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Thursday, June 13, 2013

GREENSBORO – Legal Aid of North Carolina joined Duke Energy, GlaxoSmithKline, First Citizens Bank and Ward Black Law to sponsor an event last month to honor the state’s top 50 women Super Lawyers for 2013. “They’re the go-to lawyers of our state – whether you’re talking about tax, criminal, personal injury, property,

M&F Bank honors Patterson, Marsh

Thursday, June 13, 2013

L-r: James Speed, Vivian R. Patterson and Kim Saunders DURHAM – In 2009, Mechanics and Farmers Bank launched the Mechanics and Farmers Bank Founders Award to honor and maintain a connection to the institution’s 100-plus year heritage. The annual award recognizes individuals or entities that embody the “founding principles” based

New life at 300 East Main

Thursday, June 13, 2013

DURHAM – In the 1920s, the Freemason’s Lodge sat on the corner of Roxboro and Main streets in downtown. Though the shell of the historic building remains, several suitors used the site, including a Pontiac dealership and the Durham County Health Department. Standing vacant for over two decades, the abandoned three-story building at 300 East Main

Not all college degrees are created equal

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

A new study released by Georgetown University reveals choice of college major determines likelihood of unemployment. Recent college graduates may face tough times landing jobs at first, but things tend to get easier as graduates acquire more experience and education, according to a new report released by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce.

Doll line showcases ‘chocolate’ skin tone

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Lisa Williams, CEO of World of EPI, has added DIVAH Taylor to her Positively Perfect doll family. Launched several years ago, Positively Perfect Dolls were created to reflect the beauty and diversity of African-American girls. “Just like a new parent I’m beaming over our new chocolate skin-toned Divah Taylor,” Williams said. “She joins

'Que comes to Durham

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

DURHAM – The “pope” of barbecue, Ed Mitchell, plans to bring his 150-year-old family recipe to Durham this fall. Nationally celebrated, locally grown barbecue from this BBQ pit master expert, who made Raleigh restaurant The Pit a national focal point, brings the whole hog to American Tobacco Campus. ‘Que will open on the ground floor of the new Diamond View

Study reveals weak black wealth building

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Prudential Financial has revealed the results of its 2013-14 “African American Financial Experience” study, which found that competing priorities and fewer investment products constrict black people’s ability to build a legacy of wealth. The biennial study also found that the African-American community remains optimistic and continues to demonstrate

Discrimination against the unemployed

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

It will strike many of you as counterintuitive, but there has been a rising phenomenon of unemployed workers suffering discrimination when they apply for jobs because…they have been unemployed. This is not an exaggeration. In fact, the situation is so serious that the New York City Council passed an order prohibiting discrimination against the unemployed,

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