Congress Gives Obama a Win on Payroll Tax Cut
Before leaving for a district workweek, congressional lawmakers handed President Obama a victory by passing legislation to extend the payroll tax cut and federal unemployment...
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Obama’s State of the Union Address Details Agenda to ‘Bring Jobs Back’
President Obama's State of the Union Address puts the 1% to task and calls for Congress to put the people before politics to save economy...
Preparing for the Marathon To Rebuild Our Wealth
While America dealt with the Great Recession of 2007-2009, overwhelming numbers of minority households suffered through a modern-day version of the Great Depression. The result:...
We Must Never Surrender Our Hope
Since I founded my company more than 40 years ago, there have been seven recessions. In fact, the first issue of black enterprise was published...
Get Schooled On Thriving in Hard Times
When thinking about how today's financially-stressed African Americans can update the survival strategies of earlier generations of blacks, Dr. Cecilia A. Conrad keeps returning to...
Voices of Economic Survival
As bad as the economy has gotten in the past few months, the hardships many are encountering pale in comparison with the challenges endured by...
A Reality Check for Christmas
Most of us know the principles of responsible money management: Habitual saving and controlled spending. Never borrow money without a plan to pay it back....