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Study: Despite Tough Economy, Blacks Still Believe American Dream Possible
African
Americans still believe it's possible to achieve the American dream in their lifetime, according to MetLife's second
Study of the American Dream. Read more …
Governor Cuts Gas Tax for Farmers, Timber Growers
ATLANTA -- Gov. Sonny Perdue is giving some Georgians a gas tax break: farmers and timber officials.
Perdue
announced the executive order Monday suspending fuel taxes on dyed fuel oil used by off-road vehicles in farming and timber
growing and harvesting. Read more …
Job Market Tough in Atlanta
ATLANTA -- There was a time when David
Lindbury didn't have much trouble moving from one job to another. So
when the engineer's six-month contract at Home Depot was winding down in late winter, he went to the usual spots on the
Internet and did the usual things. Read more … |
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Breaking Ground Do African Americans have a solid stake in Atlanta’s commercial real estate future? By Keith A. Laing
It’s hard not to notice that metro Atlanta is officially undergoing
a commercial development facelift. The signature lofty living quarters of Peachtree Street corridor are now being shrouded
by barricades veiling the latest in mixed-use, all-inclusive development. The signs plastered along the makeshift covered
walkways boast of unconventional ways that bring living, working and playing within walking distance of each other. On the
outskirts of the city, greenery that once hugged the interstates has been replaced with sprawling shopping centers, making
the need for once compulsory trips into the city for shopping and leisure, few and far between. Read more in this issue
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To Spend, or Save?
By
Kisha Green Heed these experts’ tips for what to do with your tax rebates, and you’ll finally be on the path
to long-lasting financial empowerment.
Unharvested Wealth By
Kamille D. Whittaker On the brink of becoming obsolete, African-American farmers make a final appeal to cultivate the land
into fertile ground for deeply rooted prosperity.
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Read this month's From A to Z column by
Denise Hales Harrod, "Taking Credit Scores Personally"Read More in this Issue
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The Editor's View:
Perception is Everything
By Katrice L. Mines, Editor
For
at least the last nine months, whenever a discussion about home buying arose in earshot, I’d beat down a feeling of
doom. A steady barrage of troubling news headlines had convinced me that I would never be able to navigate the mortgage process;
and eventually took away any such desire. Full story We want to hear from
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