African-American Newswire
1 - AMHN, Inc. Begins Trading Under New Symbol
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - AMHN, Inc., (OTCBB: AMHN), parent company of America’s Minority Health Network, Inc., will begin trading today under the symbol "AMHN" on the OTC Bulletin Board. America's Minority Health Network, Inc. is a development stage corporation...
2 - Barbie® Launches a New Line of Black Dolls Called So In Style™
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Mattel® announced today the launch of So In Style™, a new line of black dolls by Barbie® featuring more authentic-looking facial features such as fuller lips, a wider nose, more distinctive cheek bones and curlier hair. So In Style...
3 - Texas Lawyer Announces Publication of “Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law”
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Texas Lawyer, the state’s leading legal news and information source, today announced the publication of “Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law.” The tabloid-sized special section profiles 25 leading lawyers of color, selected by the editors of...
4 - College Affordability Crisis Deepens; Families Seek New Ways to Find the Best College Deal
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - StudentAid.com today introduces a breakthrough service that for the first time allows families to compare out-of-pocket costs before applying to college and avoid suffocating debt. The service calculates aid eligibility to help students and...
5 - Indianapolis to Host 16th Annual African American Mental Health Conference
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) will host its 16th Annual Mental Health Conference Oct. 2 to engage state legislators, health care professionals, community leaders and the public on solutions to improve the mental health of...
6 - Prostate Cancer Guide for African-American Men and Their Families Now Available
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - A new guide, Straight Talk for African-American Men and their Families, is now available from the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF). It was produced in alliance with Charlie Wilson, famed R&B singer and recent prostate cancer survivor...
7 - Comcast Promotes Ron Phillips to Senior Vice President of Employee Engagement
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, today announced that it has promoted Ron Phillips to Senior Vice President of Employee...
8 - Val Guilford Joins CastleOak Securities as Senior Managing Director and Head of Equity Sales & Trading
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - CastleOak Securities, L.P., a leading boutique investment bank, announced today the addition of Val Guilford to head its equity sales and trading business. “Val is a tremendous asset to CastleOak. He brings over 15 years of experience, an impressive...
9 - Uptown Magazine & Buick Lacrosse Partner for Art of Taste
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Uptown Magazine, the only luxury lifestyle magazine for the affluent African American consumer, today announced "The Art of Taste," a marketing partnership with Buick introducing the new 2010 Lacrosse luxury sedan to affluent African American tastemakers...
10 - The Legacy Continues: The Tuskegee Airmen Prepare for the 24th Annual Salute
DETROIT-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - During the past 24 years, the Tuskegee Airmen have established a time-honored tradition of publicly recognizing and highlighting outstanding role models for youth and all Americans at its Annual Salute, Reception and Dinner. The Salute, Reception and...
11 - 17th Annual CareerFOCUS Eagle Awards Gala to Honor Top Ranking National Executives
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - On Thursday, November 19, 2009, the National Eagle Leadership Institute® and CareerFOCUS Magazine will present the 17th Annual CareerFOCUS Eagle Awards™ Gala at the Fairmont Chicago at Millennium Park. The event recognizes top ranking...
12 - Survey Reveals Sacramentans Are as Pessimistic as the Rest of America about Their Financial Future but Less Likely to Have a Game Plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Sacramentans are just as likely as the rest of the country to think their financial situation will get worse over the next year. However, they are much more likely to say they don’t have a financial game plan, according to a new survey...
13 - Reportlinker Adds U.S. Market for Multicultural Women: How African-American, Latina and Asian-American Women Are Driving Change in the American Consumer Economy, The, 2nd Edition
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds U.S. Market for Multicultural Women: How African-American, Latina and Asian-American Women Are Driving Change in the American Consumer...
14 - Drake Signs with Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown Records!!!
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Breakout hip-hop/R&B sensation Drake has officially signed with Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown Records. On September 15, 2009, Drake will drop So Far Gone, his first mini-album with the imprint while continuing to ready his forthcoming...
15 - Sprite® Launches “Sprite Step Off™” – Largest Step Competition in History with the Biggest Combined Prize Pool – $1.5 Million
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Sprite challenges fraternities and sororities to get their “step on” with the launch of “Sprite Step Off,” the largest college Greek stepping competition ever, with the biggest combined stepping prize pool in history – $1.5 million in...
16 - Sallie Mae Joins Black Family Reunion Celebration to Answer Financial Aid Questions
RESTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Sallie Mae, the nation’s leading saving, planning and paying for education company, is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the 24th Annual Black Family Reunion Celebration in Washington, D.C. The free family festival will take place this Saturday...
17 - BMI Honors George Clinton, T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Many More at Urban Awards in New York
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - U.S. music rights organization BMI saluted the world's premier R&B, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers tonight at its annual Urban Awards. BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Catherine Brewton, Vice President, Writer/Publisher...
18 - Honda Battle of the Bands Marches Toward Eighth Annual Showcase
TORRANCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Nearly 5,000 student-musicians from 43 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will take their first steps this week on “The Road to the Honda,” with only eight lucky bands finishing their journey in Atlanta, Georgia, at the 2010...
19 - Grammy and Oscar Nominated Music Producer Harvey Mason Jr. Scores a Cinematic Slam Dunk as Producer of the Film “More Than A Game” Starring LeBron James
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - As a hit making record producer, Harvey Mason Jr. has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, sold over 50 million records, had multiple Oscar Nominations for his music work on films including “Dreamgirls” and is enjoying the #1 Album in the...
20 - Photo of The Coca-Cola Company Giving $6 Million to Atlanta University Center and $1.2 Million to Robert Woodruff Library is Available on Business Wire's Web Site
Photo of The Coca-Cola Company giving $6 Million to Atlanta University Center and $1.2 Million to Robert Woodruff Library is available on Business Wire's Web Site. Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company (center), presented the funds at the Robert W. Woodruff Library. Pictured L to R...
21 - Tampa’s Urban Redevelopment Celebrates Area’s African-American Musical Heritage
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Here in Florida’s fourth largest city, a shovel-ready development under consideration for $38 million in federal funding could serve as a national model for sustainable urban redevelopment through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act later this...
22 - Uptown Magazine & Buick Lacrosse Partner for Art of Taste
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Uptown Magazine, the only luxury lifestyle magazine for the affluent African American consumer, today announced "The Art of Taste," a marketing partnership with Buick introducing the new 2010 Lacrosse luxury sedan to affluent African American...
23 - The Coca-Cola Company Gives $7.2 Million to Atlanta University Center
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - The Coca-Cola Company announced today that it will give $6 million to Spelman College, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University and the Morehouse School of Medicine, all part of the Atlanta University Center. This support will assist students at these...
24 - Coretta Scott King Honor-Winners Portray a Larger-Than-Life Hero of the Old West
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and twin Colt pistols on his belt, Bass Reeves seemed bigger than life. Outlaws feared him. Law-abiding citizens respected him. As a peace officer, he was cunning and fearless. When a lawbreaker...
25 - Uptown Magazine & Buick Lacrosse Partner for Art of Taste Events
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Uptown Magazine, the only luxury lifestyle magazine for the affluent African American consumer, today announced "The Art of Taste," a marketing partnership with Buick introducing the new 2010 Lacrosse luxury sedan to affluent African American...
26 - Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge Kicks off This Labor Day Weekend, September 3-7 in Orlando, FL
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - BLACK ENTERPRISE, along with title sponsor Pepsi, returns to Orlando this Labor Day weekend for the 2009 Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge. The highly anticipated event, being held Sept. 3–7 at the J.W. Marriott Grande Lakes, offers...
