by Kira Boyd & Empriss Campbell | Aug 3, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – African-American women are creating their own businesses at a higher rate than other female entrepreneurs in the U.S., according to a recent report. The 2015 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express OPEN, found the number...
by Kira Boyd & Empriss Campbell | Aug 19, 2010 | Education, Politics
Jacqueline Jones is the former assistant commissioner for the Division of Early Childhood Education in the New Jersey State Department of Education. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan appointed her to her current position in July 2009. This is the first time the...
by Kira Boyd & Empriss Campbell | Aug 3, 2010 | Politics
WASHINGTON— A fourth senior Republican senator has called for a review of the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause as it pertains to children born to illegal immigrants in the United States. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., on Tuesday said he supports Sen. Lindsey...
by Kira Boyd & Empriss Campbell | Aug 3, 2010 | Politics
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Republican Sens. John McCain and Tom Coburn hold a news conference about stimulus projects at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday in Washington. WASHINGTON — Republican Sens. John McCain and Tom Coburn trashed the Obama...
by Kira Boyd & Empriss Campbell | Jul 29, 2010 | Politics
WASHINGTON- Senate Republicans blocked a lending bill aimed at small businesses from moving forward, a tactic designed to prevent any Democrat legislation from passing before this fall’s elections. In a 58-42 vote, all the Republicans voted together in order to...
