There will be about 5.6 million additional jobs in the health and social-assistance industry which is expected to boost African American employment.

How you choose to present yourself at work and beyond the office can speak volumes of your personality and how you feel inside.

When British law wasn’t working in Nigerian-born, British-based Michael Prest’s favor, he took it back to his African roots. The 50-year-old oil baron is founder of the Nigerian energy trading firm Petrodel Resources Ltd. Forbes reports he split from British wife Yasmin Prest in “an acrimonious divorce in 2008.” Last year he was ordered to [...]

Census data shows that the number of black-owned businesses has more than tripled the national rate, and with the growth of these businesses in the community, business owners must ensure they’re taking the right steps to hiring the right people that will help them see their business grow. For you first time entrepreneur, the road [...]

In Black History Month’s final week, construction on the country’s first national African American museum will begin.

Facebook is used by people around the world representing a multitude of diverse cultures and nationalities. But despite its’ users multiplicity, the Facebook board of directors is looking rather one-sided. Black Enterprise relays that the multi-billion dollar social networking filed paperwork for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this month. [...]

Much has changed since the Equal Credit Opportunity Act made gender and marital status discrimination against homebuyers illegal in 1975.  Single woman have been buying homes at increasingly higher rates and the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies reports that single women’s home purchases added up to over $550 billion during a three year period [...]

Does bringing baked goods to the office come off as too feminine?

Ever wonder what made Tavis Smiley the household media personality he is today? Denise Pines is the wonder woman behind the Tavis Smiley brand.

Source: Mad Rags Inc. Fashion Week is a celebration of bold new fashion statements, beautiful colors and designs, and the hard work of the top fashion designers from various communities and nationalities.  This show, as in previous shows before, the celebration lacked the voice and creations of African American designers. Out of the 127 designers who [...]