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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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Watson, a licensed social worker who works for a federal agency, was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work. Six years after reporting her sexual harassment, she got a promotion and was moved to a different department in 2015.

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Bad Credit 101: The Small Mistakes That Are Killing Your Score

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Whether it’s from a medical bill, an old credit line or perhaps from something you co-signed on years ago, unpaid debt that has gone to collections can be a major drag on your credit score. File a dispute with whoever is holding the debt (bank, credit card company, collection agency, etc.). Photo by Kite_rin/Shutterstock.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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In her mid-20s, Taja Dockendorf founded Pulp+Wire, a full-service consumer packaging, branding and marketing agency. Pulp+Wire is a 100 percent female-founded and -owned agency that Dockendorf has grown year after year. In 2015, Horn oversaw her firm’s successful acquisition by Finn Partners, a global marketing company.

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