The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released their Producer Price Index (PPI) report for March 2010 and the latest numbers are shocking. Food prices for the month rose by 2.4%, its sixth consecutive monthly increase and the largest jump in over 26 years. NIA believes that a major breakout in food inflation could be imminent, similar to what is currently being experienced in India. |
Paul McCartney, John Legend , Green Day and others apart of the HD Concert Series As part of the blockbuster Spring line-up on HDNet Concert Series, the network will present, "Paul McCartney Good Evening New York City" this Sunday, May 2 at 8:30 p.m. ET. In this electric concert, filmed at the July 2009 opening of Citi Field in New York City, McCartney effortlessly incorporates dazzling performances of Beatles hits like "Drive My Car," "Back in the USSR," |
Is Uncle Sam trying to end the use of Credit Cards ? The NBCC also urged Senators to reject attempts to attach credit-card interchange legislation to the financial-regulation bill currently before the Senate. Harry C. Alford, president and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement: "These proposed radical changes to the nation's credit-card interchange system would hurt small businesses |
Funkmaster Flex Tricks Out Ford's Newest Small Car The Ford Fiesta has been earning its street credibility since last year's Fiesta Movement, but now Ford's newest car is getting its Hip-Hop seal of approval by none other than Celebrity Customizer Funkmaster Flex. The Fiesta will appear in an episode of Flex's new TV show, 'Funk Flex Full Throttle' which premiers this Sunday, May 2, at 2 p.m. EDT on MTV2. The Fiesta will play a s |
NBC News to Receive Best Practices Honor This year Madison and NBC News will join other top honorees, CNN's Soledad O'Brien for Journalist of the Year, and NABJ Founder Paul Delaney for Lifetime Achievement at the National Association of Black Journalists event. Madison, Executive Vice President of Diversity for NBC Universal & Company Officer with General Electric will receive NABJ's Legacy Award - awarded to a pioneering |
Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. honored One of America's black crusaders was be honored for his works by a the Joint Centers. Although Jackson is still busy on the crusader trail, he took time out to attend this event . The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and one of America's foremost religious, political and civil rights leaders, received the 2010 Louis E. Martin Gr |
Minorities face the same story when it comes to loans If you are a minority in the American population and , you go for a loan, you may face the same problem when you go for a loan. You get the short end of the stick . As financial reform works its way through the Senate, a new study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) indicates that subprime lending and subsequent resulting foreclosures were led by the private m |
Will School Voucher form an under class in the long run? In Chicago there is movement to ad low income families with school vouchers to attend private schools. Although this plan seems good as discuss below, many people thinks this is a new form of segregation or creating an under class by taking the best and smartest from the low income areas. Demonstrating the power of grassroots action to drive solutions to persistent school fai |
Luda talks Census to New Yorkers Big country Luda goes to the big apple to talk Census. The Census is a big topic in 2010. The government are using various sources to encourage people to do their Census and get counted Ludacris embarks on webisode 3 of a 5 part series for the 2010 Census Luda On The Block tour, bringing his daughter, Ed Lover of WWPR-Power 105, and NYers together to break down the realities of wh |
Dorothy Height honored by President Obama Dorothy Height was best known as civil rights leader, power broker, and a leader to many in American. American lost another living legend recently. Height funeral Eulogy was given by President Obama on April 29, 2010 in Washington , DC. Here is some of what President Obama had to say: As a young social worker, Dorothy Height helped New York City resolve the 1935 Harlem |