Business & Finance
Nigeria To Slash Funds For Essential Food Imports While Currency Crisis Looms
Hard to imagine a steaming plate of Nigerian jollof rice without the rice. Or without fish. Or wheat. Rice, fish and wheat are Nigeria’s top three food imports but foreign exchange for these staple food imports is about to end by order of President Muhammadu Buhari. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said Tuesday the move to…
Read MoreChucktown Bar & Grill – Good Food, Good Entertainment, Good Place To Meet Friends
By Barney Blakeney Just mention the words “Chucktown Bar & Grill” and many people, exalting accolades to finish the statement, know just what you’re talking about. In the two short years since Cedric Smalls opened the West Ashley food, beverage and entertainment venue its reputation for good eats and first class entertainment has spread far…
Read MoreUpcoming Origin SC’s Workshops in September 2019
Begin believing in achieving your goals today. Origin SC offers workshops around the Tri-county area of Charleston. They also offer one-on-one appointments with certified credit advisors. Take a look at Origin’s offerings below to find the next workshop nearest you. You may also meet them by phone or online. Making Ends Meet Learn basic budgeting techniques and…
Read MoreGroundbreaking Initiative Shows Pathway to Propel Black Homeownership
While statistics may paint a grim picture of Black homeownership, a recent event in Baltimore laid out a clear path for turning those numbers around across the country. Anyone questioning whether the Black community is primed to join the ranks of homeowners need only look to an innovative event in Baltimore that took place June 22. Nearly 700 people came…
Read MoreTraditional Hard Work – No Matter How Profitable, You Just Can’t Give It Away, Says Retiring Bricklayer
By Barney Blakeney In 2014 professional brick mason Allen Roper planned to retire the following year. That was five years ago. He had one regret about the 53-year career in the trade that provided a comfortable living for him and his family – he regretted at retirement he was among the last of a dying…
Read MoreThe Executive Leadership Council Announces the Appointment of Two Executives to Leadership Positions
The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) announced last week the appointment of two accomplished executives to senior leadership roles. Christopher C. Butts, Ed.D. will serve as Vice President and Chief Learning Officer for The ELC’s Institute for Leadership Development and Research and Teresa Payne-Nunn will serve as Vice President and Chief Membership Officer. Dr. Butts will…
Read MoreNAREB President Sets Agenda Urging Millennials To Build Wealth Through Homeownership
During his speech on August 1st at the conclusion of the 72nd Annual NAREB Convention held in Atlantic City, NJ, Donnell T. Williams, newly installed as the 31st president of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) set a bold, yet targeted agenda to increase Black wealth through homeownership with a special focus on…
Read MoreBCDCOG Receives $1.4 Million in Volkswagen Settlement Funds
The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG) received nearly $1.4 million from South Carolina’s share of the Volkswagen Settlement Fund July 31 that will be used to purchase two all-electric buses and a pair of charging stations. “This is another win for public transit in the Lowcountry,” said CARTA Board of Directors Chairman Mike Seekings. “Clean energy public…
Read MoreSouth African Miners Win Compensation For Work-Related Lung Diseases
A Johannesburg High Court on Friday approved a groundbreaking 5 billion rand ($353 million) class action settlement on behalf of miners who contracted tuberculosis, silicosis and other chronic lung diseases through their work in the mines. The settlement follows a long legal battle by miners to be compensated for illnesses they say they contracted over…
Read MoreRedfin Report: Racial Gaps in Homeownership, Home Equity and Wealth Widened during the Historic Decade-Long Economic Expansion
Homeowners in primarily white neighborhoods gained an average of $70,000 more in home equity than homeowners in primarily black neighborhoods from 2012 to 2018, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. In part as a result of the inequality in homeownership and home-equity gains, black Americans have seen their median…
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