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Believe it or not, there’s one aspect of Barack Obama’s ascendance to the White House that’s rarely noted. He is one of a few Americans who entered 2009 looking forward to a bigger home and a higher-paying job. Little more than a week before Barack Obama took office, the Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate had risen to 7.2% in December, its highest level in 16 years. And that was just the beginning.
There were tons of amazing early access deals leading up to Black Friday, but now that Thanksgiving is finally over, the deals have reached their peak. If you had to...
The founder and executive director of All Star Code, Christina Lewis Halpern is the daughter of the late Reginald Lewis, in 1993 the CEO of the world's largest black-owned company.
Ronald Harmon Brown was a visionary leader who made things happen. Throughout his life, he had racked up a number of groundbreaking achievements.
When Jeremy Treadwell needed a car loan, the recent college graduate turned to the financial institution where he’d been banking for nearly seven years. “But they turned me down,†says the 23-year-old, “because I didn’t have any credit history.†Treadwell, who lives in Peoria, Illinois, noticed signs around town for Citizens Equity First Credit Union. Says Treadwell: “I got a great rate. But then I noticed their other services. Now I do almost all my banking there: checking, savings, credit card, and, of course, my car loan.â€
