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  Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas was on the verge of losing her family home until her mother was able to drop thousands of dollars in back mortgage payments, saving the home from being sold in a foreclosure auction. Natalie Hawkins, Gabby’s mom, filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy back in 2012. According to the bankruptcy […]

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Dorinda Clark-Cole attends the 23rd Annual Trumpet Awards at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on January 24, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Credit: GETTY) Article By Faye Wilson:: EEW Magazine Gospel News There are currently 12,423 properties in the foreclosure process in the Detroit area, home of three-time GRAMMY® and six-time STELLAR award winner, Dorinda Clark-Cole. […]

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Friends, family and supporters of Morris Brown College converged on the school’s campus over the weekend for a special “National Day of Prayer.” Saturday’s event, which was described as a prayer vigil, attracted hundreds keen to show their support for the historic black college as it struggles to stay afloat. Among the crowd were alumni, […]

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  For more than a decade, Morris Brown College has clung to life as it struggled academically and financially in the face of growing debt and dwindling supportNow, one of the country’s oldest black colleges, which at times boasted an enrollment of more than 3,000 student, is now down to about 50, and all but […]

The Church at South Las Vegas, known for its outreach to prostitutes in Sin City, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

The Church at South Las Vegas, known for its outreach to prostitutes in Sin City, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

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Morgan Hill police and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s  Office are advising residents to be aware of scam artists posing as  foreclosure rescuers. Police believe some homeowners may have fallen victim to a  foreclosure “rescue and lease back” scam in which scam artists pose as  foreclosure rescuers and deceive homeowners facing eviction into believing  […]

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Morgan Hill police and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s  Office are advising residents to be aware of scam artists posing as  foreclosure rescuers. Police believe some homeowners may have fallen victim to a  foreclosure “rescue and lease back” scam in which scam artists pose as  foreclosure rescuers and deceive homeowners facing eviction into believing  […]

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The mortgage meltdown is hitting the African-American and Latino communities harder than whites, a new study has found.

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The mortgage meltdown is hitting the African-American and Latino communities harder than whites, a new study has found.

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Black women have emerged triumphant in May’s official unemployment data, with a decrease of 10 per cent in unemployment from 13.7 per cent in April to 12.4 per cent in May. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics positioned black women as the strongest performing demographic in the decline of unemployment across race and gender categories. […]

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Black women have emerged triumphant in May’s official unemployment data, with a decrease of 10 per cent in unemployment from 13.7 per cent in April to 12.4 per cent in May. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics positioned black women as the strongest performing demographic in the decline of unemployment across race and gender categories. […]