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Hearing the term red-lining in 2015 may seem oxymoronic. Right? Not necessarily, at least according to some new data.

Americans have been making a collective mistake: thinking that wealthy non-whites do not face discrimination anymore, and can, therefore, live wherever they prefer. It was a complaint brought up by the National Fair Housing Alliance this year that showed the issue is still alive and relevant. This is happening fifty years after the abolishment of housing discrimination by Con

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There’s nothing I would love better than to sit down and tell my three boys all the right things do about money.

Unfortunately, just as is the case with every other lesson we provide, kids learn more from what we do than what we say. My boys are no exception to this.

If our words say one thing, but our behavior goes in the opposite direction, the kids will come away with our behavior but not our words. So how you behave with money will be the most important financial lesson that you can teach

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A lawsuit filed by Bobbi Kristina Brown’s conservator accuses Nick Gordon of abuse and says he took money from her without authorization. 

The suit, filed in Fulton County Superior Court on Wednesday by Brown’s court-appointed conservator Bedelia Hargrove, accuses Gordon of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and transferring money from her account into his own without authorization.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, has been unconscious after being found unresponsive in

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I see 8-10 requests per week from people needing start-up money. And yes, capital is always difficult to find – especially with businesses that tend to use service, information or technology. So, does that mean it’s impossible to launch a great idea? Absolutely not!!

According to the most recent Bureau of Census data, these are the figures for money needed for new businesses:

1% needed $1,000,000 or more

14% needed $25,000 — $999,999

10% needed $10,000 — $24,999

9% needed $5,000 — $9,999

34%

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Actor Laurence Fishburne and wife, Gina Torres, arrive at the 46th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California February 6, 2015. (Reuters)

Actor Laurence Fishburne and wife, Gina Torres, arrive at the 46th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California February 6, 2015. (Reuters)

Laurence Fishburne’s mother Hattie claims she gave up everything to help start her son’s career and now that she faces eviction, he won’t give her “a penny.”

“He’s gone Hollywood,” Hattie Fishburne told the New York Post. “For 20 years, I funded my son’s career. He promised he would take care of me…To this day, I have not got a Christmas present or a ‘Thank

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Chase Reed; Maya Penn; Warren Cassell Jr.
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Three self-starting teens have found ways to make their dreams come true and achieve CEO status before they’ve even set foot in a college classroom.Summer plans for teens normally involve spending days at amusement parks, binging on video games or the occasional part-time job to earn a little cash. But normal isn’t an option for three teens this summer. These teens have busine

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Carol Maraj is the mother of rap superstar Nicki Minaj and domestic violence advocate who is building a gospel music career.
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Carol Maraj could have been satisfied with giving birth to the Hip Hop sensation known to the world as Nicki Minaj, but the superstar’s mother has much more to offer the world.

Carol has plans to showcase her own musical abilities while praising God and helping victims of domestic violence along the way. For years, the world has experienced t

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Women of color are a principal force within the U.S. entrepreneurship community, according to a new report released by the Center for American Progress. The report lays out the current landscape of women of color entrepreneurs, explores the factors in the traditional workplace that push women of color to start their own businesses, and offers recommendations in order to ensure women of color continue to pursue entrepreneurship and thrive.

“Empowering women of color to capitalize on their own t

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6 Tips for Young Investors

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Once you land full-time employment, your employer may offer the option to contribute to a company-sponsored retirement plan. You might reason you can’t afford to contribute, but you’re wrong. You can’t afford not to contribute to your retirement fund. If your company offers a matching contribution, that’s even more incentive to contribute as soon as possible. This is your chance to get free money—take it.

Steps To Take

  1. Start early. “Time is a critical element to investment success. It’s not
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Expanding your business might seem like the right move, but before you take that step, take the time to carefully evaluate your current position.

It’s one of the most exciting notions in the world of entrepreneurship: scaling. Growing. Expanding your core business to new audiences and new regions, with new features and new offers. Of course the most exciting part of that expansion is more recognition, more customers and therefore more revenue.

Once you feel established as a company, it’s temp

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5 Investing Mistakes to Avoid

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Rookie investing mistakes to avoid.
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Investors are their own worst enemies sometimes. As market participants, we often struggle with the pitfalls of fear and greed. These two emotions have the potential to inflict more damage to a portfolio than anything found lurking in economic reports or quarterly conference calls. However, beginners can mitigate risk by avoiding some common mistakes.

The cost of having emotions play a role in your portfolio is expe

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No one wants to go back to the brink, but honestly, what have our nation's leaders learned since the last near-collapse?
Almost a century ago Thomas Marshall, Woodrow Wilson's Vice President, got tired of listening to senators blather on about the nation's needs and uttered the words that made him immortal: "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar." Today, with 24/7 blathering as our national political pastime, let me adapt Marshall's 1917 remark: What this country needs to get its a
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By Personal-Finance.jpgSteward Gearlds

Regardless of what experience you have organizing your personal finances, it's important to have a straightforward system to help. Take a look at these great tips to organize your bills and personal finances.

1. Take paper out of the equation.

Today, almost every bill you have can be paid online which means everything can be handled digitally. It may seem like a bit of a challenge at first, but it makes managing your personal finances a lot easier to do down the line.

The

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