Half (49 percent) of African-American New Yorkers age 50 years and older will delay retirement if the economy doesn’t improve, according to an AARP survey. Among respondents who planned to delay ret
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The number of Black-owned businesses increased by 60.5 percent to 1.9 million from 2002 to 2007, more than triple the national rate of 18.0 percent, the latest U.S. Census Bureau’s “2007 Survey of
BY Salome Kilkenny
In December, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released two briefing reports whose findings and recommendations some consider “dangerous.” The reports, “The Educational Effectiveness of Histor
BY Salome Kilkenny
Some pundits contend that the immediate future of the Congressional Black Caucus is inextricably tied to the fate of its venerable leader, Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y. The House of Representatives voted
BY Herb Boyd
As the Black Retail Action Group Inc. celebrates 40 years of advocacy for diversity and inclusion in the multibillion-dollar fashion industry, its president, Gary L. Lampley, is already looking to the
BY By Salome Kilkenny
Amid all the gnashing of teeth over the paucity of minorities in science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) careers, one organization is tackling the problem by reaching into inner-city high sch
BY Salome Kilkenny
On June 2, some 650 business executives, elected officials, nonprofit leaders and high-profile New Yorkers — longtime partners, friends and constituents of Abyssinian Development Corporation — joi
BY Salome Kilkenny
Very few American politicians have been in office long enough to say they have defeated both a father and a son. Congressman Charles Rangel can make that claim having edged the redoubtable Adam Clayto
BY Herb Boyd
As important as it is for Black empowerment in America, President Barack Obama’s first year in the White House led to no appreciable impact on the lives of many African-Americans, the National Urban
BY George Orwel
Inner-city companies attract 31 percent less growth capital than average U.S. businesses, according to a report by Inner City Capital Connections, a partnership between the Initiative for a Competitiv
BY Salome Kilkenny