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Wall Street Project Presents Plan to Fix the Economy

Wall Street Project Presents Plan to Fix the Economy

The Bush Administration’s $700 billion Wall Street bailout is under fire for misspending and not boosting the economy as it was expected to do. With the U.S. economy in turmoil it is easy to point. Unemployment is at a high. It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that everyone is looking at President-elect Barack Obama to make America whole again.

Morehouse Doctor Talks Health Disparities, Prevention

Morehouse Doctor Talks Health Disparities, Prevention

Many have joined the fight to prevent, treat, and study the spread of diseases affecting black communities, one of those being Dr. Yolanda Wimberly, a nationally recognized adolescent health specialist and pediatrician who was the first Morehouse School of Medicine physician to receive the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Humanism Award last October. BlackEnterprise.com talked with Dr. Wimberly about the importance of community awareness, health education, and disease prevention.

Study Finds Racial Bias in Advertising Industry

A new study released today on the advertising industry’s history of racial bias found that, compared with the overall labor market, the racial pay gap in advertising is more than twice as large as it was 30 years ago. “Research Perspectives on Race and Employment in the Advertising Industry” measures the pay gap between whites and blacks and addresses what can be done to rectify what researchers state is a widespread problem.

Obama Issues Warning on Economy

Obama Issues Warning on Economy

President-elect Barack Obama warned of significant consequences if Congress doesn't act quickly to boost the economy, making an impassioned pitch for his spending proposal.

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