27 - The Coca-Cola Company Names King & Spalding, L.L.P. as Recipient of Its “Living the Values” Award
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - The Coca-Cola Company presented its “Living the Values” Award (LVA) to Atlanta-based law firm King & Spalding L.L.P. The award, now in its second year, was established by the Company to annually acknowledge and honor the U.S.-based law firm, with...
28 - Aetna and Aetna Foundation Award Second $50,000 Grant to National HBCU Choir
LINTHICUM, Md.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - For the second consecutive year, Aetna (NYSE: AET) and the Aetna Foundation are granting $50,000 in support of the “105 Voices of History” (105 VOH) choir – a national choir made up of a student representative from each of the country’s 105...
29 - Education Online Services Corporation Announces Educational Partnership with Tougaloo College
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Education Online Services Corporation (EOServe Corp.) announced today that Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President, Education Online Services Corporation and Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan, President, Tougaloo College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as...
30 - Vibe Lifestyle Network Announces Jermaine Hall as New Editor-in-Chief
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - The Vibe Lifestyle Network, who recently acquired Vibe and Vibe.com announced that publishing veteran Jermaine Hall will serve as Editor-in-Chief of the re-launched Vibe and Vibe.com properties. This marks a new combined strategy for the Vibe brand and...
31 - Addressing Mental Health Disparities Among African-Americans
SEYMOUR, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - According to the Surgeon General, only one-third of Americans with a mental health problem seek treatment; the percentage of African Americans getting help is only half that of non-Hispanic whites. The National Alliance on Mental Health reports that...
32 - Obama Administration Announces Efforts to Increase Access to Contracting Opportunities for Minority-Owned, Small Businesses
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - The Obama Administration today reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that minority-owned and small businesses, including women- and veteran-owned businesses, have greater access to federal government contracting opportunities. Commerce Secretary Gary...
33 - WNET.ORG Partners with the Brooklyn NAACP At 4th Annual Back-to-School/Stay-in-School Event
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 17, 2009 - Jon Rubin, director, state and local education services at WNET.ORG, will help kick-off the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) annual Back-to-School/Stay-in-School event, which targets at-risk students, some of whom...
34 - InterMedia Partners Announces Purchase of the Assets of Vibe Media Group
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2009 - InterMedia Partners, in partnership with its portfolio company Uptown Media Group along with Blackrock Digital today announced the purchase of the assets of Vibe and Vibe.com, the preeminent brands for hip-hop & R&B lifestyle and culture. Founded in...
35 - Nationwide Insurance Survey Reveals African Americans in Philadelphia Are Twice as Optimistic about Their Financial Future but Most Don’t Have a Game Plan
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-August 10, 2009 - African Americans in Philadelphia are twice as optimistic as the city’s general population that their financial situation will improve over the next year. However, most say they don’t have a financial game plan and many don’t know where to...
36 - Research and Markets: Latest Report Estimates That in Four Years, 56% of African-Americans Will Be Online, Roughly the Same Percentage as Hispanics
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2009 - Research and Markets CONCLUSION For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b7e91c/africanamericans
37 - Washington DC: Overlook At Oxon Run Welcomes First Residents
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - Following an extensive two-year renovation, construction is now complete and The Overlook at Oxon Run began moving in new residents on August 1, 2009. Located at 3700 9th Street SE, this 316 unit high-rise community has undergone total exterior and...
38 - Black Journalists Convention to Offer News Making Panels and Speakers
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) 2009 Annual Convention & Career Fair in Tampa will host a line-up of workshops, plenary discussions and news conferences to address some of the nation’s most pressing issues with some of the...
39 - HARLEM IN MONTMARTRE: A Paris Jazz Story Hits All the Right Notes on PBS’ Great Performances Series
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Beloved American jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway once said, “You hear about the Duke Ellingtons, the Jimmy Luncefords, the Fletcher Hendersons, but people sometimes forget that jazz was not only built in the minds of the great ones, but on the...
40 - Entertainment Arts Research Inc. (“EARI”) Enters into Negotiations to Acquire Certain Assets of Strait Gate Games, Inc. (“SGG”)
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - Joseph Saulter of Entertainment Arts Research, Inc. “EARI” (Pink Sheets: EARI) and Jonathan Eubanks of Strait Gate Games, Inc. “SGG” have collaborated to endeavor on a journey to provide the most creative and immersive experiences in the world of video...
41 - Ten Minority Small Businesses Compete to Be Named MED Week 2009 National Minority Small Business of the Year
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - One of 10 minority small businesses from across the nation will be named the National Minority Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration during the 27th National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week conference in...
42 - New Study by Citi Finds Signs of Optimism about the Economy in Chicago’s African American and Hispanic Communities
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - Citi today announced the results of the first part of a new study of consumer sentiment among low- to moderate-income (LMI) African-American and Hispanic communities. Among respondents in the Chicago area, findings show that both communities are expressing...
43 - Citi Trends Announces Openings of Eight Additional Retail Stores
SAVANNAH, Ga.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - Citi Trends, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of eight additional retail locations in cities across the southeast and California: Moreno Valley, California - 23727 Sunnymead Boulevard (Moreno Valley Plaza shopping center, at the southwest corner...
44 - UPTOWN Magazine Celebrates Five Years of Luxury, Lifestyle & Living
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - Uptown Magazine celebrates its’ Fifth Anniversary with the August/September issue on newsstands August 11th. Usher is profiled in “All Grown Up,” a candid look into life as a newly single dad. Featured stories include a fashion shoot in Paris and...
45 - Thompson Hine Grants $10,000 Diversity Scholarship
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - Thompson Hine LLP has awarded a $10,000 diversity scholarship to Charissa N. Walker, a summer law clerk in the firm’s Cleveland office. The scholarship, presented annually to a summer law clerk at the firm who has overcome obstacles in life and who shows a...
46 - Burger King Corp. Named One of “40 Best Companies for Diversity” by Black Enterprise Magazine
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - Black Enterprise magazine has named Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) one of the “40 Best Companies for Diversity” in the publication’s 5th Annual Diversity Report. BKC was included in the prestigious listing for the second consecutive year for demonstrating...
47 - George Clinton to Become BMI Icon at Urban Music Awards Slated for Sept. 10 in New York
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - Funk originator George Clinton will be named a BMI Icon at the organization’s annual Urban Awards ceremony Thursday, September 10 in New York. Staged at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the event will also salute the world’s premier r&b, rap and hip-hop...
48 - Private Equity Investment Can Play Critical Role in Job Growth, Economic Development in Minority Businesses and Communities
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - Private equity investment can play a critical role in promoting job growth, higher wages, better benefits and overall economic development in the nation’s growing minority communities, according to a new study released today by the National Association of...
49 - Washington DC: Overlook At Oxon Run Receives Certificates Of Occupancy
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 27, 2009 - The Overlook at Oxon Run, formerly known as Parkside Terrace, has now completed an amazing redevelopment and is now ready to welcome their first tenants. This now brand new high-rise community has undergone total exterior and interior renovations that offer...
50 - H-E-B Presents Free Family Thursday at The Health Museum Featuring Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr.
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-July 27, 2009 - The John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science, also known as The Health Museum, announced H-E-B as the sponsor of the Free Family Thursday program. During Free Family Thursday, guests enjoy free admission to the Museum from 2 – 5 p.m., year...
51 - Comcast and GOLF CHANNEL Roll Out Series to Introduce America’s Youth to Golf’s African-American Pioneers
WASHINGTON & PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) and GOLF CHANNEL announced the rollout of a program designed to introduce youth to the heroic story of African-Americans who struggled to find their fair place in golf. The program is built...
