Debit Card
As of July 1, new changes are coming to debit card overdraft fees. The Federal Reserve is moving forward with its order that financial institutions would be banned from charging customers fees for paying overdrafts on automated teller machines (ATM) and debit card purchases unless the customer agrees. This change is a result of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act. Customers will now be given the choice to either opt in or out of overdraft fees on ATM and debit card transactions.
Teenpreneur Battles Snoop Dogg for Brand Name
Kristyn Heath, CEO of Passive Devices and BLACK ENTERPRISE’s 2008 Teenpreneur of the Year, is in a David vs. Goliath battle as she fights rapper Snoop Dogg’s accusation that her invention SnoopTunes infringes on his trademark.
Economic Facts Affecting Your Child’s Education | Fact 14
Bottom line: Charter schools are not a panacea. The best charter school networks, like KIPP, are great. But as this article states, the average charter school performs at about the level of the average public school—and that’s not good. According to the recently released GradNation report, 30% of charter high schools have low graduation rates (less than 67%). They have also been implicated in the school to prison pipeline.