Bill Wells, NBMBAA National Chairman The National Black MBA association, celebrating its 40th anniversary
Kevin Jones understands that the apathy and high crime rate among teens and young adults is often caused by a combination of too much idle
Meet Blanton Canady. He’s a McDonald’s owner and member of the Chicagoland Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA). Canady has a superior background in finance and
There are some absolutes in the world like; water is wet and toast does burn, but banking — fair, hardly. Except in rare instances like
A sister enjoying a makeover and the pomegranate wine. With the reopening of the Glambar, business maven Sabrina Peterson has built a bigger and
The African American woman’s allure is hard to define, but all we do know is that it is real. Along with the natural sway in
Aug. 17 is a Holy Trinity of sorts for I’na Saulsbery, the founder of the event planning company, The Starfire Group. Saulsbery will celebrate the three-year
My mother once said that a black woman’s hair is her glory — a crown she wears with great pride as it shares with others
The media has undergone a tremendous shift in the last decade. The rise of numerous digital options for news and entertainment have many people predicting
A bevy of historically black colleges and universities are hemorrhaging too many students while revenue sources have dried up to the point where it threatens
When Richard Bennett returned from the war in Iraq War, he was searching for a way to readjust to life in America. After the Philadelphia
Gregory Evans made a lucrative living as a computer hacker before being sentenced to jail for stealing over $1,000,000 from companies such as ATT, MCI
Derek Jenkins was all smiles at the recent grand opening of Manhattan’s first ever Target store in East Harlem. The senior vice president of the
Andre Harrell, the legendary founder of Uptown Records, seems to be equipped with an almost mythical internal detection system that enables him to instantly discern
Monumental advances in technology and how news is gathered and reported, make technologically savvy journalists a highly sought after commodity in newsrooms across the country.
A dozen mostly black high school students interested in careers in aviation and aeronautics got an outstanding head start with the Aviation Career Education (ACE).
Now in its 17th year, The Black Women’s Expo has become one of the premiere events in Chicago. The ambitious and marketing savvy brain behind
World-renowned celebrity chef G. Garvin has packed his apron and oven mitts for a road trip. The G. Garvin Culinary Bootcamp 2010 commences in his
When the time comes to intervene on behalf of women and children, Keenya Robertson doesn’t buckle under pressure. The nonprofit organization, Housing Opportunities Project for
Black women were in love with Carol’s Daughter products — even before proprietor Lisa Price brought Carol’s Daughter into existence. They were in love with,
