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Black Harvard-Bound Student Tweets Cheeky Response to White, Obnoxious ‘Educator’

Robin White GoodeApril 26, 2018April 27, 2018

by Robin White GoodeApril 26, 2018April 27, 201801033

Using a little cheeky humor, Harvard-bound high school senior Drake Johnson of Marina, California, shot back at an obnoxious tweet questioning his acceptance to the

Money

Most Credit Card Companies Will Get Rid Of Your Fees If You Simply Ask

Adedamola AgboolaApril 26, 2018

by Adedamola AgboolaApril 26, 201801043

A new survey by CreditCards.com found that most major credit card issuing company will reverse or reduce a late fee, or your annual fees, if

Education

Wharton Named the World’s Best Executive MBA Program

Robin White GoodeApril 26, 2018April 26, 2018

by Robin White GoodeApril 26, 2018April 26, 201801260

Wharton, which recently announced a historic collaboration with Morgan State University, a historically black college in Baltimore, outranked the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan Business

Money

More Mortgage Loans Being Approved, But Blacks and Hispanics Still Likely to Be Denied

Jeffrey McKinneyApril 26, 2018

by Jeffrey McKinneyApril 26, 20180935

There is bittersweet news on the home loan approval front for African Americans, a new report reveals. Mortgage loans are denied at the lowest rate

Education

What If High Schools Were Job Market Data Driven?

Robin White GoodeApril 26, 2018April 30, 2018

by Robin White GoodeApril 26, 2018April 30, 20180583

For black students and students who are low income, one way to use higher education not only as a way out of poverty but also

Lifestyle

Segregation Was Never Good For Black People. Not Even A Little Bit [Opinion]

Alfred Edmond, Jr.April 25, 2018April 27, 2018

by Alfred Edmond, Jr.April 25, 2018April 27, 2018012051

Those who wax nostalgically about how we controlled spending power and leveraged it to our economic advantage to support and sustain healthy, strong black communities

Career

The Inside World of Black Sports Agents

Samara LynnApril 25, 2018April 25, 2018

by Samara LynnApril 25, 2018April 25, 201804127

The Shadow League, is launching a fascinating series that profiles some of the most successful black sports agents in the industry. The series looks at

Lifestyle

Ancestry.com Sparks Outrage for Using the Term ‘Migrants’ to Describe African Slaves

Selena HillApril 25, 2018May 3, 2018

by Selena HillApril 25, 2018May 3, 201802004

“Slavery is an ugly fact of American history, but one with which we must reconcile honestly, not with euphemisms or kid gloves,” says Andrew M.

Technology

Microsoft Promotes Attorney Bruce Jackson to Lead Counsel

Sequoia BlodgettApril 25, 2018April 25, 2018

by Sequoia BlodgettApril 25, 2018April 25, 201804365

Jackson's new position will allow him to lead a diverse team responsible for developing strategies to deploy negotiations and transactions that deliver revenue and growth

Career Women

Bringing Your Most Authentic Self to Work as a Black Woman–Unpacked, Part 2

L Michelle SmithApril 25, 2018April 25, 2018

by L Michelle SmithApril 25, 2018April 25, 201803622

In the final installment of this 2-part series, we dive deeper with these extraordinary women and ask them what advice they have for women, especially