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Russell Simmons Repays Rushcard Holders, Pushes for Credit Reforms

June 17, 2016

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer Russell Simmons is just starting to regain a little normalcy in his life. He’s back at yoga and the hip-hop and business mogul is even able to run some errands without worrying about whether a disgruntled Rush- Card holder might verbally attack him or worse. Simmons […]

Popular Interests In This Article: RushCard, Russell Simmons, Stacy M. Brown

Black Banks Struggle to Survive, Part 2

June 17, 2016

By Patrice Gaines Urban News Service Leah Chase recalls a time when she couldn’t get a loan from a white-owned bank to expand her now-legendary New Orleans restaurant. “I remember my husband going to a bank we used for years,” said Chase, 93. “When we went to get a loan, we couldn’t … This was […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Banking, Black Banks, Patrice Gaines

Governor Walker Applauds the United Negro College Fund for Higher Education Efforts

June 10, 2016

Madison – Governor Scott Walker addressed attendees today in Madison at the inaugural United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Wisconsin Governor’s Luncheon. Hosted by UNCF, the luncheon conveys the importance of academic assistance programs to corporate sponsors and Wisconsin business leaders. “To develop the future leaders of Wisconsin, we need to provide them with a quality […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Scholarships, Scott Walker, UNCF, United Negro College Fund, Wisconsin Governors Luncheon

Inside and Outside of the Ring, The Champ Made a Difference

June 10, 2016

By Stacy M. Brown The Washington Informer, NNPA Member Muhammad Ali’s historic win against George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974 was perhaps the greatest of all of his ring victories. Ali dropped Foreman in the eighth round of that heavyweight bout known as “The Rumble in the Jungle.” Foreman was among the first to […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Muhammad Ali, Obituaries, Stacey M. Brown

Author Maggie Anderson will be the Keynote Speaker for Milwaukee Black Business Week

June 10, 2016

By Karen Stokes “The lack of economic and business power in the Black community is the single most salient, destructive and self perpetuated problem the Black community faces and still the most ignored,” said Maggie Anderson at TEDx Grand Rapids. Milwaukee Urban League and St. Mark AME Church are co-sponsors for the upcoming Black Business […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Karen Stokes, Maggie Anderson, Milwaukee Black Business Week

SBA 504 Refinance Program Made Permanent

June 10, 2016

Measure Designed to Help Small Businesses Grow and Create Jobs WASHINGTON — Eligible small business owners now have more options to refinance eligible fixed assets and business expenses through the Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Refinance Program. SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet made the program permanent through an Interim Final Rule in The Federal Register released […]

Popular Interests In This Article: 504 Refinance Program, Small Business Administration

Michelle Gregg Won’t Face Charges in Cincinnati Zoo Accident, Offers Condolences for Harambe

June 10, 2016

The Cincinnati Herald Staff (The Cincinnati Herald, NNPA Member) The family of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a Cincinnati Zoo gorilla’s compound Saturday, is being investigated by Cincinnati police in connection with the incident, according to a statement released by Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters Tuesday. The zoo response team shot and killed the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cincinnati Zoo, Harambe, Isaiah Gregg, Michelle Gregg, Silverback Gorilla

Where Did The Black Banks Go?

June 10, 2016

(Part 1 of a Two-Part Series) By Patrice Gaines Urban News Service America has half as many black-owned banks as existed 15 years ago. “People assume [black bankers] don’t know what they are doing,” said Alden McDonald, CEO of New Orleans-based Liberty Bank and Trust. “Put yourself in these shoes: We are located in communities […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Banks, Patrice Gaines

To Be Equal: 5 Things You Need to Know about Vernon Jordan, the “Rosa Parks of Wall Street”

June 10, 2016

By Marc Morial President and CEO of the National Urban League “Don’t just give us money, and don’t just show up for the Equal Opportunity Day dinner. That is not enough when you look at Black consumer power in this country. It’s not enough for you to come and shake our hands and be our […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Marc H. Morial, National Urban League, Vernon Jordan, Wall Street

American Player’s Theatre Kicks Off 37th Season

June 10, 2016

Theatre Offers Madison Times Readers a Discount American Players Theatre (APT) has launched its 37th season June 3 with a preview performance of Carlyle Brown’s The African Company Presents Richard III. Opening on the Hill in June, Arthur Miller’s American masterpiece Death of a Salesman, featuring Brian Mani as Willy Loman and Tracy Michelle Arnold […]

Popular Interests In This Article: American Players Theatre, An Ideal Husband, Arcadia, Death Of A Salesman, Endgame, Eurydice, King Lear, Mary's Wedding, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors

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