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After Negotiating $54 Million NFL Contract, Bobby Wagner is Negotiating Deals With Startups

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 17, 2019December 17, 201902392

According to Forbes, Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner, who negotiated his own multimillion deal, is now negotiating deals for startups. Over the summer, Wagner negotiated his

Entrepreneurship

MLB Goal: Spend 20% of Its Money With Diverse Businesses In Next 5 Years

Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019

by Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 17, 2019December 17, 201901902

Corey Smith, MLB senior director of supplier diversity and strategic sourcing shared how black business owners can do business with the League.

Lifestyle Technology

Amazon Reportedly Paid $25 Million for Rights to Rihanna Documentary

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 17, 2019December 17, 201901803

Amazon has paid $25 million for the untitled film's rights to a Peter Berg-directed documentary about Rihanna, according to reports.

Leadership News

Meet Kaiser Permanente’s New Black CEO Greg Adams

Derek T. DingleDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019

by Derek T. DingleDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019010094

Healthcare veteran Gregory Adams stepped in to lead Kaiser Permanente after the sudden death of Bernard Tyson and its board made it official this week.