The future of marketing on R&B radio rests in the hands of African-American women, according to data presented at Interep’s 7th Power of Urban Radio symposium held at New York’s Grand Hyatt. During the research panel, “Black Consumers: Recent Changes in a Formidable Force,†Ken Smikle, president of Target Market News presented data compiled by […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Computer-maker Dell will hire another 2,000 people by the end of the year to make India a hub for its software development and back-office work, its top executive said Friday. “It has been a very exciting time here in India, running customer support and internal software development centers,” Dell Inc. Chief Executive Kevin Rollins told […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
**As part of USA TODAY’s Financial Diet, five families or individuals are working with members of the Financial Planning Association to improve their financial pictures. Today, reporter Mindy Fetterman profiles Juanda Smith and outlines advice from her planner. We’ll return to her in three months to see how she’s doing. Smith has a good education […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes there were indeed Blacks in ancient China. The skeletal remains from southern China are predominately Negroid. The people practiced single burials which is an African ritual. In northern China the blacks founded many civilizations. The three major empires of China were the Xia Dynasty (c.2205-1766 B.C), Shang/ Yin Dynasty (c.1700-1050 B.C) and the Zhou […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Been doing tours for Walking the Spirit Tours on black Paris (see the website at http://walkthespirit.moonfruit.com) for details and to make reservations) and have been having the time of my life. I hope all of you get the chance to realize what you’re supposed to be doing with your lives and future. I believe I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A very tired subject (I know), however there are those out there that do make this crazy distinction. Just recently, the man pictured above (left) was charged with the crime of arson: A D.C. man was arrested and charged yesterday in connection with nearly 50 fires intentionally set in the District, Maryland and Virginia over […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New DNA studies suggest that all humans descended from a single African ancestor who lived some 60,000 years ago. To uncover the paths that lead from him to every living human, the National Geographic Society today launched the Genographic Project at its Washington, D.C., headquarters. The project is a five-year endeavor undertaken as a partnership […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you are into golf, then here is a magazine to check out. Does not have a whole lot of helpful links, but I am sure that your input would make this into a much greater site for the golfer amongst us. Link: http://www.africanamericangolfersdigest.com/home.html
A greater portion of minority Americans own homes now than ever before, but their homeownership rate still lags far behind whites, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week. In the first quarter, 51.6% of minority households owned their own homes, up from 50.8% in the first quarter a year ago. Thirty […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
BANNOCKBURN – A Black college student was charged with a hate crime Tuesday for allegedly mailing racist threats to fellow minorities on campus, apparently because she was homesick and wanted to convince her parents the school was dangerous, authorities said. The hate mail at 3,300-student Trinity International University spread fear among Blacks and Hispanics on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Believe it our not, I do enjoy reading on subjects that are not all race-related. While the rest of my male friends enjoyed giggling over the pictures of bare-chested women in the National Geographic magazines in the school library, I was the “weird” one that actually enjoyed reading these magazines. Last night I happened to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In our country the term “right” is a powerful thing. If something is a right, then it is the whole purpose of our country–of any decent country–to protect it. In that case, the definition of rights matters very much. To help us understand the foundation of our rights, we should consider what is said in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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