Color Of Money

For years, getting a government job meant security, good pay and a pathway into the middle class for many Americans, especially African-Americans and other minorities. But with government agencies at all levels forced to slash expenses in a bid to balance budgets that long-held promise is in danger of being broken.

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A federal lawsuit filed Monday in Chicago accused Comcast Corp. of discriminating against the African-American employees of its South Side facility and its own customers by requiring workers to install defective or bug-infested equipment into residents’ homes.

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U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is urging the federal government to partner with Pennsylvania small businesses in an effort to ensure that the federal government is not only focused on ‘Buy America,’ but ‘Buy Pennsylvania’ as well.

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Hispanic, Asian and African-American mobile users are more likely than white mobile users to access the mobile Internet, according to a new study by eMarketer, suggesting that these minority groups are promising targets for mobile marketing and advertising.

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U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has introduced legislation to help unemployed Pennsylvanians start their own small businesses. Giving those who have lost their jobs an opportunity to use their skills to build their own small business could be…

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College is not a one-size-fits-all experience for everyone pursuing a post-secondary education. Where one person might stand to benefit from completing a degree at a four-year university, another may be just as well off with an associate degree.

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PECO customers must act now to take advantage of limited funding available this heating season for Pennsylvania through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

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State Sen. Anthony H. Williams, in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania and the law firm of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., will host an upcoming employment workshop to provide small businesses with resources and a forum to discuss their issues.

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Yes, every American should be gladdened by the unveiling of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. The vision statement for the memorial proudly proclaims “America’s potential for freedom, opportunity, and justice.”

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Railing against Republicans, President Barack Obama on Monday pushed for a jobs package that Congress is splintering into pieces, with Senate Democrats planning to start with a plan to help states hire teachers, police and firefighters.

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