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ELIMINATING MEDIAN GENDER PAY GAP GAINING GROUND IN 2020 SAYS INVESTMENT ORGANIZATION

Special To The ... March 04,2020

Median gender pay equity disclosure – which requires companies to make public wage gaps between male and female employees across race and ethnicity, including base, bonus and equity...

Economy

SENATORS SANDERS AND VAN HOLLEN PUSH LEGISLATION TO END CEO TAX-BREAKS AND PROTECT WORKERS’ PENSIONS

Bernie Sanders February 27,2020

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen are pushing legislation to end CEO tax-breaks and protect worker's pensions.

Today, Senators Bernie...

TRUMP’S RUSH TO REOPEN ECONOMY RISKS WORSENING COVID-19 CRISIS

VELAZQUEZ: NEW BI-PARTISAN COVID-19 RELIEF BILL GOOD, MORE MUST BE DONE

COVID-19 SURVEY: 84 PERCENT OF AMERICANS WANT ANOTHER WAVE OF STIMULUS CHECKS

WATERS QUESTIONS FDIC READINESS FOR FINANCIAL CRISIS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Small Business

T.D. JAKES’ INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TO HIGHLIGHT CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN

Special To The ... February 26,2020

In honor of Women’s History Month starting next week, which focuses on the exemplary contributions women have made in America, T.D. Jakes’ International Leadership Summit is announcing...

NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE: SMALL BUSINESSES MUST BE PROTECTED FROM PREDATORY LENDING

REPORT: HOTELS REQUIRE MORE PPP LOAN FUNDING TO SAVE JOBS

ESSENCE BENEFIT SERIES TO FIGHT COVID-19 WILL BE LIVESTREAMED APRIL 24th

BLACK ENTERPRISE FOUNDER EARL GRAVES SR. CHAMPIONED BLACK BUSINESSES

COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INVOLVEMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING IS CRITICAL

Investments

REP. WATERS WINS COMMENT PERIOD EXTENSION FOR PROPOSED CHANGES TO COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT

Maxine Waters February 25,2020

California Congresswoman Maxine Waters won an extension for the comment period on proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act--enacted to encourage banking and financial services in...

ONEUNITED BANK, LARGEST BLACK OWNED BANK, LAUNCHES SBA PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM

News

CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS BLASTS DISAPPOINTING WELLS FARGO SETTLEMENT

Maxine Waters February 23,2020

In February 2019, under the leadership of Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, the Committee began an investigation into Wells Fargo....

NEW NATIONWIDE PROGRAM PUSHED TO DIVERSIFY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WORKPLACES

NAACP CONDEMNS TREASURY DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING TRUMP’S NAME ON STIMULUS CHECKS

Markets

CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS SLAMS WALL STREET’S DEREGULATION ATTACKS ON “VOLCKER RULE”

Maxine Waters February 04,2020

Monday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on yet another attempt by prudential regulators to weaken...