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In Hedge Fund Manager's Last Hours of Freedom, An Attempt at One Last Victim
It looked to Shaheed Bailey like a ketchup stain. Two months prior, he reached out to Fredrick D. Scott via LinkedIn and Twitter on behalf of his startup, McChesney Street Capital, LLC, an Orange, N.J.-tech-based lending company which offers an alternative to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have a hard time getting traditional bank lending.…
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Beyoncé Wows Twitter in Cavalli
(The Root) — A sketch of Beyoncé by designer Roberto Cavalli is causing a stir on Twitter and Instragram. The designer shared this sketch of Beyoncé in a custom gown for her Mrs. Carter tour, featuring Bey with extra-long, superthin, barely human legs. The sketch is off-putting, especially considering Beyoncé’s vocal love of her curves…
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Who Will Be on Zimmerman's Jury?
(The Root) — At long last, the second-degree-murder trial of George Zimmerman, who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year, began on Monday with jury selection. Legal experts had predicted that attorneys for the prosecution and defense would probe potential jurors for their attitudes about African Americans (Trayvon), Hispanics (Zimmerman) and guns, as well as…
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Biracial Cheerios-Ad Star Thought Attention Was for Her Great Smile
(The Root) — Last week a Cheerios commercial featuring an interracial family generated such a strong racist reaction on YouTube that the comments section had to be closed. The video had received more than 1,600 likes and more than 500 dislikes, as well as references to Nazis, “troglodytes” and “racial genocide.” Of course, that reaction…
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Young Artist Meshing Hip-Hop, R&B Influences For Star-Studded Global Success
We have good news for you. You can have a cool career and make a good living. No need to choose between loving your job and paying your mortgage. The following profile, part of the BlackEnterprise.com Cool Jobs series, offers a peek into the nuts and bolts, perks and salaries behind enjoyable careers. The best…
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How 1 Black Doctor Compensates for Racism
Dr. Gregory McGriff’s contribution to NPR’s Race Card Project, which asks listeners to send in their six-word summaries of their experience with race and cultural identity, was “55 mph means you black man.” His explanation: “I am an Ivy League graduate and a board-certified medical doctor. The subject of race comes up all the time, but…
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How To Find Time For Love As a Entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur/business owner allows you to give birth to a dream that lies deep within you. Many entrepreneurs can attest that moving from dream to reality takes a considerable amount of blood, sweat and tears. Time and love are often the drivers that allow the blood, sweat and tears to manifest into an entrepreneur’s…
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Trustee Says Howard University Is In Financial Trouble
A vice chairwoman of Howard University’s board of trustees told the board in a report published Friday that the school “is in genuine trouble” because of financial and management problems. “Howard will not be here in three years if we don’t make some crucial decisions now,” Renee Higginbotham-Brooks wrote in a letter published on the…
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Support for Affirmative Action Dropping? Or Just White Support?
As the country awaits the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the University of Texas’ consideration of race (among other admissions factors) to ensure a diverse student body, NBC reported on Tuesday on the results of a poll whose results show that a “record low number of Americans support such programs.” Just 45 percent…
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4 Stellar Leaders in Tech Innovaion
This month, BlackEnterprise.com presents Month of the Man, where we bring you career features tailored for male leaders of color all over the world. This week we highlight top male innovators in technology: Shaun Evans Recently included in theGrio.com’s roundup of 100 African Americans to watch , Shaun Evans co-founded an app development company that…
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