Tag Archives: business

Former NBA Player Etan Thomas Gives Advice to Redskins Quarterback: Don’t Play in Serious Pain

      Etan Thomas tells Robert Griffin III that he had no business being on the field last week against the Baltimore Ravens.     Click to Watch

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Interview with Devin Robinson How to Transition From Employee to Employer

    Devin Robinson describes his newest book, “Power M.O.V.E., How To Transition From Employee and Employer” as “a success model that people can follow to change their mindsets and habits for financial success.” The book is a self-described “journal” of Robinson’s experiences in his own transition out of his corporate job and into entrepreneurship. He says that he experienced ...

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Lauren Anderson: Six Degrees of Separation Within Human Resources

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By Lauren Anderson I have found that in fact the theory of six degrees of separation set out by Frigyes Karinthy is true. I believe in this theory that by introduction, each person is just a few more people away  from the actual resources required to fulfill any goal or desire of a dreamer. As a Human Resource Professional and ...

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A Young Black Man Runs His Own Car Dealership: How to Succeed in Business

    Kendall V. Fontenot is a 25-year-old African-American business man who created one of the largest minority owned “Buy Here, Pay Here” auto dealerships in Louisiana. Despite the shaky economy, his business has been performing so well that he is now preparing to expand it to Las Vegas.     Click to Watch    

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I Needed Therapy. Do You?

    I was tired. I was so tired that standing felt like effort; sitting felt like effort; everything about living required effort. I wasn’t too alarmed because I’d felt some variation of this fatigue for the last five years. I assumed it was because I was awesome and I worked too hard. Ambition, after all, is tiring business. Lately ...

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Ryan Mack: The Value Of Family In the Black Community

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By Ryan Mack As the election comes to a conclusion we sit within a country divided. A little more than half are excited about the victory of Barack Obama, and a little less than half are disappointed their candidate of choice lost. However, in light of the fervor this election has sustained for more than a year I would like ...

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Nomalanga: Why Adidas Should Not Have Cancelled the Shackle Shoe

Adidas has reportedly cancelled its plans to release the “shackle shoe” into the market after it was criticized for advertising it on the Adidas Facebook page. I think that Adidas’ first mistake was releasing the design to begin with. I question whether they used simple marketing tools,such as surveys,  before they decided to launch this new “shackle shoe”. That being ...

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Nomalanga: Nene Leakes is smarter than we give her credit for

Nene Leakes has reportedly been speaking out about the bullying and fighting that goes on in the reality show, “Basketball Wives”. Leakes, a “wife”, herself in “the Real Housewives of Atlanta” has also been criticized about being too loud and opinionated. It seems that she knows the limit though, because her star seems to be shining very bright. In addition ...

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Congrats to Black Enterprise for 40 Years of Greatness

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    Black Enterprise Magazine is celebrating 40 years of existence.  The magazine has long been a leader in black business and innovation.  The company released this statement describing its storied and powerful history. NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) will mark 40 years of listing America’s largest black companies on Friday, May 25, ...

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Facebook Being Sued for Tracking Users Even After They Leave the Website

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It appears that the jubilation of Facebook’s recent move on the New York Stock Exchange has already hit a bump in the road.  Techies have discovered that the most famous social media platform on earth might have been violating federal wiretapping laws by tracking users even after they leave the site. Facebook is being sued for $15 billion for tracking ...

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