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The Skanner News
Published: 29 September 2011




MBE Minority Business Enterprise Special Edition

Theotis Cason opened Fine Meats on North Denver with no loans: "the thing is the community - that's where the help is coming from"… To read the MBE special edition click here



Nielsen, NNPA release report, 'The State of the African-American Consumer'

African-Americans' buying power is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015 … To check the details click here




Constructing Hope: A Jobs Training Program That Works

The program is free for participants – but the coursework is tough … To read the whole story click here



re: Saltzman Has Stern Words for New Equity Office: 'I'll Be Watching Very Closely,' by Sharon Gary-Smith
My concern when I heard Commissioner Saltzman suddenly remind us that he's watching was, what had he been doing the other times? … To read all about it click here



REAP: Celebrating 10 Years of Developing Youth Leadership
'We have found that the solution is young people – they're not the problem, they're the solution … For all the information click here


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