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One of the key priorities of entrepreneurial success is to continuously invest in your own education. I have never met a truly great entrepreneur who doesn’t read books to stay on top of the latest trends impacting their business and the global marketplace as a whole. Today, they may do it via their favorite E-reader […]
Gloria Browne-Marshall has made the boss move of boss moves, recently becoming the first black woman to get credentials to cover the U.S. Supreme Court. What’s The 411 Networks, the company for which Browne-Marshall is a correspondent, is also the first black-owned company to receive such credentials. Browne-Marshall is reporting on the oral arguments for cases Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum and Mohamad […]
Bloomberg Businessweek reported last week that OWN may have lost a whopping $330 million since it began in 2008. An analyst told the magazine that it was the most “successful failure in television today.” The report follows a steady stream of setbacks for Winfrey, including low ratings, staff firings and the colossal mishap called “The […]
Funeral services for Walter L. Gordon, Jr., a legendary Los Angeles trial attorney, drew scores of prominent elected and appointed officials and noted civic and community leaders. For nearly seven decades, Gordon, who died April 16 and would have been 104 on June 22, represented mostly African-American clients with an irrepressible combination of dignity, wit […]
Written by Tim Dahlberg, AP Boxing Writer-Floyd Mayweather Jr. was getting ready to make his ring walk about the time Manny Pacquiao arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Philippine Airlines Flight 102. He’ll be occupying a cell at the Clark County Detention Center by the time Pacquiao makes his way to this gambling city […]
I’d like to make sure that my daughter doesn’t accumulate the same amount debt from attending college when she gets older that many people in my family have. Should I be investing in a 529 on her behalf? Erika – Chicago, Illinois In layman’s terms, 529 plans are simply investment accounts where your money can […]
In a scene straight out of a James Bond spy thriller as much as anything even remotely resembling traditional law enforcement, the Seattle Police Department will soon begin adding drone patrols to its day-to-day policing efforts after gaining Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to commence aerial monitoring and surveillance in targeted neighborhoods. As one of […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta fire officials say they have put out a 4-alarm blaze at filmmaker Tyler Perry’s studio that damaged a building at the complex. Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says there were no reports of injuries from the fire that started before 9 p.m. Tuesday at Tyler Perry Studios. Officials said […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first woman to command the Army’s drill sergeant training took legal action Monday to reclaim her job, alleging she was improperly suspended last year because of sexism and racism and demanding that two of her superiors be investigated for abuse of their authority. Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King still does […]
In 1992, Dr. Leroy Walker became the first black president of the U.S. Olympic Committee. At the time, he was 74 years old. Walker led the U.S. Olympic Committee from 1992 to 1996. Born in Atlanta, Walker was the youngest of 13 children. His father died when he was nine years old and Walker was […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Doc Rivers was a little surprised by the number, though not by the trend. Fourteen NBA head coaches are black, tying the league’s own record for the most ever in a sport and nearly half of its 30 teams. With Mexican-American Kaleb Canales of Portland and Miami coach Erik Spoelstra, a […]
Thursday nights have just gotten juicier with the arrival of “Scandal.” Kerry Washington plays Olivia Pope, a power player who does damage control for the high and mighty in Washington D.C. Armed with razor sharp intellect and an equally savvy staff, Olivia Pope and Associates regulates the pulse of the political elite. Creator Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy”) […]
