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Formerly Homeless, Bankrupt, and on Welfare, Black Author Pays Off Her 30-Year Mortgage in Less Than 3 Years

March 6, 2024 Carma Henry 0

Mujiba Salaam Parker, “The Empowerment QueenTM” is very grateful that she has paid off her mortgage 27 years earlier than planned. She has written a new report, How I Paid Off My 30-Year Mortgage in Less Than 3 Years! to explain how she was able to overcome her challenging financial situation and then pay off her mortgage in record time. She wrote the report to let homeowners know that they can pay off their mortgages fast too. By doing so, homeowners will save $100,000 or more in interest and mortgage insurance over the life of the loan. […]

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AFSCME Launches ‘Staff The Front Lines’ Bus Tour Aimed At Solving Understaffing Crisis In Public Service

July 20, 2023 Carma Henry 0

The bus tour is part of AFSCME’s Staff the Front Lines initiative, a comprehensive effort that includes hiring events, legislative advocacy, extensive partnership building and a robust digital marketing strategy. The initiative also establishes a national Job Training and Development Center to build a sustainable talent pipeline into public service and address structural barriers to entry and advancement. The bus will make stops in communities across the country, where community leaders will host job fairs to recruit new talent, listening sessions with public service workers and professional development events. […]

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Survey Finds New England States Lead the Way in Safety During the Pandemic

August 25, 2021 Carma Henry 0

     As of Thursday, August 19, approximately 51 percent of the American population is vaccinated. The authors spell out that some states are safer than others. The District of Columbia enjoyed the least overall deaths from Covid, followed by Vermont, California, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. Vermont, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey had the highest vaccine rate. […]