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We are at a critical stage in the economy when “more than one-third of workers (36%) have a measly $1,000 saved for their later years,” according to a

When a bottle of wine is “corked” — or found to be spoiled — the culprit is usually a tainted cork. Often, but not always, the odor is

The open enrollment period to sign up for a health insurance plan through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces officially ended on Monday. More than 6 million Americans have

Margarita “Maggie” Anderson wants to transform “Buy Black” from a leftover 1960s slogan to a modern economic empowerment strategy. And because she has lived it, there is no

Refunds totaling almost $760 million may be waiting for an estimated 918,600 taxpayers who did not file a federal income tax return for 2010, the Internal Revenue Service

Although unemployment rates are unacceptably high, especially for African Americans, President Obama has done a better job improving the jobless rate than most critics are willing to concede.

I want to take this opportunity to thank each of you who voted in the recent primary election. Your commitment to the voting process is crucial to the

Do you know about Elizabeth Keckley? Maggie Lena Walker, Sarann Knight Preddy, Gertrude Pocte Geddes-Willis, Trish Millines Dziko, Addie L Wyatt or Marie-Therese Metoyer? What about Ernesta Procope,

There are some Americans who, in the aggregate, are consistently doing worse in our society — groups that have had the odds stacked against them in unique ways

The March 31st deadline to sign up for health care coverage under the historical Affordable Care Act is rapidly approaching. More than three million people have signed up