52 - Ezell Brown Center for Entrepreneurship Announces Successful Launch of Interactive Marketing Institute (IMI)
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - The Ezell Brown Center for Entrepreneurship at Morris Brown College is pleased to announce the launch of its Interactive Marketing Institute on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. The Institute has witnessed immediate interest and support from the student population and...
53 - Commerce Secretary Locke to Discuss First “Majority Minority” Census at Black Journalists’ Convention
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 21, 2009 - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) welcomes Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to its annual convention to discuss the ramifications of one of the most important censuses in U.S. history. The 2010 census will show that the country is on a...
54 - Atlanta City Council Honors Aetna
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - Atlanta’s City Council today issued a proclamation commending Aetna (NYSE: AET) for supporting programs and raising awareness of the growing health problems of childhood obesity and diabetes in the Metro Atlanta community. Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall...
55 - Bristol-Myers Squibb’s SECURE THE FUTURE Announces $1.3 Million in New Grants to Enhance Community-Based HIV/AIDS Care and Support in Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation today announced new grants providing technical assistance and $1.3 million in funding to community-based organizations in Africa to enhance the care and support...
56 - KBL Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III Proposed Business Combination with PRWT Services, Inc. Terminated
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 16, 2009 - KBL Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III (“KBL”) (NYSE AMEX: KHA, KHA.U, KHA.WS), a specified purpose acquisition company (SPAC), today announced the termination of the proposed business combination with PRWT Services, Inc. (“PRWT”) because certain...
57 - KBL Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III Postpones Special Meeting of Stockholders until July 17, 2009
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - KBL Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III (“KBL”) (NYSE AMEX: KHA, KHA.U, KHA.WS) announced that its special meeting of stockholders originally scheduled for July 16, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. eastern time, will be postponed until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 17, 2009...
58 - Comcast, One Economy Roll out National Digital Connectors Program in 22 Locations, Increasing Digital Literacy Skills, Leadership Training and Digital Community Service
WASHINGTON & PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - One Economy and Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq:CMCSA, CMCSK) today announced the rollout of a major technology learning initiative that teaches teens and young adults about broadband technologies and how to put that knowledge to work in a...
59 - National Survey Indicates Latinos and Blacks in America Twice as Likely as Caucasians to Be Diagnosed with Diabetes
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-July 10, 2009 - CHI: WHO: — Gary Puckrein, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, National Minority Quality Forum — Amparo Gonzalez, director, Georgia Latino Diabetes Education Program at Emory University School of Medicine — Congresswoman...
60 - Fourth Annual Music Festival to Celebrate Spirit of Newark’s Lincoln Park
NEWARK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - From Friday July 24 to Sunday July 26, Mayor Cory Booker, the Newark Municipal Council and Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) will present the fourth annual Lincoln Park Music Festival: A Celebration of Spirit and Dance. The free, outdoor...
61 - SCMBDC Honors Top Minority Entrepreneurs at 25th Annual Supplier of the Year Awards Luncheon July 9
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-July 8, 2009 - Southern California Minority Business Development Council, the region’s leading minority business advocacy organization, will be honoring outstanding minority entrepreneurs at its 25th Annual Supplier of the Year Awards luncheon on July 9 at the Omni...
62 - African-American Students Increase Potential for Academic Success with Right Technology
PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 7, 2009 - HP (NYSE:HPQ) recently introduced a new line of printers and PCs that could significantly help level the playing field for African-American college students as the role of technology gains importance in facilitating academic success. Having the...
63 - Groundbreaking Study Reveals African-Americans and Hispanics Significantly Less Prepared for Retirement Than Their White and Asian Counterparts
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-July 7, 2009 - Significant differences can be found across race and ethnicity in the way U.S. employees save and invest in their 401(k) plans, according to 401(k) Plans in Living Color: A Study of 401(k) Savings Disparities Across Racial and Ethnic Groups—The Ariel/Hewitt...
64 - State Orders Closure and Liquidation of Watts United Credit Union
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-July 6, 2009 - The California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced the closure and liquidation of Watts United Credit Union, Los Angeles, citing insolvency. As of June 30, 2009, Watts United Credit Union had assets of approximately $800,000 and...
65 - Alliance for Digital Equality Appoints Harriette Haynes, Chief Information Officer for Florida Memorial University, to Board of Advisors
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-July 6, 2009 - The Alliance for Digital Equality today announced the appointment of Ms. Harriette Haynes, Chief Information Officer for Florida Memorial University, to its Board of Advisors. Ms. Haynes is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years of progressive...
66 - Coca-Cola Gives Back to the City of New Orleans and Celebrates 15th Anniversary of Essence Music Festival
WHAT: This year, in recognition of the 15th anniversary of the Festival, The Coca-Cola Foundation will make two donations of $15,000 each to two local nonprofit organizations to help continue the renewal of New Orleans. The first gift supports the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation’s “Save...
67 - Coca-Cola “Opens Happiness” at the 2009 Essence Music Festival Presented by Coca-Cola
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-July 2, 2009 - Coca-Cola continues its long-standing support of the Essence Music Festival Presented by Coca-Cola, the summer’s largest African-American music and empowerment event in the country. This year, Coca-Cola will bring Mike Bivins, Janelle Monae, Premier, DJ...
68 - Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (June 24 - July 1, 2009)
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 2, 2009 - The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of June 24 – July 1, 2009. ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME NEW YORK — LexisNexis Employees Participate in Community Events Across the U.S. to Assist...
69 - Broadway Financial Corporation Announces Second Quarter Dividend
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 29, 2009 - Broadway Financial Corporation (“Company”) (NASDAQ: BYFC), the holding company of Broadway Federal Bank, f.s.b. (“Bank”), today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of the Company’s cash dividend for the second...
70 - Coors Light Brings Cold Refreshment to the 2009 Essence Music Festival
GOLDEN, Colo. & MILWAUKEE-(Business Wire)-June 29, 2009 - Coors Light — "The World's Most Refreshing Beer™" — is proud to serve as the official beer sponsor of the 15th Annual 2009 Coca Cola Essence Music Festival, which takes place over the 4th of July weekend in New Orleans...
71 - Nat’l. HIV Testing Day: AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Caravan to Finish 14-City Cross-Country Testing Tour in Washington, DC, with Free Testing Events June 27 & 28
-(Business Wire)-June 26, 2009 - Cumulative AIDS Cases in the DISTRICT of COLUMBIA 1.8% of US total (18,196 AIDS cases through 2007, per CDC). WHAT: FREE HIV TESTING EVENTS & MEDIA AVAILABILITIES AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Van Completes Successful Three-Week, 14-City Southern US Testing...
72 - SCMBDC Honors "the Best of the Best" at 25th Annual Supplier of the Year Awards Luncheon July 9
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 26, 2009 - Southern California Minority Business Development Council, the region’s leading minority business advocacy organization, will be honoring outstanding minority entrepreneurs at its 25th Annual Supplier of the Year Awards luncheon on July 9 at the Omni Los...
73 - Coca-Cola Asks African American Teens: “Do You Speak Coke?” with TV Spot Debuting on the “BET Awards ‘09” This Sunday, June 28
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-June 26, 2009 - What does a hip-hop-loving dog have in common with a rock-and-roll-loving, bald-headed body builder? On the surface not much, but take a closer look and there are more commonalities than you might think. That’s the message behind a new television ad from the...
74 - BLACK ENTERPRISE Announces the 40 Best Companies for Diversity
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 25, 2009 - BLACK ENTERPRISE has announced its fifth annual listing of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity as featured in the July 2009 issue. The companies identified in this special report demonstrated strength and outperformed their peers in one or more of four key...
