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Photo: fizkes via 123RF Homeownership comes with a range of responsibilities, and one essential aspect is securing your investment through homeowner’s insurance. Homeowner’s insurance protects you from financial loss due to damage or destruction to your home and its contents. This guide aims to demystify homeowner’s insurance, explain why it’s often rolled into your mortgage
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Laphonza Butler will fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein. The groundbreaking Senator died on Sept, 29. Newsom’s decision was not on the political radar screen of most prognosticators. With the selection of Butler, the decision of California’s Governor will not include any of the currently
By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black When Quavo headed to the White House on Sept. 22, there’s no doubt the Migos rapper wished he was there for a happier reason. But in Nov. 2022, Takeoff — his nephew and fellow group member — was shot and killed during an altercation at a Houston bowling alley.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire With a rare display of bipartisan support in the Senate on the night of Sept. 20, Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr. overcame a protracted obstruction by Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) to win confirmation as only the second Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
By Ariama C. Long, Word In Black With the average graduate grappling with high inflation and housing costs, it turns out the real boogeyman haunting October is student loan repayments (with interest) — which are due to restart next month because of legislation passed by Congress. According to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), borrowers
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Generational wealth is extremely important for the Black community. It could mean the difference between health, happiness and connections or poverty and strongholds. “It’s a challenge sometimes when talking about creating wealth, especially for Black families, because it takes a lot of generations to get into wealth, but
By Shaela Foster, Special to the AFRO From baking seven up cakes with her grandmother to discovering the intricate cuisine of chimney cakes, Adeirdra Campbell, owner of Buns and Roses Chimney Cakes, has transformed Baltimore’s baking scene. Buns and Roses Chimney Cakes opened in the summer of 2023 in the Federal Hill, downtown Baltimore area
Disney’s UNCF program introduces a new FX-supported scholarship in honor of legendary director John Singleton for students pursuing directing and producing in the next academic year; Andscape, Rhoden Fellowship, and National Geographic Content HBCU Scholarship also added, building on Disney and UNCF’s multi-year legacy of collaboration (Black PR Wire) Recently, The Walt Disney Company and
Photo: fizkes via 123RF Homeownership comes with a range of responsibilities, and one essential aspect is securing your investment through homeowner’s insurance. Homeowner’s insurance protects you from financial loss due to damage or destruction to your home and its contents. This guide aims to demystify homeowner’s insurance, explain why it’s often rolled into your mortgage