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Prominent Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to authorize the cancellation of up to $50,000 in student loan debt... View Article The post Democrats call on Biden to cancel up to $50K of student loan debt appeared first on TheGrio.
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How the USDA Has Addressed Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made significant progress in addressing allegations of discrimination against minority and women farmers both in the farm loan programs it administers and in its workforce that have hounded it for over a decade, according to the Government
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Billionaire Robert F. Smith Launches Student Freedom Initiative to Ease Student Debt at Historically Black Colleges
Robert F. Smith—the billionaire who pledged during a commencement speech last year to pay off the student debt of the Morehouse College class of 2019—is, according to time.com, launching a new init…
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Virtual Youth Discussion: “COVID-19: It’s Serious, Young People!” – The Mississippi Link
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Zambia squares up against bondholders after signaling default | Fin24
Zambia is squaring up for a bruising encounter with foreign bondholders after saying it can't pay interest on one of its Eurobonds.
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Mayor Young Announces Extension of Grocery Access Pilot Program in West and South Baltimore Through August | Afro
Mayor Young Announces Extension of Grocery Access Pilot Program in West and South Baltimore Through August
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$900 Billion Federal Stimulus: What’s in it, what’s not, what remains - North Dallas Gazette
By Charlene Crowell Although a New Year has begun, many American consumers and small businesses continue to feel a financial hangover from the challenges of 2020. As the global pandemic reveals a still-soaring American infection rate, the nation has also surpassed 350,000 related deaths, added more
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IMF approves $50 million for Liberia as the country runs out of hard currency
Yesterday, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced that it has approved the disbursement of SDR36.17 million (US$50 million – equivalent to 1.7 percent of the country’s GDP) to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) in support of the Liberian
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Victims of Sparta earthquake still rebuilding two months after quake rocked mountain counties | Columnists - Correct Success It wasnt like a hurricane or a twister the place you may…
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Magic Johnson Secures $100M For Minority-Owned Companies As Government Fails Black And Latino Small Business Owners
One of the greatest passers in basketball history has thrown his latest assist to Black and brown small business owners who have seemingly been excluded from the government’s apparently selective efforts to keep employees on companies’ payrolls during the coronavirus
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South Africa: With Enough Support, People Can Grow Their Own Food
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Zimbabwe: Unions Declare an End to 'Business As Usual' Approach
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"Why #BlackWealthMatters in White America," By Solomon Ali
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Consumer advocates push President Biden in his first 100 days - Carolina Peacemaker
As President Joe Biden begins his term of office, the nation and much of the world are waiting and watching to see how his promises become policies and practices that relieve long-term and widespread suffering. In his January 20 inaugural speech, President Biden said, “The American story is about
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Uganda's Debt Burden As Financial Year Closes
According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), although the debt stock would increase to respond to the emerging financing needs, debt dynamics would remain sustainable and Uganda would remain at low risk of debt distress, with public debt projected to rise above 54 per cent of GDP in FY 2021/22
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Scholarships for African Americans - Black Scholarships
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Ministry of Finance denounces news item on debt servicing funds - Stabroek News
The Ministry of Finance has denounced a report in todays Guyana Times about the allocation of debt servicing funds. The article Ministry of Finance denounces news item on debt servicing funds appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Why We, Elizabeth Warren And Chuck Schumer, Believe The Biden-Harris Administration Should Cancel Up To $50K In Student Debt On Day One - Blavity
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American Negro Academy: Promoting the Talented Tenth
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New Business Finance Guide: Looking Into SBA Microloan Programs, Lines of Credit, and More
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Democrats pressure Biden to address student loan debt crisis | Afro
By Laina S. Miller Capital News Service Washington Bureau Democrats in the House and the Senate have introduced bills calling upon President Joe Biden to forgive student loan debt, which they argue is widening the racial and gender wage gaps and exacerbating the economic problems already worsened
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$3 Trillion HEROES Act Promises More COVID-19 Relief for Consumers and Businesses
Introduced on May 12 by New York Congresswoman Nita Lowey, the HEROES Act had 11 co-sponsors representing the additional states of Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Virginia and provides a broad assortment of new and renewed assistance targeted to essential workers, first
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Black farmer's to receive $5 billion in COVID relief bill: '400 years past due' - TheGrio
President Biden’s allocation of $5 billion dollars in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) has Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South... View Article The post Black farmer's to receive $5 billion in COVID relief bill: '400 years past due' appeared first on TheGrio.
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DSU Cancels $700,000 In Student Debt For More Than 220 Students
Delaware State University will cancel $730,655 in student loan debt for more than 220 graduates who have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Jordan Woods A recent study has shown a 4% increase in U.S. adults carrying credit card debt. About 23% of existing credit cardholders have added to their current debt due to the pandemic. COVID-19 is directly impacting consumers’ ability to manage credit card debt.  Healthy credit usage is
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