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Unemployment claims rise sharply in Washington D.C.

The nation’s capital is confronting an escalating wave of unemployment claims, with new data showing the District ranks last in the country for progress...

Anacostia BID Faces Criticism Over Business Support

Anacostia Business Improvement District (BID), a nonprofit designed to support businesses located in the Southeast Washington neighborhood, has recently come under fire for its...

Black women earn 64 cents for every dollar earned by white men

With July 10 recognized as Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, statistics reveal that African American women earn substantially less than non-Hispanic white males. The annual...

Trump’s Budget Threatens Economic Inequality for Black Communities

The D.C.-based Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has formally launched its 2025 Tax Policy Advisory Committee; a move leaders call critical as...

Ben’s Chili Bowl to shutter U Street location temporarily

Ben’s Chili Bowl will temporarily shutter its landmark U Street NW location at midnight July 14 for the first major repairs to the historic...

Financial challenges faced by Black Americans in retirement

A report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows that Black Americans continue to face serious challenges in saving for retirement, even as their...

Federal tech firm ODRG expands with Empower fund

Organizational Development Resource Group (ODRG), a fast-rising technology and operations firm serving federal clients based in Arlington, Virginia, announced it secured a $3 million...

New AI Program at UDC Prepares Future Leaders

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) will offer all majors a chance to explore a new academic path in the fall: a...

TEDCO board appoints African Americans for FY26 leadership

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the slate of executive officers for the board of directors for fiscal year 2026 (FY26) that...

NEFE Study on Financial Well-being in Multigenerational Households

The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) has collected and released data on the financial well-being of U.S. adults living in multigenerational households —...

Howard University Hospital, Adventist HealthCare end acquisition talks

Adventist HealthCare and Howard University recently announced that talks regarding the possible acquisition of the Howard University Hospital (HUH) by Adventist HealthCare have ended.  In conjunction,...

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