(CNN) – The mastermind of the worst terrorist attack on American soil is dead, U.S. President Barack Obama announced late Sunday night, almost 10 years after the attacks that killed more than 3,000 people. Osama bin Laden — the longtime leader of al Qaeda — was killed by U.S. forces in a mansion outside the […]
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Life Redesign Queen Nekisha-Michelle Bakre Redefines “Happy Hour” With Free Weekly Empowerment Gathering
Los Angeles – Author, life coach and speaker, Nekisha-Michelle Bakre, the Life Redesign Queen, is known for her varied techniques for supersizing happiness as a means to personal development. Her effective life strategies, detailed in her second book release, “Breaking Invisible Chains, Gaining the Confidence to Redesign Your Life” have propelled readers to new joys. […]
Google to finance $100 million worth of original programs for YouTube
(Mashable) — Google plans to create 20 special channels on its YouTube site, and will spend $100 million to create original programming to populate them, according to sources who talked with the Wall Street Journal. Like Netflix announced last month, Google wants to create its own streaming video programs, however, according to the WSJ sources, […]
New Study Discloses 62 Percent Drop in Home Mortgages to Minorities
By Kenneth J. Cooper (America’s Wire) -Since the housing market collapsed, mortgage lending to African-Americans and Hispanics has plunged precipitously—by more than 60 percent, according to a new study of loan information that banks submit to the federal government. Together, African-Americans and Hispanics were able to borrow 62 percent less to buy or refinance homes […]
Budget-Conscious States Rethink Food Stamp Ban for Drug Felons
By Marjorie Valbrun (America’s Wire)- WASHINGTON—When the landmark welfare reform law was enacted in 1996, the political rallying cry was “ending welfare as we know it.” Today, a move is underway to rescind some of the law’s punitive measures, such as provisions that permit states to deny welfare benefits and food stamps to people convicted […]
OneUnited Bank Promotes Financial Literacy for Youth with New Book “I Got Bank!”
Boston, MA – OneUnited Bank President and Chief Operating Officer Teri Williams has written a children’s book entitled I Got Bank! The book is the centerpiece of OneUnited Bank’s new initiative to promote financial literacy to urban youth. The book tells the story of an African-American boy, Jazz Ellington, whose grandfather set up a savings […]
Mc+Company Advertising Dominates Digital Media Category at the ADDY Awards
New Orleans, LA – GMc+Company Inc. took home three Gold Awards from the recent 2010-11 ADDY® Award Show in addition to Best of Show in Digital Work, the top honor in one of the show’s most competitive categories. The awards showcase the agency’s success in digital marketing while solidifying its place as the top multicultural […]
Hair Expert and Author Toni Love Launches Unique Hair Cleansing System
Toni Love knows hair! Be it black hair, white hair, kinky hair, straight hair, real hair or fake hair, she is the ultimate source for advice on all things hair! An internationally recognized hair loss and weave expert, Love’s classic book, “The World of Wigs, Weaves and Extensions” (Milady Publishing) is a definitive guide to […]
Cash Money Content & Atria Books Present A Landmark Step-by-Step Guide that Reveals the Truths and Lies of the Criminal Justice System
New York – It’s on the news every day. Arrests are made for any number of crimes, including drug possession and distribution, aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder. Mass incarceration is particularly prevalent within the black community. The Bureau of Justice’s December 2010 “Prisoners in 2009” report illuminates that there are 563,500 incarcerated black men […]