Oprah is catching some heat about her new network. Is it still too early to pass judgment or should African-Americans be concerned that the Queen of Television isn’t paying our community quite enough attention with her new venture? Amplify’d from www.newsweek.com Is Oprah’s Network Too White? Does Oprah’s network need more diversity? Many African-American women [...]
Sometimes you just have to pursue your dreams. That’s what Anthem Addisu did when he decided to forego his $150,000 annual salary for a full time career as an MC who has performed as the opening act for B.O.B. and Lupe Fiasco. This Duke University graduate organized himself prior to taking a huge leap of [...]
Dr. Boyce Watkins of Syracuse certainly has his concerns. Check out this quote from his recent article on Black Athlete.net: Most of the media companies (as well as other institutions) in America are owned by people who don’t look like us,and this embarrassing disparity of ownership is all rooted in slavery and Jim Crow, during [...]
Ah, to be rich and famous and black. Better still, to be the kid of the rich and famous and black. So goes the life of Willow Smith whose music-making surprise talent is moving to the big screen as she prepares to play the role of little orphan Annie in a film being developed by [...]
China is an ever-growing market place and western companies are flocking there to take advantage of the opportunities that are still in their infancy when it comes to this new economic frontier. For the enterprising African American who isn’t afraid of significant cultural differences and willing to adapt to the language and cultural challenges of [...]
Magic Johnson, who has gone from basketball star to a mega successful businessman, knows something about entrepreneurship. And recently he helped The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) reach out to entrepreneurs. ICIC teamed up with the Small Business Administration, and Bank of America to invite more than 100 growing inner city companies from [...]
Herman Cain is a conservative Godfather (CEO and President of Godfather’s Pizza) who may make a run for President in 2012. He’s not a Republican insider, supports the Tea Party, and has some ground to cover in gaining African-American support, so many call him a long shot. Given the historic election of President Obama in [...]
Our friends at The Root have reported that Tom Joyner has decided to market his own pre-paid credit card for consumers who may not qualify for traditional credit cards. Many of you may be aware that Russell Simmons has also been a long-time promoter of his own branded pre-paid card, the RushCard. Though both Simmons [...]
Using contests to build excitement about your brand is a tried and true marketing strategy, and Twitter is an ideal platform for launch. Mashable.com provides a five step process for making your Twitter contest an all-around winner. 1. Lock in the Rules and Regulations. It is critical to determine eligibility, prizes, and how the winners [...]
BlackBookReview.com is a new service that may benefit the author in your life. The brainchild of Lynia White, founder of The Quality Corner bookstore, the book review service offers “comprehensive and promotional reviews” for books written by African American authors, or intended for an African American audience. “The primary goal of my book review service [...]
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