NEW YORK- UPTOWN Magazine announced that attorney, television personality, former prosecutor, political insider, philanthropist and bestselling author Star Jones has joined as Editor-at-Large, effective immediately. Founded in 2004, Uptown Magazine delivers fashion, lifestyle, political and entertainment content specifically created for affluent African Americans. Jones’ first UPTOWN editorial contribution to the publication will be in the […]
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NABJ Names Maurice Foster as New Executive Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 19, 2010 – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that Maurice Foster is the new Executive Director of the largest organization journalists of color in the nation. Foster joins NABJ from the National Bar Association, where he served as Deputy Executive Director for seven years. He brings more than […]
Digital Divide Fails to Decrease
The Department of Commerce released a study on broadband adoption rates in the U.S. based on age, gender, ethnicity, education and income level. The study found that broadband adoption rates increased significantly between 2007 and 2009, yet the digital divide did not diminish. Hispanic and African-Americans continue to adopt at much lower rates than Whites […]
Attorney Jameika Williams Mangum Secures Major Trial Win
Chicago, IL – Young attorney, Jameika Williams Mangum has proven herself as an emerging new legal force to be reckoned with. With an impressive list of credentials, and the recent opening of her new firm, The Mangum Law Firm LLC, Mangum’s recent court win is an eyebrow raising victory. The Los Angeles native, now practicing […]
Bennett J. Johnson III Joins PFM’s Chicago Office as Senior Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL – The PFM Group has announced that Bennett J. Johnson III recently joined the firm’s Financial Advisory practice in the Chicago office as a Senior Managing Consultant. Mr. Johnson’s primary focus will be in the areas of client development, project management, and financial analysis in Chicago and the Midwest region. Bennett Johnson brings […]
Congress approves 30-billion-dollar small business fund
WASHINGTON — US lawmakers on Thursday approved a 30-billion-dollar fund intended to help small businesses get access to loans and boost job creation amid persistent high unemployment levels. The bill passed the House of Representatives 237 to 187 after the Senate approved the measure last week. It now goes to the White House for President […]
Democrat says abolish Freddie, Fannie-FOXBy JoAnne Allen
By JoAnne Allen – Washington (Reuters) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be abolished rather than reformed as part of the Obama administration’s planned overhaul of the government’s role in housing finance, Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services committee, said on Tuesday. “They should be abolished,” Frank said in an interview […]
Warren Ballentine Radio Show Listeners Deposit Over $600,000 in Bank
In less than two months Ballentine’s listeners have deposited more than half a million dollars into M&F Bank, an FDIC insured, 100 year-old bank located throughout the state of North Carolina. In April of this year, some of our nation’s most powerful African-American leaders and activists including, Rev. Al Sharpton President of The National Action […]
Desirée Rogers Named CEO of Johnson Publishing
Richard Prince’s Journal-isms – Desirée Rogers, the former White House social secretary who had returned to her Chicago home for a two-month stint at Johnson Publishing Co., on Tuesday was named chief executive officer of the company, publishers of Ebony and Jet. “Rogers will oversee the day-to-day operations of the company. She will be […]