Business section
By Sydney Scott, essence.com Economist Roger Ferguson has been appointed to the board of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, making him the first African-American board member in the company’s history. According to USA Today, Ferguson will […]
By Frederick H. Lowe Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles, an Atlanta-area restaurant chain co-founded by singer Gladys Knight and operated by her son, Shanga Ali Hankerson, has agreed to go into receivership under state supervision, […]
Kenneth Reddick was recently elected to an unprecedented third term as President of the Riverside Fine Arts Association. Kenneth has guided the organization to higher levels in both concert attendance and income. The organization seeks to enrich […]
By Frederick H. Lowe The number of black-male owned businesses with employees declined between 2007, the beginning of the Great Recession, and 2012, the end of it, according to a report by the Center for […]
by Naomi LeChance Wells Fargo’s sordid practice of steering minorities into exploitative mortgages burst into public view after the housing crash in 2008. But to a black business group the bank has partnered with — […]
by Jeanine Ferguson Did you know that according to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 80% of land owned by Black Americans has been lost since 1910? The major contributing factor to this tragedy is not […]
by Ann Bucher The makers of the RushCard have reportedly agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed over a botched upgrade of the pre-paid debit card that allegedly left RushCard holders without access to their […]
Quietly in a nondescript location settled within a long ignored section of Northwest Jacksonville, a group of aspiring entrepreneurs made history, as the first class of students to complete Business Plan Boot Camp. Entrepreneurs spent […]
by Sable Badaki Internship. This word creates images of free labor, coffee runs, copying and other menial tasks. Actually, there was a time, when “intern” was synonymous with grunt work. More and more organizations are […]
After a lifetime of earning and saving, one might expect a comfortable and financially secure retirement, especially with a reliable financial advisor – right? “Life is rarely that simple or black-and-white and, unfortunately, neither […]
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