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7 Savvy Online Resources To Ace The Interview
If you’re like many job seekers, you’re always looking for resources on the Web that can help make things that much easier. Well, look no further. Check out these savvy Web resources that can lead to job-seeking success: 1. AnnualReports.com For companies that have publicly traded stock, AnnualReports.com is a free repository of thousands of…
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Medgar Evers' Life and Legacy: 10 Facts
(The Root) — On June 12, 1963, Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens’ Council, shot 37-year-old NAACP Field Secretary Medgar Evers in the back outside his Jackson, Miss., home, killing him — and making a legend out of a man who was already a courageous soldier in the fight for civil…
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In Hedge Fund Manager's Last Hours of Freedom, An Attempt at One Last Victim
It looked to Shaheed Bailey like a ketchup stain. Two months prior, he reached out to Fredrick D. Scott via LinkedIn and Twitter on behalf of his startup, McChesney Street Capital, LLC, an Orange, N.J.-tech-based lending company which offers an alternative to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have a hard time getting traditional bank lending.…
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Beyoncé Wows Twitter in Cavalli
(The Root) — A sketch of Beyoncé by designer Roberto Cavalli is causing a stir on Twitter and Instragram. The designer shared this sketch of Beyoncé in a custom gown for her Mrs. Carter tour, featuring Bey with extra-long, superthin, barely human legs. The sketch is off-putting, especially considering Beyoncé’s vocal love of her curves…
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Who Will Be on Zimmerman's Jury?
(The Root) — At long last, the second-degree-murder trial of George Zimmerman, who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year, began on Monday with jury selection. Legal experts had predicted that attorneys for the prosecution and defense would probe potential jurors for their attitudes about African Americans (Trayvon), Hispanics (Zimmerman) and guns, as well as…
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Biracial Cheerios-Ad Star Thought Attention Was for Her Great Smile
(The Root) — Last week a Cheerios commercial featuring an interracial family generated such a strong racist reaction on YouTube that the comments section had to be closed. The video had received more than 1,600 likes and more than 500 dislikes, as well as references to Nazis, “troglodytes” and “racial genocide.” Of course, that reaction…
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Young Artist Meshing Hip-Hop, R&B Influences For Star-Studded Global Success
We have good news for you. You can have a cool career and make a good living. No need to choose between loving your job and paying your mortgage. The following profile, part of the BlackEnterprise.com Cool Jobs series, offers a peek into the nuts and bolts, perks and salaries behind enjoyable careers. The best…
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How 1 Black Doctor Compensates for Racism
Dr. Gregory McGriff’s contribution to NPR’s Race Card Project, which asks listeners to send in their six-word summaries of their experience with race and cultural identity, was “55 mph means you black man.” His explanation: “I am an Ivy League graduate and a board-certified medical doctor. The subject of race comes up all the time, but…
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How To Find Time For Love As a Entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur/business owner allows you to give birth to a dream that lies deep within you. Many entrepreneurs can attest that moving from dream to reality takes a considerable amount of blood, sweat and tears. Time and love are often the drivers that allow the blood, sweat and tears to manifest into an entrepreneur’s…
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Trustee Says Howard University Is In Financial Trouble
A vice chairwoman of Howard University’s board of trustees told the board in a report published Friday that the school “is in genuine trouble” because of financial and management problems. “Howard will not be here in three years if we don’t make some crucial decisions now,” Renee Higginbotham-Brooks wrote in a letter published on the…
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