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Money may be coloring American politics. As African American and Latino organizations gear up to generate strong minority turnout at the polls in November, the

Long shunned by Wall Street, shares of publicly traded African American banks are now some of the nation’s best performing stocks. “For various reasons, these

Ten years after his death, Reginald Lewis’ hometown is honoring his legacy by establishing a cultural landmark. The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African

NBA legend and businessman Earvin “Magic” Johnson has a new endeavor: the MAGICCash Visa debit card. It’s the newest prepaid debit card on the market,

College-educated African Americans are having a hard time advancing their careers in the worst turnaround in the labor market in 25 years. Since the economic

Fashion and hip-hop industry power couple Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons have partnered with diamond distributor M. Fabrikant & Sons to launch The Simmons Jewelry

The odds against winning one of the coveted Rhodes Scholarships are daunting. Nearly 1,000 U.S. students applied, but only 32 were chosen. Three African Americans

He’s no physician, but Lacy L. Thomas can really operate. Fiscally, that is. He beat out a national field of candidates for the chief executive

Once the darling company of Roanoke, Alabama, Terry Manufacturing Co. Inc. (No. 74 on the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100 list with $44.5 million in sales) is

On a warm but breezy morning in Florida, Bill Lester is surrounded by a flurry of activity. Although it’s the middle of winter, the 80-degree