A Black South Carolina Community Is In Jeopardy Of Being Destroyed By Highway Development Project
The South Carolina chapter of the NAACP has filed a Title VI complaint attesting the state and county violated the civil rights of Black residents....
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Black Detroiters Revitalize The Motor City With A Blue Collar Boom
From technology and manufacturing to renewable resources, Detroit is expanding its industries....
Biden Administration Adjusts Infrastructure Bill to Better Help Underserved Communities
Hundreds of Black residents lack access to functional septic infrastructure....
Republicans Infrastructure Bill Falls Well Short Of President Biden’s Package
U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a new $928 billion offer to revitalize America's roads, bridges and broadband systems Thursday...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Says Tax Hike Will Help Fund U.S. Infrastructure
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said tax hikes would be needed to pay for at least part of Biden's infrastructure, climate and education investment package...
Minority-Owned Investment Firms Lands Big Deal to Redevelop New York’s JFK International Airport
American Triple I, a minority-owned investment firm, has been chosen to work with JetBlue as an equity partner in the new JFK Airport redevelopment project....
Bill Clinton’s Former HUD Secretary and Black Investment Bank Plan to Save America’s Crumbling Infrastructure
Henry Cisneros, the former U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary under President Bill Clinton, is helping fund America's rapidly decaying infrastructure by teaming up with...
Brown’s Bold Bid to Become Maryland’s Next Governor
His campaign to become the first black to run the statehouse seeks advanced education, minority business and gun safety...
In the News: Obama Promises to Speed Up Infrastructure Projects; Cain Skips Scheduled Press Conference and More
See what’s going on in the world with today’s compilation of news around the Web...
B.E. Exclusive: Interview with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner
In our exclusive interview, BLACK ENTERPRISE Editor-In-Chief Derek T. Dingle talked with Geithner about the delicate balancing act of making investments to increase American competitiveness...