Black Auto Dealers Take Big Hit
In 2001, John Hall was treading into unfamiliar territory as a first-generation automobile dealer. But this summer, Hall found himself making one of the most...
Mashaun D. Simon
Homeroom Has New Meaning
More African American parents are homeschooling their kids today than ever before, according to a report by the National Center for Education Statistics, which reveals...
LOSING THE WAR ON WEIGHT
African Americans are steadily growing around the waistline. According to the national report Health, United States, 2005, obesity in black women and black men jumped...
Risky Business
Fewer black U.S. high school students are engaging in certain risky behaviors compared with students of other races, according to the 2005 National Youth Risk...
Will Black Firms Get A Bite Of The Big Apple?
In the next five to seven years, more than $100billion in government and private construction contracts will be awarded within New York City. According to...
A Memorial Fit for King
To honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a memorial in the nation’s capital will finally be erected next year. The Martin Luther King, Jr. National...
Harding Brews Success At Anheuser — Busch
Michael S. Harding will be brewing a new formula for revenue and market share growth at Anheuser — Busch. With his recent appointment as president...
Kids Say: You’re Fired! To Schools
Foul language, drug and alcohol abuse, and unruly classrooms are what students are contending with in public schools, according to a national survey. Reality Check...
A Black Plague
Despite a 5% average annual decline in the rate of HIV diagnoses among African Americans from 2001 to 2004, the magnitude of the AIDS epidemic...
New Beginnings for VIBE
After being renamed editor-in-chief at VIBE, the country’s top urban culture magazine, Danyel Smith is poised to usher the magazine into the future. Smith replaced...