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Actor Shemar Moore Launches Kickstar Campain For New Film project
“Criminal Minds” actor Shemar Moore is using Kickstarter to enlist financial support for his new film project, “The Bounce Back”. The goal is to raise $1.5 million of the film’s $3 million budget through the site, with the film’s producer/star committing to personally match the total amount raised on the popular fundraising platform. “The Bounce Back” is a heartfelt romantic comedy…
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Help! My Girlfriend Asked Me For a Loan To Start a Business
How do you handle a situation where the one you love asks for a loan to fund a business? Great question, but the answer may not be so simple. In a situation like this, it’s important for you to clearly differentiate your emotional feelings from the business concept and loan request. Unfortunately, this isn’t necessarily…
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Mom and Daughter Make Hair-Story in NYC
These days it’s hard to know which hair care product to choose, given how oversaturated the market has become. And now, with the natural hair movement in full swing, the competition is becoming increasingly fierce. Enter Doris Hair Care New York, a small but steadily growing mom-and-pop-style business that began as humbly as now nationally…
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Family Business: Lil Wayne & the Carter Tribe
Words by Amber McKynzie Lil Wayne first entered the music scene at 11 years old as just another kid in New Orleans who wanted to rap; now, nearly 20 years later, he’s one of the biggest names in hip-hop. He’s lived the “dream.” But while the money, women, cars, chains and any other stereotypical cultural…
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Urban Delivery Founders Navigate Tech Scene with Bike Courier App
Washington, D.C. is slicing a piece of the entrepreneurial pie with its booming tech scene. Known for its rich American history and robust political landscape, D.C. has become a tech cluster with numerous meetups like DC Tech Meetup, incubator pitch sessions and headquarter locations such as social deal site LivingSocial and 1776, a vibrant coworking…
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Face2Face Africa Honoring Who's Who of the African Diaspora
On June 15, Face2Face Africa , a premier media and events company that supports and highlights leaders of African descent in the Diaspora, will host its annual F.A.C.E. List Awards, honoring women and men of color who have shown excellence in their industries. The event will take place at The Times Center in the heart…
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Stephen G. Hill Talks Expanding BET Awards Brand and Road to Success
BlackEnterprise.com caught up with Hill about his path to BET, what he hopes to accomplish with a new way of branding the awards and his plan for latter years back on radio. Before we go into The BET experience, who is Stephen G. Hill and how did come to your current post as president of…
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Family Business: Diana Ross & Her Familial Supremes
Diana Ross may have initiated the family name, but her children have surely continued its legacy. While the Motown best-selling artist entered the music world in the 1960’s with the Supremes—and later parted ways to embark on her solo career—her five children, Ross, Rhonda, Tracee, Chudney and Evan, have found multiple ways to continue the…
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3 Smart Career Lessons from Real Husbands of Hollywood
Now, anyone familiar with BET’s the Real Husbands of Hollywood would look at that headline and probably think “Career lessons? All I see is hilarious debauchery from a cast full of successful men poking fun at reality TV.” But what I see is a group of men who have been able to leverage their networks…
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How to Stay Cool Without An Air Conditioner
So, here’s a major shocker: It’s hot. It’s really, really hot. That means tonight you will turn on that air conditioner to keep cool, which if you have one or not is a budget-crashing, rite of spring. Here are four ways you can keep costs down as the temperature increases so that you can stay…
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