75 - Six Fairfax County Companies Named to 2009 Black Enterprise 100 List
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.-(Business Wire)-June 25, 2009 - Black Enterprise magazine’s 2009 ranking of the 100 largest African American-owned industrial/service businesses in the nation includes six Fairfax County-based companies, five of them federal contractors in information technology sectors. The...
76 - Clear Channel Joins Greater Than AIDS Campaign
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-June 25, 2009 - Leading up to National HIV Testing Day (June 27th), Clear Channel Communications has joined the Black AIDS Media Partnership (BAMP) to promote the Greater Than AIDS campaign on its radio and outdoor platforms to help increase awareness of the HIV/AIDS...
77 - To Honor Black Music Month, Coors Light Sends Six Lucky Consumers to the BET Awards
GOLDEN, Colo. & MILWAUKEE-(Business Wire)-June 25, 2009 - As a proud supporter of this year’s Black Music Month and online sponsor of the BET Awards, Coors Light, “The World’s Most Refreshing Beer,” has announced the results of an exciting promotion in which six consumers have been...
78 - Xerox Recognized for Commitment to Citizenship
NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-June 24, 2009 - Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) earned recognition from a number of organizations for its initiatives in corporate citizenship in the first half of 2009. "Our commitment to citizenship began decades ago as the right thing to do,” said Ursula Burns...
79 - Yum! Brands Recognized in Black Enterprise’s “40 Best Companies for Diversity” for Fifth Consective Year
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-June 23, 2009 - Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), the world’s largest restaurant company and parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and A&W Restaurants, has been named one of BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine’s “40 Best Companies for Diversity” for...
80 - Marketlinkx Direct Announces Launch of the Ezell Brown Center for Entrepreneurship
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-June 23, 2009 - Marketlinkx Direct, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of the Ezell Brown Center for Entrepreneurship at Morris Brown College. The Center and its Interactive Marketing Institute (IMI) prepare students for full participation in our innovative economy by...
81 - MAC Produces 3rd Annual Global Fusion Festival
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-June 22, 2009 - Authentic cultural music, ethnic food and dance performances, vendors, and children's activities will be the focal point of Global Fusion Festival Week, Monday, July 13 - Saturday, July 18, 2009. Highlighting this five day event will be the Global...
82 - Columbia, SC, June 23rd—AHF/Magic Johnson Testing Van Teams with South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council for Free HIV Testing Event
COLUMBIA, S.C.-(Business Wire)-June 22, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: FREE HIV TESTING EVENT AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Van Continues Three Week, 14 City Southern US Testing Caravan When: TUESDAY June 23rd 2:00pm-6:00pm Where: Allen University Allen University Mall 2300 Taylor...
83 - World Bank Awards $100K to Strengthen Prince George’s County, MD Nonprofits
LANDOVER, Md.-(Business Wire)-June 22, 2009 - The Prince George’s Community Foundation (PGCF), an affiliate of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, announced today that The World Bank’s Community Connections Fund has awarded a major grant of $100,000 to The Partnership for...
84 - City of Los Angeles Kicks off Kaiser Permanente's $1.7 Million Operation Splash
PASADENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 19, 2009 - Kaiser Permanente and the City of Los Angeles kicked off “Operation Splash,” a healthy lifestyles partnership that provides learn-to-swim scholarships and junior lifeguard programs to over 6,600 youth, age 7-17, and their parents, at 48 pools in...
85 - McDermott Will & Emery Partner Stephen Ryan Named Operation HOPE’s “Board Member of the Year 2009”
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2009 - McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced that Stephen M. Ryan, partner and head of the firm’s Government Strategies Practices Group, will be honored as “Board Member of the Year” for Operation HOPE — a Los Angeles-based non-profit dedicated to...
86 - Jacksonville, June 20th— AHF/Magic Johnson Testing Van Teams with JASMYN for Free HIV Testing Event
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF): WHAT: FREE HIV TESTING EVENT AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Van Continues Three-Week, 14-City Southern U.S. Testing Caravan WHEN: SATURDAY, June 20th, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. WHERE: JASMYN 923 Peninsular Place Jacksonville FL 32204 WHO: Whitney...
87 - UnitedHealthcare’s Corliss Hill Receives American Stroke Association’s National Power Award
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-June 15, 2009 - Corliss Hill, national director of UnitedHealthcare’s Generations of Wellness, received a National Power Award by the American Stroke Association (ASA), a division of the American Heart Association, for her efforts in raising awareness of stroke among the...
88 - Mississippi Minority Contractors, Fish & Fisher, Win Arbitration Award with L & T Construction, Toyota Plant Prime Contractor
JACKSON, Miss.-(Business Wire)-June 12, 2009 - An American Arbitration Association panel awarded minority contractor Fish & Fisher $1,283,351 in a dispute with white owned L & T Construction. The dispute arose over work performed by Fish & Fisher at the Blue Springs, MS construction...
89 - Change to Win: More Than 200 Organizations Call on CVS to Stop Practice of Locking Condoms, Adopt National Policy
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 11, 2009 - A national coalition of more than 200 community organizations, health care educators and advocates announced today they are uniting in an effort to stop CVS Caremark Corp. from locking condoms in its drugstores nationwide. Together, the Cure CVS: Unlock the...
90 - Alliance for Digital Equality Focuses on Need for High-Speed Internet Affordability and Adoption in Underserved Communities Nationwide
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 9, 2009 - The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE) submitted comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) for the implementation of a national broadband Internet plan. Submitted comments below focus on ADE’s...
91 - iCore Networks Wins UNCF Contract for Internet Telephony
MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-June 9, 2009 - UNCF–the United Negro College Fund– the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization has partnered with iCore Networks, the D.C. metro area’s leading provider of Voice over Private Internet (VoPI) services, to implement a...
92 - Black Women Elected Officials and Leaders to Convene in Chicago
DENVER-(Business Wire)-June 8, 2009 - Over 250 Black women state representatives, senators, judges, commissioners, councilwomen, presidents and executives of organizations and corporations from across the country are expected to take Chicago by storm June 18-21, 2009 as they attend the National...
93 - Nationwide Insurance Survey Reveals African Americans in DC are Twice as Optimistic about Their Financial Future but Most Don’t Have a Game Plan
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 5, 2009 - African Americans in Washington, DC, are twice as optimistic as the general U.S. population that their financial situation will improve over the next year. However, most say they don’t have a financial game plan and many don’t know where to start...
94 - Real Content Group and AllHipHop.com Create AllHipHop Mobile
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 5, 2009 - John Huffman IV, CEO of Real Content Group (RCG), announced the formation of AllHipHop Mobile during the Ypulse Youth Marketing Conference in San Francisco June 2nd, 2009. Research reveals that urban cell phone subscribers purchase more content, send more...
95 - CW Publishing Group and BET to Produce the Official Viewers’ Guide to the 2009 BET Awards
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 4, 2009 - CW Publishing Group (www.cwcomms.com) and Black Entertainment Television (BET) (www.bet.com) are pleased to announce a partnership to publish The Official Viewers’ Guide to the 2009 BET Awards. One million copies of the publication will be distributed via...
96 - Coca-Cola Partners with BET This Summer to Ask African American Teens “What’s Your Formula?”
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-June 3, 2009 - What’s your formula? That’s the question Coca-Cola is asking as it launches its summer program celebrating African American teens’ passion for self-expression and connectivity. Coca-Cola is partnering with one of Black Entertainment Television’s (BET...
97 - KBL Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III and PRWT Services, Inc. Announce PRWT Services’ Unaudited First Quarter 2009 Results
NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-June 2, 2009 - PRWT Services, Inc. (“PRWT” or the “Company”), a minority-owned pharmaceutical services, facilities management and business processing services company, today announced unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March...
