Previously, I have talked about knowing where you are currently financially, planning and budgeting as well as managing your credit. Step 4 on your journey to improved financial health is insurance management. There are so many types of insurance that can impact your finances that there are too many to address in one article. Some […]readmore
By Wayne J. Vaughan After you have determined where you are (Step 1), you need to figure out where you want to get to; you should establish a plan. You need to determine what you need to focus on for the coming year. There are several questions you need to ask yourself. Do you have […]readmore
Via shadowandact.com Calling it an historic ruling, Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks, Inc. (ESN) announced today that Federal District Court Judge George H. Wu denied Charter Communications’ Motion to Dismiss ESN’s $10 billion lawsuit against Charter for racial discrimination in contracting, in violation of Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. §1981. “Today was a […]readmore
NEW YORK— Mayor de Blasio announced the appointment of Miguel A. Gamiño Jr. as the City’s Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Gamiño will work with all City agencies to develop a Smart City and “Internet of Things” (IoT) strategy that ensures coordination, collaboration and innovation across the City. He will also assume leadership for the […]readmore
Black millennials are killing the game. In the 2016 Nielsen African-American report, black millennials are being described as tech-savvy, socially and civically engaged, with a growing population and growing buying power. Indeed, the report, “Young Connected and Black: African American Millennials Are Driving Social Change and Leading Digital Advancement,” indicates that black millennials are very… […]readmore
SETTLEMENTS Legal Aid Society lands $5.74 million on behalf of a mentally ill man who died at Rikers Island This week the Legal Aid Society Prisoners’ Rights Project and Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady announced a settlement in the case of Bradley Ballard, a seriously mentally ill and diabetic man whose horrific death at Rikers […]readmore
At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit on the Stanford University campus last Friday,, President Barack Obama discussed how to empower people around the world to foster the kind of innovation characteristic of places like Stanford and the Silicon Valley. He also demonstrated why we’re going to miss him so much. Remarks by President Obama and […]readmore
By Liani Greaves I recently got a call from a new homeowner (a former client) who is concerned because they’d seen a news item online about a prolific Brooklyn developer submitting plans to the DOB to demolish the 2-family home next to their newly purchased Brownstone and transform it into a 5-family home. If […]readmore
