Urban League

The June 15th episode of Recession Rx has in-depth information about avoiding loan modification scams, new bilingual classes on foreclosure prevention, and an interview with Nevada State embly Speaker Barbara Buckley about her new foreclosure mediation bill which goes into effect on July 1, 2009.

Steven Brooks from the Clark County Urban League told Host Cathy Hanson about his organizations financial literacy programs and aid to families. Plus, we have a “behind the scenes” look at how the Nevada Unemployment office is coping with the high volume of claims and tips on how you can speed up the filing process.

Watch this episode to find out how you can apply for one of 1,200 new job openings at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, or the new job openings from Nevada JobConnect.

Duration : 0:8:54

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The June 15th episode of Recession Rx has in-depth information about avoiding loan modification scams, new bilingual classes on foreclosure prevention, and an interview with Nevada State embly Speaker Barbara Buckley about her new foreclosure mediation bill which goes into effect on July 1, 2009.

Steven Brooks from the Clark County Urban League told Host Cathy Hanson about his organizations financial literacy programs and aid to families. Plus, we have a “behind the scenes” look at how the Nevada Unemployment office is coping with the high volume of claims and tips on how you can speed up the filing process.

Watch this episode to find out how you can apply for one of 1,200 new job openings at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, or the new job openings from Nevada JobConnect.

Duration : 0:8:31

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The Stimulus, Jobs and Our Community . Broadcast live April 7, 2009 from the Minneapolis Urban League. Music by Wain McFarlane and Jahz.

For more information on the Conversations with Al McFarlane program:
(612) 588-1313
http://www.insightnews.com
http://www.kfai.org/node/44

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The Stimulus, Jobs and Our Community . Broadcast live April 7, 2009 from the Minneapolis Urban League. Music by Wain McFarlane and Jahz.

For more information on the Conversations with Al McFarlane program:
(612) 588-1313
http://www.insightnews.com
http://www.kfai.org/node/44

Duration : 0:9:49

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2008 National Conference

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EE is fourth months old now… and we all know The Empowerment Experiment is much more than the Andersons. It is the businesses they patronize, the entrepreneurs they support, the communities they help, and the millions of consumers, businesspeople, civic leaders, journalists and investors out there who are starting to talk about economic empowerment for Black people in America. In this follow-up segment, Next TV checks in on the Andersons to explore how their experiment is doing. Are they making a difference? Will others start to EE too? For more on Next TV, visit www.changeyoucansee.com. For more on EE, go to www.EEforTomorrow.com.

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More than 1,000 people turned out for the Urban League Career Bazaar Wednesday at the Hyatt Crown Center.

http://www.kmbc.com/news/19011945/detail.html

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Shyanne Kaml’s ‘O Say Can You Sing’ Star-Spangled Banner contest entry. PLEASE VOTE for my video if you like it, to give me a chance to sing the National Anthem at a Major League Baseball game! It would be so much fun!

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The National Urban League says, despite the hope generated by the election of the first black U.S. president, African Americans are faring worse in an economy in which the gap between the “American dream” and reality is widening. The Urban League says it will be pushing to ensure blacks benefit from the jobs and money Congress and President Obama made available in the economic stimulus plan.

Duration : 0:3:24

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