After 30 years in business Janice Bryant Howroyd has emerged as one of the most successful Black entrepeneurs in the world. While most know that Oprah Winfrey is the first Black woman to become a self-made billionaire, Bryant Howroyd is the first African-American businesswoman to own a a company worth over a billion. Bryant Howroyd […]
Raymond Hill, the owner of New Jersey-based Sequin City, claims his business is the only one of its kind in America. Hill started his business after he was let go from a Fortune 500 company for apparently being too good at the task of selling fabrics. Over the past decade, Sequin City has become […]
Have you sent a text message in the heat of the moment while you were upset, but wished you could take it back? An app…
Zane is heading to the Fantastic Voyage. And she’s bringing her stage play The Other Side Of The Pillow to the cruise. The show will performed on April 14 and 15th, during the middle of the cruise. “Well you know sexy walks around with me, so there will be it’s definitely going to be […]
Herman J. Russell, a prominent Atlanta businessman responsible for helping to develop the city’s many top destinations, died over the weekend. He was 83. Born December 23, 1930, Russell was raised in the Summerhill section of the city, the youngest of eight children. His father was a building plasterer, passing on the trade and […]
Success in the fast-changing landscape of the modern workforce requires proper, ongoing education and training amid a talent pool that is increasingly diverse, tech-savvy, global-minded and entrepreneurial. However aspirational and talented today’s workface may be, employment demand often exceeds supply, making competition for jobs stiff and increasing hiring/candidate qualification standards in kind. In fact, by […]
For iPhone: Dallas businessman Comer Cottrell became a powerful force in the hair care industry by making the salon-exclusive Jheri-Curl product available to the masses at an affordable rate. Cottrell died last week at the age of 82, leaving his mark on a variety of successful ventures along the way. Cottrell, a native […]
Chase Reed is an ordinary kid. He loves shoes. But not just any shoes. Rare, vintage styles that are no longer in production. Reed’s love for fancy footwear has transitioned from a personal love to a full fledged business, making his the first of its kind. The New York Post reports: High-end kicks are becoming […]
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) â Madinah Nalukenge recalls the day she set out to sell food on the filthy edges of a bus terminal in the Ugandan capital in 2004. She had just $10 left over from a failed attempt to sell bed sheets. Now she runs a catering business that makes a monthly profit of […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been chosen to deliver the commencement address at his old stomping grounds, Howard University. The HBCU in the Nation’s Capital announced Tuesday that Diddy will also be among five people to receive honorary degrees as trailblazers in their fields. The Bad Boy founder, a student at the school in the late […]
Dee Marshall is regarded “a Coach whose name shows up on the short list of top Coaches for women”. In a just a few years she went from being a credentialed Coach in private practice to a “renowned experts” for women says Essence Magazine. She has built a women’s empowerment empire that reaches over 40,000 women […]
Name: Jamila Thompson Title: CEO of Rub A Dub Spa Parties For Kids, Inc. Education: 7th Grade Previous Job Experience: Being an awesome kid with…
