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Blacks and Jews come together to discuss poverty
(From the Baltimore Examiner)
The economic downturn has hit everyone regardless of race or religion. Baltimore’s communities are no different. On Monday evening, May 11, a group of thirty blacks and Jews came together for a symposium on Poverty. The event, which took place at the Episcopal Dieses Center downtown, was sponsored by the Black-Jewish Forum [...]
Study shows black buying power to grow despite economic woes
By Brittany Hutson NNPA Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite an economy represented by high unemployment rates, a home foreclosure crisis and low consumer confidence, African-American buying power is projected to reach $1.2 trillion in 2013, according to a report conducted by the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth.
The report “The Multicultural Economy” published [...]