Lionsgate Launches Spanish-Language Subscription Streaming Service
Pantaya, a partnership with Hemisphere Media, will offer premium content to the U.S. Hispanic market for $5.99 a month. Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media on Tuesday launched a premium Spanish-language subscription VOD service, Pantaya, aimed at the Hispanic movie going audience …
Meet the World's Richest Black Woman
Back in 2014, both Forbes and Time magazines confirmed that Oprah Winfrey, the popular talk show host and television mogul, is no longer the richest Black woman in the world.
Black Women's Equal Pay Day Provides Reflections On Gender and Racial Inequality
One of the great contradictions of America is that inequality is still rampant—despite the widespread belief that hard work can overcome any barrier. Women, for example, are still paid less than men and the wage gap for women of color …
Self-Made Successful Entrepreneur, Harold D. Span, Announces Release of New Book
Harold D. Span is pleased to announce the release of his new book, Living in the Shadows of Love and Happiness. Growing up during the time of segregation and limited opportunities for people of color, Harold conquered conditioned fears, always …
New Athletic Club and Spa Gives Cypress Residents Luxury Fitness Experience
Cypress area residents will have a new reason to get fit with the opening of VillaSport Athletic Club and Spa. Having its grand opening this past Tuesday, July 25, the luxury family friend gym is the fifth location for the …
Chipotle Says Sick Employee Responsible for Latest Outbreak
A sick Chipotle employee caused a norovirus outbreak at a Virginia restaurant earlier this month. The incident helped drag down the company's stock price.
Amazon Will Make Thousands of Job Offers Next Week
Amazon plans to make thousands of job offers next week. The company said it would hire for 50,000 open positions, including tens of thousands of full-time posts, at 10 of its fulfillment centers across the U.S. during an August 2 …
Nike CEO Takes a Pay Cut After Rough Year
CEO Mark Parker is taking a 71% cut this year. He will make $13.9 million, mostly from stock and option awards, according to regulatory filings posted late Tuesday. Parker made $47.6 million in 2016 and was one of the best-paid …
Black-Owned Media Company Returns With 2nd Installment of its Award-Winning Animated Series That is Changing the Self-Perception of African American Children
Baltimore-based company, EdAnime Productions, is back again with the second installment of its award winning animated series created for children. Meltrek: Exploring the Pre-Columbian Americas was released on May 6, 2017 and educates viewers about the aboriginal cultures and African …
African-American Businesses Need to See Clearly
I was invited to do a presentation on marketing strategy to a group of African-American entrepreneurs last month. As customary, each person was asked to stand and introduce themselves and describe their business. As they did so, I was struck …
Meet the Mother and Two Daughters Who Own 13 McDonald’s Franchises
Patricia Williams and her daughters, Nicole Enearu and Kerri Harper-Howie, have built an empire of McDonald’s franchises in the Los Angeles, California area. Combined, they employ more than 700 people in the community and generate annual revenues of almost $50 …
Black Enterprise Lists Nation’s Largest Black Businesses to Offer Strategies to Grow Your Business
For 45 years, the BE 100s—the nation’s largest black businesses—have demonstrated enduring qualities of fortitude, dexterity, ingenuity, and, yes, swagger. Throughout it all, one word best describes their predisposition to forward momentum: Evolution.
“Go-To” Black Voice Expands Into Missouri City
The Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC) and Ft. Bend County Commissioner Grady Prestage will host the Kickoff Meeting of the Missouri City Branch of the GHBC and share results of the Texas Southern University commissioned “Missouri City Business Needs Assessment,” …
Social Security Administration Warns About Scam Callers Trying to Steal Your Checks
The Social Security Administration is warning that schemers are impersonating government agents and stealing people’s benefits. The agency's Office of the Inspector General said people have been receiving calls from a number with a 323 area code.
Target CEO Warns That Hispanics May Be Shopping Less
Target Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell is sounding alarm bells over the state of Hispanic shoppers in the U.S. -- a key growth demographic for many retailers and consumer brands.