98 - Howard University Receives In-Kind Software Grant Valued at $150 Million from Siemens PLM Software; Largest-Ever for the University
PLANO, Texas & WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 2, 2009 - Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced a series of in-kind software grants valued at more...
99 - KJLH Radio Free 102.3 Kicks Off Black Music Month with Saxman and R&B Singer Andre Delano at Catalina Bar & Grill
HOLLYWOOD-(Business Wire)-June 2, 2009 - Fresh off a world tour with Lionel Ritchie, saxophonist and singer Andre Delano, in conjunction with KJLH Radio Free 102.3, will kick off Black Music Month at the Catalina Bar & Grill (6725 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA) on Thurs., June 4 at 8:00 p.m...
100 - Liquidnet’s Rowley Aird Completes Ultra Marathon Through Namibian Desert, Raising Funds for Rwandan Village
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 1, 2009 - Liquidnet, the global institutional marketplace (TM), announced today that Hong Kong-based adventurer and Liquidnet employee, Rowley Aird, completed a grueling 250 kilometer ultra marathon through the desert in southern Namibia, as part of his ongoing...
101 - Report Findings Project Health Workforce Needs in Bay Area
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 1, 2009 - Some of the greatest opportunities for employment in the Bay Area over the next decade are as dental assistants, medical assistants, home health aides and nursing assistants according to the Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis – Bay Area...
102 - New Research Reveals Significant Barriers to Advancement for Underrepresented Minorities in Technology
PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 1, 2009 - Leading high-technology companies need employee diversity to remain globally competitive and innovative, but new research indicates that underrepresented minorities are a very small proportion of high technology workforces, especially at the senior...
103 - Famed Director Spike Lee Goes One-on-One with Award-Winning Journalist Ed Gordon to Deliver a No-Holds-Barred Interview on Movies, Politics, Black Genocide, Stereotypes, and Tyler Perry
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 28, 2009 - On this weekend’s special edition of Our World With Black Enterprise, award-winning director Spike Lee sits down for an interview with host Ed Gordon for a no holds barred interview rife with the artist’s trademark frankness. Taped live at the 14th...
104 - NAACP Announces NAACP Diversity Job Board
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-May 28, 2009 - The NAACP and Personnel Strategies Inc. (PSI) announced today a partnership to produce a diversity job board to be featured at www.naacp.org. The job board entitled www.NAACPJobFinder.com promotes career opportunities to NAACP members and visitors from across...
105 - Accenture’s Supplier Diversity Mentoring Program Takes Flight
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-May 28, 2009 - Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has launched the second, expanded class of its Diverse Supplier Development Program. The mentoring program, which teams qualified diverse suppliers with Accenture executives to develop strategies that strengthen the protégé companies...
106 - Aetna Creates Memorial Fund to Honor Slayton
ALPHARETTA, Ga.-(Business Wire)-May 27, 2009 - Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it will provide $10,000 to create a memorial fund in honor of the late Terrell L. Slayton Jr., past chairman of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta. The funds are part of an $80,000 Aetna Foundation grant to the 100...
107 - Atlanta Hosts Nation’s Premier African-American Financial Services Conference
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-May 26, 2009 - The National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) 20th Annual Pension and Financial Services Conference takes place in Atlanta, June 10-12, 2009 at the Westin Buckhead. The three-day conference brings together an elite group of investment...
108 - Research and Markets: Blacks and Premium Brands in the United States 2009
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-May 26, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Blacks and Premium Brands in the United States 2009" report to their offering. This report provides a framework through which to view the affluent Black consumer from a cultural and generational...
109 - Research and Markets: Black Entertainment in the United States 2009 - Order Report Now
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-May 26, 2009 - Research and Markets Online entertainment behavior and trends Key Topics Covered: SCOPE AND THEMES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE BLACK CONSUMER COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/HERITAGE THE IMPORTANCE OF BLACK CULTURE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT AND MARKETING...
110 - Prêt a Porter: Leon H. Sullivan Foundation to Celebrate African Arts and Culture, Honor Noble Deeds
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-May 21, 2009 - Get ready for the most exciting social event of the year. Join the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation as they host their Sixth Awards Ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on August 27, 2009. On this special night, honorees and guests...
111 - PRWT Services, Inc. Named 2009 Industrial/Service Company of the Year by Black Enterprise
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-May 21, 2009 - Black Enterprise named PRWT Services, Inc. its 2009 BE 100s Industrial/Service Company of the Year for reinventing itself as a major player in the high-growth pharmaceuticals industry. The award was bestowed on PRWT at the 14th Annual Black Enterprise...
112 - Feed The Children to Help Families at African American Cultural Heritage Festival
OKLAHOMA CITY-(Business Wire)-May 21, 2009 - Feed The Children will deliver a semi tractor-trailer full of food items in conjunction with the annual African American Cultural Heritage Festival held in the Marcus Garvey Leadership Charter School Gymnasium (1537 NE 24th Street) on Friday, May 22 at...
113 - Tavis Smiley and Nationwide Insurance Announce 2009 On Your Side® Tour Stops
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-May 21, 2009 - Tavis Smiley and Nationwide Insurance announced today the 2009 On Your Side® Tour will include free financial empowerment workshops in Washington DC, Philadelphia, Sacramento, Charlotte and Charleston, SC. The need to address financial literacy...
114 - Interpublic Hosts Inaugural New York MERGE Awards
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 21, 2009 - Today Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) hosted the inaugural New York MERGE Awards breakfast where it honored agencies and employees from the New York region who have shown leadership in helping IPG achieve its goal of being the world’s most inclusive network of...
115 - Soul Survivor: the Return of R&B’s Maxwell Featured on UPTOWN Magazine June/July Cover
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 21, 2009 - The June/July 2009 issue of UPTOWN Magazine (on newsstands June 9th) features “Soul Survivor,” Tomika Anderson’s cover story on Maxwell, the 90’s neo-soul success who went off the charts, off the radar and will release his first album in eight years...
116 - Operation HOPE Launches Online Financial Education Program
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2009 - Operation HOPE (HOPE), a global organization dedicated to promoting financial literacy and empowerment in low-wealth, underserved communities, today announced the launch of a new website designed to give youth the tools, knowledge and motivation they need to...
117 - Potencia Energy & Bebida Beverages Heading to South Africa
MOORESVILLE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2009 - DLR Associates Inc, Potencia Energy Drink in alliance with Bebida Beverages Company (Pink Sheets BBDA.PK) CEO Brian Weber has just announced the outcome of ongoing dialogue with The Potencia Product Company of South Africa to be the exclusive importer...
118 - DreamWorks Studios Acquires Life Rights to Martin Luther King, Jr. Story
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2009 - DreamWorks Studios has acquired the life rights to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. from The King Estate it was announced today by Stacey Snider, CEO and Co-Chairman of DreamWorks Studios. Steven Spielberg, Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones...
119 - BLACK ENTERPRISE Welcomes ExxonMobil as Co-Host of 14th Annual Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo
DETROIT-(Business Wire)-May 18, 2009 - ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, will join with BLACK ENTERPRISE on Tuesday, May 19 to celebrate and bestow honor upon the year’s best in minority entrepreneurial achievement at the BE 100s Anniversary...
120 - LEAD Global Launches in South Africa with Proven Triad Model of Collaboration Between Youth, Universities and Businesses
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-May 18, 2009 - The Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program, a national partnership of top U.S. corporations and graduate business schools that encourages talented students from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers in business, announces the launch of LEAD...
