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Award-Winning Film ‘Charcoal’ Heads to National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institution

Kandia JohnsonOctober 23, 2018October 23, 2018

by Kandia JohnsonOctober 23, 2018October 23, 201802050

Francesca Andre turned her experiences with colorism and her passion for storytelling into "Charcoal," an award-winning film, which is on its way to the Smithsonian National

Career Women

Macy’s Inc. Names Retail Boss Shawn Outler as Chief Diversity Officer

Selena HillOctober 23, 2018October 23, 2018

by Selena HillOctober 23, 2018October 23, 201802443

Macy’s Inc. announced that Shawn Outler, a retail industry veteran, has been named EVP, Chief Diversity Officer, effective Oct. 29.

Lifestyle

Charlamagne Tha God and Bakari Sellers Team Up For New Film Project [VIDEO]

Selena HillOctober 23, 2018November 9, 2018

by Selena HillOctober 23, 2018November 9, 201801543

Charlamagne Tha God and Bakari Sellers talk exclusively to Black Enterprise about their new film, "While I Breathe, I Hope," and what it means to

Entrepreneurship Technology

Founder Gym launches a Cohort Exclusively for Black Founders

Sequoia BlodgettOctober 22, 2018October 22, 2018

by Sequoia BlodgettOctober 22, 2018October 22, 201801547

Founder Gym, an online training center for underrepresented founders who want to build successful tech startups, is launching it's 5th and 6th Cohorts, and one

Lifestyle

Turkey Renames Street Leading to New U.S. Embassy After Malcolm X

Selena HillOctober 22, 2018October 22, 2018

by Selena HillOctober 22, 2018October 22, 20180937

Turkey is paying homage to legendary civil rights activist Malcolm X by renaming the street where a new U.S. embassy is being built after him.

Money

5 Things to Immediately Do If You Win The Mega Millions Lottery

Robert J. GordonOctober 22, 2018November 6, 2018

by Robert J. GordonOctober 22, 2018November 6, 20182 1695

A record jackpot of $1.6 billion is waiting for some lucky gambler on Tuesday's Mega Millions lottery drawing. There's nothing like the feeling of getting

Lifestyle

Book ‘I’m A Brilliant Little Black Boy!’ Turns Into an Animated Series

Kandia JohnsonOctober 22, 2018October 22, 2018

by Kandia JohnsonOctober 22, 2018October 22, 201802750

In 2016, first-time author Joshua Drummond and his mom Betty K. Bynum co-wrote I’m A Brilliant Little Black Boy, an illustrated children’s book that aims to address

Business Career Leadership

Citing Health Concerns, Dick Parsons Resigns as CBS Interim Chairman of the Board

Samara LynnOctober 22, 2018November 6, 2018

by Samara LynnOctober 22, 2018November 6, 201801012

Barely 30 days after his appointment as interim chairman of the board at CBS, Reuters is reporting that Dick Parsons has resigned from the position.

Lifestyle

Black Voters Gloomy About Current Conditions as Midterms Loom

Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 21, 2018October 19, 2018

by Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 21, 2018October 19, 20180566

With midterm elections approaching soon, many black voters don’t view current economic circumstances for them glowingly. In fact, a fresh poll paid for by the

Lifestyle

An Urgent Message For Millennials From A Former Hillary Clinton Surrogate

Gayneté JonesOctober 21, 2018October 19, 2018

by Gayneté JonesOctober 21, 2018October 19, 20180758

New York native, former Hillary Clinton surrogate and minority Millennial herself, Maxine Outerbridge is especially committed to seeing Millennials show up to exercise their right