Select Fox Television Stations will air a five-week run of Central Avenue, an entertainment news strip, starting Nov. 4. The show will be produced by Lionsgate-owned Debmar Mercury in partnership with Will Packer Media. If the show does well during…
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Mar 18 2019
Freddie Figgers is the 1st African American Entrepreneur to Develop His Own 4G LTE Smart Phone
Freddie Figgers is an inventor, computer programmer, software engineer, and entrepreneur. He is the youngest person in history to hold a FCC license, which allows him to operate his own cell phone company.
Freddie was abandoned at birth, but was…
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Mar 18 2019
Mother And Son Entrepreneurs behind $850 Million Sundial Brand
Richelieu Dennis, the 49-year-old cofounder of Sundial Brands, had spent 20 years avoiding meals like this with the U.S. president of Unilever, the $54 billion (2017 sales) Anglo-Dutch consumer goods conglomerate. But he finally caved after Unilever executives began imploring…
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Mar 18 2019
Queen Latifah invests $20 Million in Creators of Color
Queen Latifah and ESSENCE Ventures LLC have partnered to create the Essence Creators and Makers Fund. This $20 million initiative will provide more financial support while building a stronger production and economic infrastructure for artists of color. ESSENCE Ventures LLC…
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Mar 18 2019
LeBron James continues to give back with I-Promise school
LeBron James ended his second stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers by signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he didn't leave the state of Ohio with nothing. James spent 11 seasons with the Cavs, winning a title in 2016 to…
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Mar 18 2019
Garcelle Beauvais, Lisa L. Wilson to produce Haitian Family Drama
Actress Garcelle Beauvais and producer Lisa L. Wilson have teamed up to form Beauvais Wilson Productions, a new multimedia production company. BWP’s aim is to focus on developing and producing stories with a diverse voice in television, film, digital and…
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Mar 18 2019
VR Founder uses Tech to Reduce Racial Bias
US companies invest an estimated $8 billion on diversity and inclusion training without clear metrics to determine the effectiveness and employee performance. But they don’t always go as planned. Employees can walk away from these trainings with triggered emotions. Clorama…
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Jun 24 2018
Akon is building a real life Wakanda
Akon, the top-selling ringtone artist of all time, is building a futuristic city in Senegal that will trade exclusively in Akoin: a cryptocurrency named after himself. If you have been away from the news for a while, yes, this…
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Jun 6 2018
June is National Soul Food Month
Were you aware that June is National Soul Food month? Well it is.
“Soul Food is a cuisine,” says Chef Todd Richards author of Soul. Soul Food is flexible, it is vegan and omnivorous. It has a particular and…
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Apr 3 2018
There is a worldwide shortage of vanilla - here's why
VANILLA is one of the world’s most popular spices and an important ingredient in products ranging from chocolate to perfume. But it is getting harder to find. Vanilla-rich foods like ice cream have been removed from shelves or become…
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