News & Articles
Up-to-date information about Black entrepreneurs, executives & Black owned or controlled companies.
News, analysis, personal and business finance information, research about Black entrepreneurs, Black executives and Black owned companies. We aim to provide the infomation to keep you informed as you build your business career.
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Quincy Jones wants to buy back Vibe
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comVibe magazine founder Quincy Jones wants to buy back the hip hop publication he started in 1994 as an alternate to Rolling Stone. Vibe and Spin…
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NBA Hall of Famer and businessman Dave Bing builds middle-income homes
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comNBA Hall of Famer and businessman Dave Bing is building 40 middle-income homes and supporting the start-up of 15 charter high schools in an effort to…
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Quincy Jones sells Bel-Air Mansion
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comMusic, film and TV producer Quincy Jones has sold his Bel-Air mansion for close to its $5.4-million asking price. Jones had owned the house made…
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P. Diddy becomes just Diddy
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comSean Combs tells MTV News he’s chosen a new name for himself. He says he’s going with just “Diddy†because “the P was getting in between…
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Radio One, Inc. Promotes John W. Mathews to Vice President of Engineering
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comRadio One, Inc. ("Radio One")…
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Rocawear launches new ad campaign for autumn/winter 2005
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comRocawear the clothing company that’s co-owned by Damon Dash, Jay Z and clothing manufacturer the Comet Group is lunching a new Rocawear ad campaign…
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Ebony Magazine Founder John Johnson Dead
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comJohn H. Johnson 87, the founder of Jet and Ebony magazine died of heart failure on Monday, August 8, 2005. Johnson is the founder of Johnson…
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The Empire 50 Built
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comUrban Hustler’s tag line is “Documenting Success from the Street to the Boardroom,†and there are many great examples of this, Jay Z, Russell…
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Worldspace make its entrance on the NASDAQ
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comShares of satellite radio broadcaster WorldSpace Inc. the company which is majority owned and controlled by Noah A. Samara rose from the initial…
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The man who saved Time Warner
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comRichard D. Parsons is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Inc., and only one of a very limited number of black executives…