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(EURWeb.com) NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has announced the launch of his own real estate and development company that will pursue partnerships and joint ventures to acquire, develop and promote select projects across the U.S. "The O'Neal Group," announced Tuesday during a press conference in Miami, has set as its first project a partnership with MDM Development in the building of Metropolitan Miami (The Met), a billion-dollar mixed-use development anchoring downtown Miami's ...More
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NEW YORK, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) today announced its "75 Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street," as featured in the October 2006 cover story. The list includes 30 top-tier professionals, including cover subjects Raymond McGuire, managing director & co-head, global investment banking, Citigroup; and William M. Lewis Jr., managing director & co-chairman, investment banking, Lazard Freres & Co., L.L.C. Another 33 are entrepreneurs who head the largest ...More
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(businessweek.com) "In some deeply empowering good news, the U.S. Census Bureau recently informed Americans that black-owned businesses are among the fastest-growing segments of the nation's economy—up 45% from 1997 to 2002—and that these businesses currently generate a healthy $89 billion in revenue, up 25% over the same period. And while the geography of this trend shows no surprises—African-American businesses tend to be concentrated in cities such as New York, Atlanta, ...More
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"The mission of Afrocentric Learning Tools is to highlight products and services that aim to educate Black Students and promote the development of Multicultural educational tools. The site includes lesson plan ideas, product reviews, news and resources for Black parents, Educators of Black Students, and African American Homeschoolers. As well as entertainment and online activities for young black boys, girls, and older teens ." [Click here to visit website] More
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(macon.com) As the coordinator for Fort Valley State University's annual "Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day," Shirley Ellis embraces her task of ensuring that those who attend take full advantage of the services offered that day. For Ellis, it's personal. Last year's event had a profound impact on her own life when a blood pressure check indicated prehypertension - a surprise to the woman who regularly visits the doctor ...More
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I heard this on the radio today and I became paralyzed for about 10 minutes: Question on BBC1's Test the Nation: "Who was Winston Churchill - A rapper, US President, The PM or King?" Teddy Sheringham's (a soccer player in the U.K.) girlfriend, Danielle Lloyd: "Wasn't he the first black president of America? There's a statue of him near me - that's black." (source) I know this has nothing to do with good news ...More
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