YP Community

Convincing editors to fund story pitches can take months – even years. But through the nonprofit Web site Spot.Us, the community is funding one story per week on average.
 
Spot.Us is a nonprofit that enables journalists to solicit donations from the public to pay for their reporting. Most donors give around $20, and all are named. Anyone can propose a story, although the editors at Spot.Us decide which stories to pursue.
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Okay, so more than 19 percent of Americans are underemployed—which means either unemployed or looking for full-time work. For the first time, Gallup has endeavored to discern how underemployed people feel about their situation. It's not surprising there are more discouraged people without jobs than there are hopeful people.Read more

YPNation is rounding out Black History Month by spotlighting an outstanding "Young Professional of Color" each day this week. Today's pick is Leanna Archer, CEO of Leanna's Inc., a custom-made hair care and body products line. But she isn't your typical young professional--Archer is a 14-year-old, ninth-grade student from Long Island, N.Y.
 
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YPNation is rounding out Black History Month by spotlighting an outstanding "Young Professional of Color" each day this week. Today's pick is Jamail Larkins. Having accumulated more than 1,500 hours of flight time, Larkin’s career, which took off at the age of 12, shows no signs of landing.
 
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