My Public Divorce Announcement from Starbucks [Opinion]
You don’t establish Starbucks music, offer free Wi-Fi, have a location on every other block in every major city, and keep late hours because you...
black buying power
Black Dollars Matter: The Power of African American Consumers
The seismic shift in how important black dollars have become is credited to social media and the vocal and voluminous online entity known as Black...
The Road to $1.5 Trillion in Black Buying Power and Dispelling a Common Myth
Black buying power is projected to hit $1.5 trillion by 2021, but can Black America redirect some of this power to rebuilding the black community?...
Young Black Professionals Host National Day of Empowerment
On Saturday, November 19, the National Urban League Young Professionals chapters nationwide will engage in an annual Day of Empowerment, making our dollars count by...
[Video] TIAA AND Black Enterprise Bring You Wealth for Life
[Video] TIAA AND Black Enterprise Bring You Wealth for Life...
The Power of the Purse and the Polls
“You must spend less than you make and vote as much as you can. That’s the right combination. Much of our middle class is a...
Blacks in the U.S. Gaining Wealth and Education Faster Than Other Groups
“When Black consumers see how much power they have, it will change the way African Americans look at themselves, and allow them to realize what...
How 3 Business Owners Are Keeping Black Dollars in the Black Community
When you buy from black-owned businesses you create a chain reaction of events, empowering that business with your dollars, allowing that business [to have] the...
Lee Daniels Asks White Hollywood: Where Are the Black Writers?
Black representation in media matters! Two recent examples only reiterate the need for us to control our image and our voices. Public pushback against Matt...
Black Voices Matter on Social Media, and Corporate America is Listening
“Black Twitter consistently drives global trending topics and cultural conversations. As blacks become an economic and social force, social media can be leveraged by spaces...