Frank's Articles
Can Usain Bolt Cross the Big-Money Finish Line?
The world's most talented and most popular track star finds that setting world records is easier than crashing the circle of top earners. Here's what stands in his way to becoming a $10 million man.
Jazzonomics
How do musical artists stay afloat in a dodgy economy?
An Earth Day Fix for Urban Food Deserts
Rewind: Black organic farmers took Malcolm X's "by any means necessary" and turned it green.
In Appreciation of J. Bruce Llewellyn (1927-2010)
The pioneering New York entrepreneur was as dedicated to social change as he was to building great businesses.
Jobs Vanish for African Americans
A congressional report reveals the dire details, but does one sector have a strategy that will help turn the tide?
Don’t Play for a Pro Team. Own One.
MJ takes over the Bobcats and becomes the only black majority owner of a major U.S. sports franchise.
The USDA and The Value of Black Land
Yes, the USDA just signed a $1.25 billion discrimination settlement with thousands of black farmers. But those farmers won’t be holding their breath while they wait for the check to clear.
The Art of Turning $25 Million Into $560 Million
The Syncom Venture Partners story.
Software Prez Gets Posterized in NYC
Did Oracle’s Charles Phillips do it? Or was it done to him?
Gone, But Not Forgotten
These obits did not make our photo gallery, but they should not go unnoticed.
