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National Association of Real Estate Brokers NAMES C. RENEE WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR web-crop-C Renee Wilson

National Association of Real Estate Brokers NAMES C. RENEE WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

admin February 26, 2022

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), the oldest minority real estate trade association in America, today named...

Patrick Young’s New Book Is A Guide To Post-Incarceration Economic Development Patrick Young continues his quest to make New Orleans a better place through his tireless efforts in the community. (Ayeshia Toy)

Patrick Young continues his quest to make New Orleans a better place through his tireless efforts in the community. (Ayeshia Toy)

Patrick Young’s New Book Is A Guide To Post-Incarceration Economic Development

zenger.news February 26, 2022

Former inmate understands the difficult task of becoming successful once released from prison; now he wants to...

Omicron, For Better Or Worse, Is Bringing Gasoline Prices Lower Lower gas prices are somewhat bittersweet given the renewed concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and new mask and vaccine mandates. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Lower gas prices are somewhat bittersweet given the renewed concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and new mask and vaccine mandates. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Omicron, For Better Or Worse, Is Bringing Gasoline Prices Lower

257873455330365 December 22, 2021

This week marks the sixth week in a row for a decline in retail gasoline prices. The post...

An interview with Carrington M. Carter Co-Founder and General Partner East Chop Capital web-crop-210811EastChopCapital-96

An interview with Carrington M. Carter Co-Founder and General Partner East Chop Capital

admin December 14, 2021

By Staff Tell us about your company. East Chop Capital is a Black-owned private equity firm with $7M...

Demand For Gasoline Seems Hard To Meet Gasoline is at the highest price level since late 2014, but marks a decline from the average of $3.40 per gallon realized for much of last month. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Gasoline is at the highest price level since late 2014, but marks a decline from the average of $3.40 per gallon realized for much of last month. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Demand For Gasoline Seems Hard To Meet

257873455330365 December 8, 2021

And that’s precisely why the price at the pump continues to hold at multiyear highs. The post Demand...

Early Christmas Gift: Walmart And Target Ignore Investors, Resist Raising Prices This Holiday Season Customers are big winners with recent promises from Walmart and Target to hold the line on prices during the upcoming holiday shopping season. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Customers are big winners with recent promises from Walmart and Target to hold the line on prices during the upcoming holiday shopping season. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Early Christmas Gift: Walmart And Target Ignore Investors, Resist Raising Prices This Holiday Season

257873455330365 December 7, 2021

Despite inflation and supply-chain woes, retail giants say they are putting long-term customer loyalty ahead of quick...

U.S. Prices At The Pump Slowly Starting To Ease

A customer pumps gas into her vehicle at a gas station on November 22, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he would ask state lawmakers to temporarily “zero out” state gas taxes next year. DeSantis said the approximately 25-cent-a-gallon “gas tax relief” proposal could save the average Florida family up to $200 over a five- to six-month period. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

U.S. Prices At The Pump Slowly Starting To Ease

257873455330365 November 24, 2021

But it doesn’t have all that much to do with White House actions on the Strategic Petroleum...

A Solution To The Multi-Faceted Financial Challenges Of African Immigrants In Simba – Founder Simon Tiemtore

admin November 18, 2021

Simba, the upcoming African Fintech company has launched a new card to ease money transfer services for...

Will Gasoline Prices Move Even Higher On Holiday-Driven Demand? Gasoline prices above $5 per gallon are displayed at a gas station on Nov. 15, 2021, in Los Angeles. According to AAA, the average price statewide for one gallon of regular unleaded gas hit $4.68 Tuesday, an all-time record high. The price spike is being blamed on the increasing cost of crude oil, higher demand, and other factors. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Gasoline prices above $5 per gallon are displayed at a gas station on Nov. 15, 2021, in Los Angeles. According to AAA, the average price statewide for one gallon of regular unleaded gas hit $4.68 Tuesday, an all-time record high. The price spike is being blamed on the increasing cost of crude oil, higher demand, and other factors. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Will Gasoline Prices Move Even Higher On Holiday-Driven Demand?

257873455330365 November 17, 2021

The average retail price of gasoline is stuck at around $3.40 per gallon and several factors help...

Did Biden Beat Oil Prices? strongCrude oil prices remain at multiyear highs and could undermine U.S. economic growth. (David McNew/Getty Images)/strong

strongCrude oil prices remain at multiyear highs and could undermine U.S. economic growth. (David McNew/Getty Images)/strong

Did Biden Beat Oil Prices?

257873455330365 November 12, 2021

Crude oil prices remain at multiyear highs and could undermine U.S. economic growth. Will Strategic Petroleum Reserves...

Access To Capital Remains A Problem For Most Black Businesses The 2021 Black Business Owner Spotlight survey conducted by Bank of America reflects a general sense of optimism among its respondents, but continued worries about finding financing. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The 2021 Black Business Owner Spotlight survey conducted by Bank of America reflects a general sense of optimism among its respondents, but continued worries about finding financing. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Access To Capital Remains A Problem For Most Black Businesses

257873455330365 November 11, 2021

Accounts-receivable factoring is one way to get money to entrepreneurs faster — but it does come at...

Not So Fruity: Plan To Pay More For Bananas In 2021, earnings from bananas suffered “the most catastrophic loss in the last 10 years,” say Latin American producers and exporters of the product. (Courtesy of Augura)