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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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 2 2015
Stephen Hill and Tanaya Beatty to star in HBO's 'Lewis and Clark' Miniseries
Longtime indie film actor Stephen Hill and "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" actress Tanaya Beatty have been cast in
HBO's upcoming miniseries on American explorers Lewis and Clark.
Based on the Meriwether Lewis biography "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen E. Ambrose, the…
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Oct 18 2014
President Obama's credit card gets rejected
It is an embarrassing moment for any diner going to pay and having your credit card declined.
But this is the fate that met President Barack Obama during a recent meal at a New York restaurant.
Speaking at a finance…Read more
Aug 4 2014
GE plans $2 Billion investment in Africa
General Electric Co. (GE) will invest about $2 billion in Africa by 2018 to expand in what
Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt calls one of the world’s most-promising markets.
“Africa is one of the most important growth areas, purely from…Read more
Mar 13 2014
Some legal secrets to reducing your taxes
Around the time I stopped fighting with my parents and began listening to them, my
dad imparted some brilliant financial advice. He told me to become a scholar of the tax
law. OK, perhaps he didn't use those exact words,…Read more