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Emergency Manager: Detroit Is Insolvent
The Detroit News is reporting that Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr says the city’s cash-flow crisis makes it “insolvent” and unable to borrow more money to cover its debts. The situation is being made worse by the skipped millions of dollars in payments to retiree pensions and health care plans. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, who, along…
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Why Are Black People Protesting in NC?
(The Root) — Remember when North Carolina voted for a Democratic presidential nominee (Barack Obama) for the first time in three decades in 2008? And elected its first female governor that same year? Or that black voters in the state outperformed whites (pdf) in the last two presidential elections? Republicans remember. Now that they completely…
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Black Man Buried With My White Kin; Why?
(The Root) — In the search for clues about our ancestral roots, answers can lie in the stories of those to whom we are not related by blood. The following reader wonders if that is the case for her. “I am white, and occasionally my family history intersects with African-American families, especially in New Jersey.…
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John Boehner Welcomes New Black Son-in-Law
(The Root) — We’ve all been there. Someone you care about starts dating someone you may not consider ideal for him or her. Maybe you think he or she has a less-than-ideal career. You may think to yourself, “There’s nothing wrong with being an exotic dancer, per se.” It’s just not who you pictured your…
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How to Stay Within Your Travel Budget
It’s that time of year again: Summer Travel Season. It is enjoyable, but it can also be expensive! Here are a few tips to get you on your way to saving you some serious cash: Be flexible: if you’re not determined to go to a set destination, you can save a lot of cash by…
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Motherhood vs Career Pursuits: Professional Women Share Their Stories
BlackEnterprise.com talked with professional women from across the country— from a single working mother to a woman who’s delaying motherhood to focus on her career — to talk family planning choices. Each gives candid insight into their decisions, how their lives were changed and how they’re pursuing their career goals and advancement. TRIUMPHANT TEEN MOTHER…
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Sallie Mae Gets Taken to the Woodshed
(The Root) — Reaching your 40th birthday is a huge milestone. Some may celebrate it with a quiet night with the family. Others may put on their good dancing shoes and hit the town with friends. Loan company Sallie Mae decided to celebrate quietly with a couple of tweets commemorating its 40th year, and rather than…
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The Bronners: Twin Success at Spelman
(The Root) — Spelman College’s 2013 co-valedictorians, Kirstie and Kristie Bronner, come from a long line of success as part of America’s prominent family of hair-care entrepreneurs. Their father, Bishop Dale Bronner, is the pastor at one of the largest churches in Atlanta, and both their mother and grandmother preceded them as graduates of the…
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A Post-Civil War View of Free Blacks
(The Root) — This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. In the spring of 1866, just one year after the conclusion of the U.S. Civil War, the young Swiss…
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There Must Be a Serious IRS Probe
Writing at the Washington Post, Jamelle Bouie predicts that reaction to the Internal Revenue Service’s reported targeting of conservative groups is more likely to result in a “scandal circus” than in a serious look at the 501(c)4 designation. Already, there are calls for investigations, resignations, and new legislation. At Slate, David Weigel reports that Ohio…
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