Business

KBLA Talk 1580 Awards $20,000 in Scholarships to Two Organizations: National Association of Black Journalists of Los Angeles and Minority Photo-Journalism Institute

By: BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors

Tavis Smiley, host of “Tavis Smiley” on KBLA Talk 1580 AM, presented a total of $20,000 in scholarships to the National Association of Black Journalists of Los Angeles (NABJLA) and the Minority Photo-Journalism Institute (MPJI). Both organizations play prominent roles in helping African Americans interested in journalism and communications pursue...

Xavier Cole Named 18th President of Loyola University New Orleans

By: BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors

The Loyola University New Orleans Board of Trustees today named Xavier A. Cole, Ed.D., an empathic, student-centered leader of Jesuit institutions, as the university’s 18th president. Cole will become the first person of color, and the second layperson, to lead the 111-year-old institution. Currently serving as Marquette University’s vice president...

CURLS Launches TRANSLATE Campaign to Empower Women with Textured Hair

By: BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors

CURLS, the most recognized natural hair care brand in North America, the textured hair aisle, and the multicultural community, is excited to announce the launch of its 2023 Hair Trend Release TRANSLATE: a compilation of defined hair textures, forms, and angles using cornrows, braids and lots of curls to create...

Steph Curry Is Set To Release His New Bourbon, Gentleman’s Cut Game Changer

By: Darryl Robertson

Last night, Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors pulled out a 127–125 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Today, news about Curry’s bourbon has been making rounds on the ‘Net.  According to Robb Report, Curry is set to launch his whiskey, Gentleman’s Cut Game Changer. The news was announced on Coming Whiskey’s Instagram...

SMH: Kel Mitchell’s Divorce Is Being Consumed For Peoples’ Entertainment

By: Darryl Robertson

All of this may seem childish, but Kel Mitchell’s divorce has been making the news rounds, and his current wife, Asia Mitchell, is being dragged into the fray concerning Kel’s divorce from his ex-wife, Tyisha Hampton.  According to Atlanta Black Star, Mitchell and Tyisha married in 1999 and divorced in 2005....

Baldwin Richardson Foods Announces Significant Expansion Into Aseptic Beverage Manufacturing 

By: BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors

Baldwin Richardson Foods, a leading custom ingredients manufacturer for the food and beverage industry, today announced that it has completed an asset acquisition of Aseptic Solutions USA Ventures, LLC, in Corona, California. This transaction expands the company’s manufacturing capabilities to include high-demand aseptic products and accelerates its commercial strategy to...

New Data Show Autism Diagnosis More Common In Black Children

By: Sharelle Burt

There seems to be more and more cases of autism in children, especially when it comes to Black kids. The Associated Press reports that for the first time autism is being recognized more frequently in Black children than white kids in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease...

Spelman Partners With OceanX To Advance Diversity in the Marine Sciences

By: Stacy Jackson

Statistics show that Black and brown researchers only account for six percent of America’s life science workforce, and there is a growing increase in the significance of resources that offer students of color direct opportunities in the STEM workforce. Global ocean exploration nonprofit OceanX announced its partnership with Spelman College,...

Jay-Z Fades to Black Big Time: Net Worth Now at $2.5B

By: Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

Kanye who? When Shawn Carter recited the lyrics, I’m a “business, man….” he wasn’t kidding. Jay-Z as a business is now worth $2.5 billion, according to Forbes.  Amazingly, with that amount, he comes in at number 1209 on the list of the world’s wealthiest people. The magazine listed the 53-year-old...