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Mother 'Buys Black' For One Year, Details Experiment In Book

Posted 03.01.2012

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Oak Park, Ill. mother Maggie Anderson entered 2009 with an ambitious goal: for her and her family to "buy black" for an entire year. Anderson hopes he...

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Our Favorite Holiday Cards

Posted 02.06.2012

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Still looking for that perfect holiday card this season? Having a hard time finding that Kwanzaa card to really wow your family this year? Well,...

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The Power of the Black Purse: Making Our Voices Heard this Holiday Season!

Stacey Tisdale | Posted 02.04.2012

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Stacey Tisdale

The American recession has become the black community's depression, but we still have tremendous power. What would happen, if this holiday season, we only shopped at companies that were truly committed to giving us jobs and helping us thrive?

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35 Black-Owned Etsy Stores for Black Friday

Posted 11.25.2011

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With Black Friday right around the corner, we're all looking for great gifts for our loved ones. If you're also looking to spend your hard-earned dol...

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Chasing Beauty for a Living

Kathleen Hyppolite | Posted 12.27.2011

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Kathleen Hyppolite

You can say that I leap first, look later. I believe that you need some of that impulse, fearlessness and confidence as an entrepreneur. You have to have heart and Lord knows, I've got tons. But for floral design you also need an eye and a hand.

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The Onus Is on Large Companies to Help Minority-Owned Small Businesses Get Bigger: It's in Everyone's Interest

James H. Lowry | Posted 11.12.2011

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James H. Lowry

Black-owned small businesses have the fastest new jobs growth rate, according to the Department of Commerce. Still, fewer than5 percent of black-owned businesses employ more than five people.

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You Should Know: Kevia Jewelry By Kevia Jeffrey-West

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 10.04.2011

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Name: Kevia Jeffrey-West Age: 36 Hometown: Portland, Oregon With two master's degrees in psychology and education, Kevia Jeffrey-West is an unlik...

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Women and Minorities Bit Players, But Gaining in Selling to America's Biggest Customer -- the Federal Government

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Esther J. Cepeda

When it comes to stimulus-related government contracts for small business, women's business, and minority-owned businesses, there are but few happy campers.

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