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African-American Farmers Look For Justice E-mail
Thursday, 06 September 2007
A provision addressing the plight of the African-American farmer is one of the lesser-known aspects of the 2007 farm bill. The plan would re-open an old lawsuit.   Read more at ABC30.com
 
William R. Hudgins, 100, Who Led Black-Owned Banks, Dies E-mail
Thursday, 06 September 2007
William R. Hudgins William R. Hudgins, a former door-to-door salesman in Harlem who helped start the Carver Federal Savings Bank, now the largest black-owned bank in the nation...  Read more at NYTimes.com
 
Minorities at higher risk of foreclosure: study E-mail
Wednesday, 05 September 2007
African-American and Hispanic borrowers were more likely to acquire high-cost mortgages than their white peers in 2006, according to a study released Wednesday by community activist group Acorn.  Read more at MarketWatch.com
 
Phat Farm Changeover E-mail
Saturday, 01 September 2007
Russell Simmons has stepped down as CEO of the fashion brand he founded in 1992. Three years ago Simmons sold his successful clothing line Phat Farm to Kellwood Company, home to such brands as Calvin Klein and Liz Claiborne, for $140 million cash.  Read more at BlackEnterprise.com
 
Construction Jobs Booming but Workforce Still Lacks Women and African-Americans E-mail
Saturday, 01 September 2007
Though it comes at a time when transportation-related construction work is booming, this Labor Day will find African-Americans, Latinos and women being passed over for these living-wage jobs in large numbers, according to a study of 18 American metropolitan areas.
 
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