121 - Education Online Services Corp Announces $5 Million Financial Aid Initiative for Morris Brown College
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-May 18, 2009 - Education Online Services Corp (EOServe Corp) announced during the 2009 commencement at Morris Brown College; the deployment of its Tuition Now Financial Aid platform on behalf of the Morris Brown College student community. The initial phase of this robust...
122 - Spike Lee Kicks off Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference
Black Enterprise: HIGHLIGHTS FOR MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009 Detroit Marriott at Renaissance Center 100 Renaissance Dr N Onsite registration is open for $295 at the Detroit Marriott at Renaissance Center or by calling 1-800-209-7229. A one-day pass is available for $195. PLEASE REPORT TO THE MONET ROOM...
123 - Ulmer & Berne LLP Partner Inajo Davis Chappell Selected by Recovery Resources to Receive the Helen K. Jones Woman of Strength Memorial Award
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-April 30, 2009 - Inajo Davis Chappell has been selected by Recovery Resources as the first recipient of the Helen K. Jones Woman of Strength Award. Helen Jones was the former President and CEO of Recovery Resources until her untimely death last year. Recovery Resources...
124 - Howard University Host to Top Journalism Educator and Student Journalist
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-April 30, 2009 - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that for the first time in the history of its special honors, a professor and student from the same institution will be honored with Journalism Educator of the Year and Student Journalist of...
125 - Operation HOPE Announces HOPE Program Results During Financial Literacy Month
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-April 29, 2009 - Operation HOPE (HOPE) chose financial literacy month to highlight program results, announcing today that its “silver rights” campaign to empower the underserved has helped more than one million individuals move up the economic ladder and has raised...
126 - The Chauncey Bailey Project is Honored by Black Journalists’ group
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-April 29, 2009 - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that its annual Community Service award will be given to The Chauncey Bailey Project for its outstanding investigative work that uncovered a conspiracy in the murder case of Oakland Post editor...
127 - Essence Washington Correspondent Cynthia Gordy Named Emerging Journalist of the Year by National Association of Black Journalists
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-April 29, 2009 - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) named ESSENCE Washington correspondent Cynthia Gordy as its 2009 Emerging Journalist of the Year at its spring Board Meeting in Tampa. Gordy will join other top honorees at the organization’s Salute to...
128 - Historic Gathering of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Jews
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-April 29, 2009 - Jewish leaders from Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Portugal, India, the United States, and elsewhere will meet in San Francisco May 1-4. The conference is organized by Be'chol Lashon, which means "in every tongue" in Hebrew. About 50 people will meet...
129 - Education Online Services Corp. Announces Educational Partnership with National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-April 28, 2009 - Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President of Education Online Services Corporation (EOServe Corp.) announced today that an historic agreement and Memorandum of Understanding has been executed between Education Online Services Corp. and the National Association for...
130 - Petition for Health Insurer Code of Conduct Garners Widespread National Support
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-April 27, 2009 - The recent call for a National Health Insurer Code of Conduct has won support from a number of groups across the country as many have joined the Alliance for Patient Access (AfPA) effort by signing a petition in favor of regulating managed care...
131 - “The Blind Side” Starts Filming in Atlanta
BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-April 24, 2009 - Principal photography has begun on Alcon Entertainment’s “The Blind Side,” starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates and newcomer Quinton Aaron. Filming started on April 17 on location in Atlanta, Georgia, under the direction of John...
132 - CALL FOR APPLICANTS: Wells Fargo Announces National Award Program for African American Business Owners
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC): WHAT: As part of its commitment to recognize the accomplishments of African American business owners nationwide, Wells Fargo and the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) announce a call for applications for the third annual NBMBAA/Wells Fargo...
133 - Slight Rise in President Obama’s Ratings from Last Month
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-April 23, 2009 - President Obama is inching closer to completing his first 100 days in office and has now completed his first European visit and attended the Summit of Americas. He also dealt with the capture of Americans by Somali pirates and all of this appears to...
134 - Dasani Recognizes and Refreshes African American Women for Mother’s Day
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-April 22, 2009 - Dasani is bringing feel-good refreshment to African American women through a Mother’s Day program that celebrates good work in the community and refreshes women with style and beauty experiences. Chilli from the Grammy award-winning R&B group TLC is...
135 - Aetna’s Bongi Magubane Named to Top Black Women Executives in Business List
HARTFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-March 11, 2009 - The Network Journal (TNJ) has announced that Sibongile (Bongi) Magubane, head of Finance Information Services at Aetna (NYSE: ΑET), has been named to its 2009 list of "25 Influential Black Women In Business." TNJ will honor Magubane during...
136 - Engage Her Announces First Multicultural Women’s Leadership Conference
BERKELEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-March 11, 2009 - Engage Her, Inc. – a non-profit organization focused on activating the voices of all women, particularly those from African American, Asian American Pacific Islander, Latino and other cultural communities – is hosting the first Multicultural...
137 - Sahara Media Holdings, Inc.’s Honey Magazine Goes Live
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-March 10, 2009 - Sahara Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: SHHD), a multimedia company, has relaunched Honey Magazine, the first popular publication to embrace an audience of young multicultural women, as an interactive online space at www.honeymag.com. Honeymag.com, consists of...
138 - Black Journalists to Host Conference for Public Relations Professionals
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-March 10, 2009 - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will present its Conference for Media Related Professionals on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Associated Press Headquarters in New York City. The day-long conference organized by NABJ’s Associate...
139 - Multi-Platinum Selling R&B Artist Ginuwine Returns with First Single “Last Chance” and Video for Forthcoming Album to be released June 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-March 4, 2009 - Ginuwine reunites with producer Bryan Michael Cox for the first single Last Chance, Tyrese Gibson, Lisa Raye, Ray J and Alex Thomas scheduled to make appearances in the video. After a four year absence from the music scene, R&B crooner Ginuwine, now...
140 - 101 Year Old Veteran Receives Commendation From the Army
ARLINGTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-March 4, 2009 - Alyce Dixon is 101 years old but you would never know it if you had the opportunity to sit down and talk to her. Last week Dixon, Gladys Schuster Carter, and Mary Crawford Ragland, all members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, were...
141 - CastleOak Securities Adds Two Industry Veterans to its Fixed Income Sales and Trading Team
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-March 3, 2009 - CastleOak Securities, L.P., a leading minority-owned investment bank, announced today the addition of industry veterans Gene Gallagher and Roy Jones to its fixed income sales and trading team. “Gene is an extraordinary talent in the fixed income world...
142 - Citigroup Executives Mark Mason and Raymond McGuire Named to Black Enterprise’s “100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America” List
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-March 2, 2009 - Citigroup today announced that two of its top executives – Mark Mason, Chief Financial Officer for Citi Holdings and Raymond McGuire, Co-Head, Global Investment Banking, Institutional Clients Group – have been named to Black Enterprise’s “100 Most...
143 - Blackbird, the Black Browser, Celebrates 100,000 Downloads
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-March 2, 2009 - Blackbird, the only browser designed for the African American consumer, celebrated its growing community with its 100,000th download. Launched in December 2008, Blackbird offers relevant information to anyone interested in African American culture...
144 - Research and Markets: Revival of the Black American Marketplace in the United States 2009
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-March 2, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Revival of the Black American Marketplace in the United States 2009" report to their offering. African Americans, with a buying power projected to reach $1.2 trillion by the year 2012, higher...
145 - Black business owners find assistance, financing tips at March 24 conference in Detroit
DETROIT-(Business Wire)-March 2, 2009 - Current and aspiring African American entrepreneurs can learn how to start businesses that could retool their careers at the 2009 Black Business Conference on March 24, at Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. Seven Mile Road, Detroit. Wayne County Executive Robert...
