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Q: I am interested in starting an independent professional research business from home. What are the tools I will need to find potential clients? —

When Marc H. Morial began his term as president and CEO of the National Urban League in May 2003, he laid out an ambitious empowerment

Donald C. Bland is a social and community activist, who believes everyone in America should have access to affordable healthcare. It was this ardent notion,

Flipping through his art portfolio one day, Mark Davis inadvertently introduced a concept that would take Imajimation Studios — the startup animation business where he

Q: I purchased a home two years ago and my mortgage payment started out at $397 a month. Now it is $567 a month. I

If you own more than one home and you collect rental revenue, there are lucrative tax breaks you can take advantage of. Pat Massenberg and

As the chief money manager and executive vice president of Atlanta-based investment banking firm The Resource Group, D. Dennis Hinton prides himself on being able

Whether the economy is up or down, there are always items that consumers will buy — soap, diapers, food, and medicine among them. Vivian D.

Johnnie E. Williams III shattered his right elbow in high school and ended his dreams of playing college basketball. He knew then he’d have to

Rep. Melvin Watt, who has represented North Carolina’s 12th District for 12 years, was elected chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus in January. “It is