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North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company jumped into the fray of companies fighting for a piece of the new Medicare Part D pie, a potentially

Lester W. Johnson, head of the only African American-owned bank in the Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area, abruptly resigned from the top spot at Douglass

Darwin N. Davis Sr. broke through the glass ceiling at a time when most African Americans were prevented from ascending the upper ranks of corporate

Huntsville, Alabama-based Tec-Masters Inc. recently landed a two-year, $26.8 million service contract with Naval Air Warfare Training Systems, a training and technical division of the

Oprah Winfrey is already the queen of multimedia, with a syndicated television show and consumer magazines in her empire. Get ready for her reign to

In technology, it’s not enough to build a better mousetrap. So what separates the dreamer from the innovator? That depends. How about persistence, a true

Bishop Thomas D. Jakes, impeccably attired in a gray suit and polka-dot tie, holds court in an opulent conference room dominated by floor-to-ceiling windows that

Mari Springs’ voice quivers as she relives the tale of raising $4,500 in three months for a down payment on her first home. The 27-year-old

When BLACK ENTERPRISE profiled the GrassRoots Investment Group L.L.C. in July 2002, the club consisted of a group of energetic, innovative investors who were relying

Stacy Hall says it’s her time now. “I’ve just begun to really think about my future,” says Hall, 45, a divorced mother of grown children,