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Adidas buys Reebok for lifestyle line
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comAdidas said Wednesday it will buy shoemaker Reebok for $3.8 billion, giving the company about 20 percent of the U.S. market. Adidas is very popular in…
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Nike taps Sean John for new urban line
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comFaced with a stagnant $17 billion athletic-footwear market, Nike is trying to lift its business by launching an upscale urban fashion line. The new…
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Condoleezza Rice most powerful woman in the world
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comCondoleezza Rice, the first African-American woman to become the U.S. secretary of state, tops the second annual “Forbes Magazine: 100 Most Powerful…
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Jay-Z signs deal with trading card company
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comTopps the maker of trading cards and sticker album collections featuring professional athletes and popular television, movie, and other licensed…
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Oprah's Harpo Productions to release The Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary DVD Collection
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comOprah's, Harpo Productions, Inc., will be releasing an exclusive compilation of highlights and episodes from one of the most influential programs of…
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Usher tops Los Angeles Times Pop Power List
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comRecording Artist and Entrepreneur Usher Raymond has topped a new Los Angeles Times poll to find the most powerful artist in pop music in 2005.
The…
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Jay Z open’s 40/40 Club in Atlantic City
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comGroundbreaking ceremony were held for the first 40/40 Club outside New York city on Thursday, in front of an audience of journalist and dignitaries.…
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Def Jam Recordings is launching a Latin and Caribbean music division
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comUniversal Music Group's Def Jam Recordings division is launching Roc La Familia, a new imprint aimed at the exploding urban Latin and Caribbean…
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Stacking Paper's The Slow But Sure Way - prt 2
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comWell what's stopping you from achieving financial freedom? Could it be that you believe you must have lots of money to start? Well if that is your…
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Nelly signs deal with Reebok
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comGrammy Award Winning Rap Artist Nelly joined Reebok International Ltd.'s growing stable of rapper endorsers.
St. Louis native entered a long-term…