By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black There is no place like home. And that might be why Black Americans are moving back to the South. During the […]
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Texans face a bigger burden than ever to pay rent, study finds
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune Jan. 25, 2024 “Texans face a bigger burden than ever to pay rent, study finds” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, […]
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Report Reveals Racial Wealth Gap Widens in the United States
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A new report from WalletHub, a personal finance website, has found that the racial wealth gap in the United States is alive […]
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Updated FAFSA Form Helps Black Students Get More Aid
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Over 1 million students applied for financial aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in the first week […]
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For Texas’ program of blind merchants, the pandemic shrank opportunities, exposed income gaps
By Neelam Bohra, The Texas Tribune Jan. 19, 2024 “For Texas’ program of blind merchants, the pandemic shrank opportunities, exposed income gaps” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a […]
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Trade programs, unlike other areas of higher education, are in hot demand
By Olivia Sanchez for The Hechinger Report Most of the guys come straight to the shop each afternoon. After long shifts at supermarkets and home improvement stores, they make their […]
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Malls are closing across the country. These states are keeping them alive.
By Paxtyn Merten Malls, once hubs for big chains and small retailers alike, are struggling. That is shifting the way entrepreneurs launch and run businesses. According to a 2023 Jones […]
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Forgiveness Comes Early for Borrowers on the SAVE Plan
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Some student loan borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan will receive debt relief in February. This […]
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Didn’t Pay Your Student Loans? You’re Not Alone
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Student loan payments were on pause for more than three years, and then Congress restarted them. Now, two months after repayments […]
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8 Money Moves to Take Into the New Year
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black New Year, new bank account. That is the theme Americans are bringing with them to start the year off right. One […]
