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Thirteen years ago, Larry Quick realized there was a growing need for a place where young black men in his Washington, D.C., neighborhood could go to receive after-school academic tutoring and arts training. They would also receive encouragement, gain life skills, and most importantly, have a shoulder to lean on.
These days, just about everyone is looking to “make a dollar out of 15 cents,” says 34-year-old Candace Lewis. Lewis was never one to pay close attention to her finances,...
When defensive back Forey Duckett was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1993, he signed a contract worth $170,000 per year. “It was long before mega contracts came about,” he...
While America relished in the historic moment of Sen. Barack Obama's triumph over Sen. Hillary Clinton last Tuesday, it is unclear whether the country remembers the roadblocks that had to be cleared or the battles that were waged to solidify Obama's success.
Fresh from a 41-point high in West Virginia on Tuesday night, Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign came to a crashing low less than 24 hours later when her opponent for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama, received major endorsements. John Edwards, who only last week refused to commit to either candidate, gave his support to Obama at a campaign rally held Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
