Washington Informer
Do you still believe what U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice was saying during her infamous five Sunday show appearances? By now, we all know that these Sunday show appearances contained "inaccurate information." Clearly, President Obama and Congressional Democrats went to…
A Federal Trade Commission study of the U.S. credit reporting industry found that five percent of consumers had errors on one of their three major credit reports that could lead to them paying more for products such as auto…
Hundreds of black-owned businesses have a new way for consumers to find and shop with them. There is an app for that. The Around the Way app, the brainchild of a marketing and technology firm in Washington, D.C.,…
President Obama recently nominated Melvin (Mel) Watt, a long-time North Carolina Congressman, to direct the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). While major news media reported on the development, few mentioned exactly what the new job would entail or the…
There is no easy way or walk to freedom; no shortcuts to justice; no quick fix for conceiving and constructing the good and sustainable society and world we all want and deserve. Indeed, to achieve the good we all…
On May 9 human rights activist and public affairs expert Lamell McMorris was appointed Chairman of the National Diversity Advisory Council (NDAC) of the American Red Cross. Recommended by NDAC Sr. Vice President Floyd W. Pitts, McMoriss was selected for…
According to a new research report, America's racial wealth gaps will persist until public policy reforms provide every family the opportunity to build wealth. Less than Equal: Racial Disparities in Wealth Accumulation, from the Urban Institute's Opportunity and Ownership…
President Obama has named Melvin L. Watt (D-N.C.) as overseer of government-backed mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But, there's rising skepticism, on both the left and right, about the affable Carolinian. Questions abound as to whether Watt…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Pepco Region President Thomas H. Graham was named chairman of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce during the Chamber's Annual Membership Meeting and Business Hall of Fame Dinner on Wednesday, May 1. Graham has served on…
The sequester is but a bump on the road to America's real ruin. For those who don't know, the U.S. is no longer "the greatest nation." Nor does it even make the list of the 10 most prosperous…
The small-dollar loans that generate long-lasting debt for consumers and cost them billions of dollars each year are drawing the active attention of legislators and regulators alike. On April 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a white…
"Brighter days are ahead." And, "The check is being put in the mail" is what the Republicans seem to be saying after they released their "Growth and Opportunity Project" report in March. Six months after Republicans took a drubbing…
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