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Directions in Women’s Giving 2012: Many Churches Overlook Women as Donors Despite Their Growing Control of Personal Wealth in the U.S.

Written by Organization's Staff | 22 June 2012

While Christian women are far more generous than the average person, the report — “Directions in Women’s Giving 2012” — shows that many donors feel that church and ministry leaders neglect the role women play in charitable giving, instead addressing only husbands. The report was commissioned by Women Doing Well™, a Georgia-based national organization founded in 2010 to assist Christian women in stewardship.

Teen Pregnancies, Dangers on the Rise

Written by Zach Burgess, Special from The Philadelphia Tribune | 18 June 2012

After more than a decade in decline, the United States teen pregnancy has been rising in recent years. According to momlogic.com, the estimated public cost for teen pregnancy in the United States is between $6 and $9 billion a year. Eighty percent of teen moms are on some form of public assistance.

‘The Church,’ Community and Economic Impact

Written by Carlee McCullough, Special to the NNPA from the Tri-State Defender | 18 June 2012

For many years, African-American churches have been the catalysts of change in society. Churches have pushed the envelope as it relates to spiritual and social issues. Given their collective money, political power and expertise, churches continue to be in a unique position to impact the community from an economic perspective.

Citizen Group Works to Sanction City Council

Written by Marcus Wright, Special from the Michigan Citizen | 18 June 2012

DETROIT — A citizens group is calling for sanctions against the five City Council members who voted to authorize the Consent Agreement. The group also announced its support of Corporation Counsel Krystal Crittendon for her “courageous stand on behalf of the citizens of Detroit.”

Many Churches Overlook Women as Donors Despite Their Growing Control of Personal Wealth in the U.S.

Written by Organization's Staff | 18 June 2012

Many churches are missing opportunities to involve Christian women in philanthropy, with ministry leaders too often speaking “man to man” — despite the fact that women now control more than 51 percent of personal wealth nationally, according to a 2012 national survey.

United Airlines Inadvertently United Black Entrepreneurs

Written by Harry C. Alford, NNPA Columnist | 18 June 2012

So here we were at a crossroads in the state of Indiana. I had just successfully detected, reported and busted a construction fronting scheme. Huber, Hunt and Nichols, the largest construction firm in the state, was now banned from state contracts for five years. The word to the white owned construction community was: it is a new day unless we fight back. Oh, how stubborn they can be defending what is wrong because their greed gets in the way of common sense. Thus, I had to begin a series of front busting and exposure until the goons finally relented and started contracting on a level playing field.

Directions in Women’s Giving 2012: Many Churches Overlook Women as Donors Despite Their Growing Control of Personal Wealth in the U.S.

Teen Pregnancies, Dangers on the Rise

‘The Church,’ Community and Economic Impact

Citizen Group Works to Sanction City Council

Many Churches Overlook Women as Donors Despite Their Growing Control of Personal Wealth in the U.S.

United Airlines Inadvertently United Black Entrepreneurs

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