Creating New Jobs
The Department of Labor reports that the unemployment rate in Sacramento is 12.6 percent. This rate is even higher within minority communities of the area. Recently, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) voted to do something about the alarming jobless numbers.
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Foreclosure Crisis Worse
The Mortgage Bankers Association has reported that a record number of loans — 1 in 7 — is delinquent, up from 1 in 10 a year ago. The numbers also show that 1 in 22 families in the U.S. is in the process of losing their home, up from 1 in 34 a year ago.
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Reform Payday Loans
In an effort to avert a global crisis, this nation spent more than $250 billion in taxpayer dollars to rescue banks. Today, many of these financial entities are moving towards economic recovery. Yet for American families, their financial house remains in shambles.
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Green Jobs For Blacks
Last week, representatives from some 192 countries convened in Copenhagen to try to reach an agreement on worldwide reductions in greenhouse gases to mitigate the devastating effects of global climate change.
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Five E's Of Social Networking
Today, we see an entire generation of new young entrepreneurs alike struggling to make an impact. This is the age of social networking with Facebook, Twitter, Google and mobile technologies enabling people to connect with millions in geographically dispersed locations worldwide.
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