146 - Milestones of Feed The Children’s 30th Anniversary of Helping Children and Families Worldwide
OKLAHOMA CITY-(Business Wire)-March 1, 2009 - 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of Feed The Children, an international non-profit organization dedicated to helping hungry children and families worldwide. Through its three decades of service to the world, Feed The Children has provided help and hope to...
147 - Wells Fargo and National Urban League Publish New Foreclosure Prevention Workbook
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 28, 2009 - Wells Fargo announced today that with the National Urban League it will co-sponsor a new edition of The Foreclosure Workbook: The Complete Guide to Understanding Foreclosure and Saving Your Home. The workbook, written by foreclosure author Carla...
148 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 28
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 28, 2009 - Profile America for the 28th day of Black History Month. As a youngster, the first love of Simmie Knox was baseball. But an eye injury forced him to give up playing for a while, and, at a doctor’s urging, he took up drawing to help him regain the...
149 - Farmers Insurance Celebrates Read Across America with Milwaukee Students
MILWAUKEE-(Business Wire)-February 27, 2009 - Monday March 2, 2009 is Read Across America Day and Farmers Insurance will mark this great day with an educational donation to more than 900 Milwaukee elementary students. A team of Farmers employees, local Farmers Insurance agents and Farmers...
150 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Friday, February 27
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 27, 2009 - Profile America for the 27th day of Black History Month. Watching firefighters struggle to unload heavy ladders to reach fires as buildings grew increasingly taller led one man to an invention that has saved many lives. He was African-American...
151 - Study Shows Disconnect between African Americans’ Attitudes and Actions When It Comes to Personal Financial Planning
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-February 26, 2009 - African Americans are more optimistic about their financial future over the next year than the general population, but the majority of those responding acknowledge they don’t have a financial game plan and many don’t know where to start. A new...
152 - Black-owned Startup Firms Constrained in Access to Capital in Early Years of Operation
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(Business Wire)-February 26, 2009 - While previous research shows that nearly three-quarters of all new U.S. firms inject capital in their second or third year of existence, detailed information from a recently-released Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) is the first to outline dramatic...
153 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Thursday, February 26
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 26, 2009 - Profile America for the 26th day of Black History Month. Mabel Keaton Staupers was born in Barbados in the West Indies in 1890 and immigrated to Washington, D.C., with her parents at the age of 13. Upon graduating from nursing school, she began a...
154 - Thought Equity Motion and NCAA Offer NCAA® March Madness® Video Programming for Online Portals
DENVER-(Business Wire)-February 25, 2009 - Thought Equity Motion, the world leader in providing access to high quality film, video and music content, has partnered with the NCAA® to offer the 2009 Road to the Final Four® package. This exclusive series of programs allows online newspapers, sports...
155 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Wednesday, February 25
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 25, 2009 - Profile America for the 25th day of Black History Month. While everyone knows that Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947, it is largely forgotten that the groundwork for that event was laid more than 40 years...
156 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Teams with UNCF Establishing New Mentoring Service Scholarship Awards
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-February 24, 2009 - A new Big Brothers Big Sisters of America scholarship administered by UNCF—the United Negro College Fund—aims to encourage students to commit to service through mentoring. The Hill Harper Mentoring Scholarship is named for actor, best selling...
157 - CastleOak Securities' Nathaniel Christian Appointed to the National Association of Securities Professionals Board of Directors
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 24, 2009 - CastleOak Securities, L.P., a leading minority-owned investment bank, announced today that co-founding partner and General Counsel, Nathaniel H. Christian, has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Association of Securities...
158 - Gamble & Huff to Be Named BMI Icons at 57th Annual Pop Awards May 19 in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 24, 2009 - BMI will name preeminent production and songwriting team Gamble & Huff BMI Icons at its 57th annual Pop Awards, slated for Tuesday, May 19 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Vice...
159 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Tuesday, February 24
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 24, 2009 - Profile America for the 24th day of Black History Month. Willa Brown was the first African-American woman to earn a commercial pilot’s license. Her love of flying was such that when she started taking flying lessons, she bought her own airplane. She...
160 - NABAS to Award over $100,000 in Scholarships
-(Business Wire)-February 23, 2009 - NABAS: WHAT: The National Association of Black Automotive Suppliers (NABAS) Scholarship Fund will donate over $100,000 in college scholarships to outstanding Metro-Detroit African American high school seniors that plan to pursue careers in the automotive...
161 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 23
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 23, 2009 - Profile America for the 23rd day of Black History Month. On the list of those who have been awarded the nation’s highest honor is Milton Olive III, a slightly built young man from the South Side of Chicago. PFC Olive was a member the Army’s 173rd...
162 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Sunday, February 22
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 22, 2009 - Profile America for the 22nd day of Black History Month. Renee Powell grew up with golf. Her father, William, developed the Clearview golf course in Canton, Ohio, after being denied admission to existing courses. Clearview was the first course designed...
163 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Saturday, February 21
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 21, 2009 - Profile America for the 21st day of Black History Month. When Johnny Mack Brown’s sharecropper father died, he and his brothers decided to finish college and go into business to take care of their mother, who had raised 12 children. Turned down for...
164 - Stanford Researcher Spotlights Antebellum Artists Who Protested Slavery
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 21, 2009 - Rhonda Goodman, a Stanford doctoral student in art and art history and a Geballe Dissertation Prize Fellow at the Humanities Center, has studied the little-known artwork for messages that reveal the social and political attitudes of the time...
165 - Five ITT Engineers Honored as Modern Day Technology Leaders
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-February 20, 2009 - ITT Corporation congratulates five of its talented engineers who were recognized as “Modern Day Technology Leaders” at a special luncheon during the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Conference in Baltimore, Md. The ITT engineers were...
166 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Friday, February 20
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 20, 2009 - Profile America for the 20th day of Black History Month. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the North Pole. Most credit for the accomplishment was given to Robert Peary. His co-explorer, African-American Matthew Henson, was a...
167 - Global Advertising Strategies Offers Free Subscription to EthnicEvents.com
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 19, 2009 - In celebration of its 10th Anniversary, and February’s Black History Month, Global Advertising Strategies is now offering marketers a free subscription valid throughout 2009 to EthnicEvents.com – one of its many online properties. Through these...
168 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Tuesday, February 17
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Profile America for the 17th day of Black History Month. Thurgood Marshall, the first African- American to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, was born in 1908 in Baltimore, where the international airport now bears his name. As an attorney, he argued 32...
169 - Disney Unveils New “The Princess And The Frog” Toy Line
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - As the Disney Princess royal court prepares to welcome its newest member, Princess Tiana, star of the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures animated theatrical release, The Princess And The Frog, Disney Consumer Products (DCP) in collaboration with Mattel...
170 - Scott Kelly, DPL Senior VP, to be Honored at Black Engineer of the Year Award Ceremony
DAYTON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Scott Kelly, DPL Inc. (DPL) senior vice president of service operations, will receive the President’s Award during the 2009 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Conference, February 19-21. According to the BEYA website, “The Black Engineer...
171 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 16
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Profile America for the 16th day of Black History Month. One of the earliest African-American singing stars made her first recording on this date in 1923. Bessie Smith’s “Down Hearted Blues” sold 800,000 copies and started her on the road to fame...
172 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Sunday, February 15
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 15, 2009 - Profile America for the 15th day of Black History Month. Daisy Bates is best remembered as the mentor of the Little Rock Nine during the high school desegregation crisis in the Arkansas city in 1957. While the situation unfolded into one of national...
