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Billion-Dollar Equity Firm Partners With John Henry’s Harlem Capital for Diversity Initiative

Selena HillMay 9, 2019May 9, 2019

by Selena HillMay 9, 2019May 9, 20193445

Harlem Capital partners with KKR, one of the world's biggest private equity firms, to drive racial and gender diversity in the investment management industry....

Entrepreneurship

45 Great Moments in Black Business – No. 18: Johnson Products Courts Controversy When Company Sold to Whites

Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 28, 2017December 28, 2017

by Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 28, 2017December 28, 20173586

The sale of Johnson Products was significant on a number of levels. Since it was founded in 1954 by Johnson, a salesman, with a $250...

Arts and Culture Lifestyle

Common and John Legend Win Oscar for ‘Glory’, Plus Moving Performance

Essence GantFebruary 23, 2015February 23, 2015

by Essence GantFebruary 23, 2015February 23, 20151019

Last night viewers all across the country tuned into ABC network to watch The Oscars. The red carpet was graced with the likes of Oprah,...

Roberts Brothers Cash In Big On Alamosa Deal

Glenn TownesJune 1, 2006December 1, 2008

by Glenn TownesJune 1, 2006December 1, 2008351

Siblings Michael Roberts Sr. and Steven Roberts Sr., owners of Roberts Cos., based in St. Louis, netted more than $100 million on the sale of...

Entrepreneurship Men Travel and Leisure

Meet The Black Entrepreneurs Who Created A Luxury Yacht Company in Tulum, Mexico

Dana GivensFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 2021

by Dana GivensFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 202129392

William Lee and John Roberts are the founders of The Yacht Club company, a private yacht charter business based in Tulum, Mexico....

News

‘Bout Time! Clarence Thomas Discloses Trips Paid By GOP Billionaire Harlan Crow

Sharelle BurtSeptember 1, 2023September 1, 2023

by Sharelle BurtSeptember 1, 2023September 1, 20232141

He could have just said that in the beginning!...

News

Alabama GOP Is Playing In People’s Face, Blocks Another Black District Despite Supreme Court Backing

Sharelle BurtJuly 21, 2023July 21, 2023

by Sharelle BurtJuly 21, 2023July 21, 2023544

The Supreme Court ordered Alabama to draw a second majority-Black congressional district, but the state's GOP leadership is refusing, NBC News reports....

Education News Politics

US Supreme Court’s Two Black Justices Clash Over Affirmative Action Ruling

Sidnee MichelleJune 30, 2023June 30, 2023

by Sidnee MichelleJune 30, 2023June 30, 20231476

Jackson and Thomas, reflecting a deep divide in the United States, diverged on how race must be treated in the law. Jackson promoted its use...

News

Affirmative Action Is Dead: Supreme Court Shuts Down A Pathway To Equity In Higher Ed

Atiya JordanJune 29, 2023June 29, 2023

by Atiya JordanJune 29, 2023June 29, 2023887

The Supreme Court has reversed decades of efforts to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination and to increase representation of minorities in higher education. ...

Politics

For Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Self-Assured and Forceful U.S. Supreme Court Debut

Sidnee MichelleJune 28, 2023June 29, 2023

by Sidnee MichelleJune 28, 2023June 29, 2023549

"Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has made her personality and priorities and intellect known very quickly on the bench this year."...