BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — It’s so bad in America that a foreign news organization dug into the pricey details. The Times of London reported that inflation, which began accelerating in 2021, has left American consumers grappling with the most persistent cost increases in decades.
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At SouthState Bank, we believe that everyone deserves the chance to build a future through homeownership. That’s why we’re proud to offer the Opportunity Advantage Loan Fund, a forgivable loan program designed to reduce financial barriers for first-time and income-qualified buyers.
Pamela R. Springer, the Founder and CEO of Global Skincare Products, has been proudly named as the 2025 recipient of the distinguished ASCP Industry Icon Award. ASCP (Associated Skin Care Professionals) is the leading national association supporting licensed estheticians. It is also home to over 35,000 members nationwide and is the only organization offering estheticians comprehensive, industry-specific benefits tailored to every stage of their career.
Black-owned businesses across America are fighting for survival as a perfect storm of economic challenges threatens to wipe out years of progress in minority entrepreneurship. Rising tariffs, persistent inflation and shifting political landscapes have created an increasingly hostile environment for these enterprises, forcing many to make difficult decisions about their future.
For Black Americans, the homeownership gains that occurred between 2019 and 2023 have halted. Last year, the white-Black homeownership gap remained stuck at 27.7 percentage points, and the same measure for Latino families was 25.2 percentage points.
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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The figures are a dramatic increase from the previous delinquency rate, which had remained below 1 percent due to the years-long pause in federal student loan payments.
According to the National Association of Home Builders, nearly 75 percent of families – 100.6 million households – cannot afford a median priced new home in 2025. With a price tag of $459,826 and an accompanying 30-year mortgage rate of about 6.5 percent, it’s no surprise that both families and government are challenged like never before when it comes to securing affordable housing.
President Donald Trump has targeted Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, signing several executive orders to ban DEI initiatives at federal agencies and businesses, and has even threatened to withdraw federal funding from schools that do not remove their DEI programs.
The Solid Waste Authority of Broward County has prepared a first draft of a blueprint that will shape how its 28 member cities and Broward County…