173 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Saturday, February 14
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 14, 2009 - Profile America for the 14th day of Black History Month. When Maurice Ashley was 14, he was soundly beaten in a pickup game of chess. He picked up a paperback book on the game, intending to learn a trick or two. Instead, he was stunned by the beauty and...
174 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Friday, February 13
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Profile America for the 13th day of Black History Month. Lorraine Hansberry — the first African-American woman to have a play produced on Broadway — was greatly influenced by her realtor father. His landmark suit to overturn restrictive covenants...
175 - Grammy® Nominated R&B Group En Vogue Closes Out Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - The fourth annual BLACK ENTERPRISE Women of Power Summit will conclude on Saturday Feb. 14. The four-day conference, which attracted nearly 700 of corporate America’s most prominent minority women, C-level decision makers, mid- to senior-level...
176 - Allied Health Care Workforce Program Report Assesses Central California Health Minority Workforce
FRESNO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Some of the greatest opportunities for employment in Central California over the next decade are as dental assistants, medical assistants, home health aides and nursing assistants according to the Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis...
177 - San Jose Repertory Theatre Presents the World Premiere of The Kite Runner
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - San Jose Repertory Theatre will present the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s international best-selling novel, The Kite Runner – a haunting story of friendship and redemption in modern Afghanistan. Adapted by Bay...
178 - BLACK ENTERPRISE Honors 2009 Women of Power Legacy Award Winners
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - BLACK ENTERPRISE honored four legendary African American women at the 2009 Women of Power Summit Legacy Awards, Wednesday, Feb. 11. The gala kicked off the fourth annual Women of Power Summit, a four-day executive leadership conference attended by...
179 - Independence Federal Savings Bank to Remain a Minority-Run Institution Following Merger
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Independence Federal Savings Bank (“Independence Federal”) (Nasdaq:IFSB) clarified that it will remain a minority-run institution following its pending merger transaction with ColomboBank, announced yesterday. A majority of the directors of...
180 - CVS/pharmacy Challenged by Public Health Advocates, Community Leaders to Free the Condoms, Reports CtW
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Public health advocates challenged CVS/pharmacy today over its policy of keeping condoms in locked cases in CVS stores located in communities of color, which are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. A recent survey of CVS stores by Change to Win...
181 - 365 Days and Counting: 24 Hour Fitness Looks Ahead to Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
SAN RAMON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - With one year to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 24 Hour Fitness, the largest privately-owned U.S. fitness chain and a health club industry pioneer, has begun plans to support Team USA’s efforts to...
182 - UnitedHealthcare and American Stroke Association Encourage African Americans to Shape Their Families’ Health History
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - UnitedHealthcare and the American Stroke Association are encouraging African Americans to reduce their risk of stroke by tracing their family health history with the Shape Your Family History Tree. The Shape Your Family History Tree, developed by the...
183 - Diversity Best Practices and Kodak CEO Antonio M. Perez to Host Board of Directors Caucus on Diversity and Inclusion
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Kodak Chairman and CEO Antonio M. Perez will join Carol Evans, President, Bonnier Corp. Working Mother Group/Diversity Best Practices, to lead a first-ever Roundtable of board directors from top companies at the Board of Directors’ Caucus on Diversity...
184 - Western Union Foundation Donates Funds in 19 Countries to Drive Economic Opportunity Through Western Union’s Our World, Our FamilySM Signature Cause Program
DENVER-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - To help migrants and their families overcome economic barriers, the Western Union Foundation recently donated $2 million to communities in 19 countries through the Our World, Our FamilySM signature cause program, culminating in $9.1 million in grant...
185 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Thursday, February 12
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Profile America for the 12th day of Black History Month. One of the nation’s major civil rights organizations is 100 years old today — the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, much better known as the NAACP. The group has...
186 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Wednesday, February 11
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Profile America for the 11th day of Black History Month. Wilma Rudolph’s story is hard to believe. As a child, she had many illnesses, including polio and could not walk without braces until the age of 12. Just a few years later, in the 1960...
187 - Black Women Say Advertisers Don’t Know How to Talk to Them, According to Lattimer Communications Study
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - 86% of African-American women say that advertisers need to do a better job of talking to them, according to the Lattimer Communications study, “A Profile of Today’s Black Woman” released today. Advertisers need to re-evaluate their marketing...
188 - Bootsy Collins Signs Global Agreement with EMI Music Publishing
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Legendary bassist, singer and songwriter Bootsy Collins has signed a long-term administration agreement with EMI Music Publishing, it was announced today. The extensive funk and R&B song catalog of the Cincinnati-based musician, who was inducted...
189 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Tuesday, February 10
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Profile America for the 10th day of Black History Month. Even with the recent disturbing developments in the housing and mortgage industries, the American dream is still defined by many as owning your own home. Across the U.S., just shy of 69 percent of...
190 - New Survey Finds that Majority of Americans Support $15,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit in Stimulus Package
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - More than two-thirds of African-Americans and Hispanics believe a $15,000 tax credit for homebuyers should be included in the stimulus package, according to a survey conducted over the weekend of over 1,200 registered voters. The survey found that all...
191 - Award-Winning Film "This is Not a Test," With Hill Harper, Tom Arnold, and Robinne Lee, a Featured Screening at 17th Annual Pan African Film Festival on February 10th
CHATSWORTH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of entertainment programming in North America, announced today, that “This is Not a Test,” will be a featured screening at the 17th Annual...
192 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 9
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Profile America for the ninth day of Black History Month. One of the pioneers who moved West in 1844 was an African-American named George Washington Bush. His hope was to escape the discrimination of Missouri, but when he arrived in the Oregon territory...
193 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Sunday, February 8
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 8, 2009 - Profile America for the eighth day of Black History Month. When noted opera singers in the world are discussed, the name Leontyne Price is sure to come up. For years, she sang in the great opera houses of the world but got her start as a child singing in...
194 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Saturday, February 7
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 7, 2009 - Profile America for the seventh day of Black History Month. Recent comparisons show a rise in median income for African-American households of just over $1,000 in one year. Figures for 2007 — the most up-to-date available, show these households...
195 - Cheerios® is Looking for Everyday Heroes Who Lead the Fight against Heart Disease
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Calling all heroes, Cheerios is searching for heart-inspiring people who fight against heart disease each and every day. In America, heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death among women, particularly among African-American women, who are...
196 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Friday, February 6
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Profile America for the sixth day of Black History Month. The surviving pilots and ground crewmen of the noted Tuskegee Airmen were invited guests at President Obama’s inauguration last month — and movie industry buzz is that George Lucas is...
197 - BLACK ENTERPRISE Announces 100 Most Powerful African Americans in Corporate America
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - In the midst of one of the greatest economic trials in history, BLACK ENTERPRISE reveals its list of the 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America as featured in the publication’s February 2009 cover story. Against the current backdrop of...
198 - R&B Artist Charlie Wilson Announces Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Charlie Wilson, the famed R&B artist widely known as the lead vocalist for the GAP Band in the 1980s and his gold-certified album, Charlie Last Name Wilson, announced that he is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. He also announced...
199 - CastleOak Securities Adds Two Seasoned Professionals to Its Capital Markets Team
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - CastleOak Securities, L.P., a leading minority-owned investment bank, announced today the hiring of two seasoned professionals, Hiram Matthews and Joseph McManus, to its capital markets team. “With over 20 years of industry experience, Hiram is a...
200 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Thursday, February 5
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Profile America for the fifth day of Black History Month. Many homes have a hide-a-bed to accommodate extra visitors. Those guests have Sarah Goode to thank for their comfort. Goode lived in Chicago, where she started a furniture store. Noting that...
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