Robert McKinley Beavers Jr., McDonald’s First African American Senior Executive And Board Member, Passes Away

WOODRIDGE, ILLINOIS — Beavers Holdings LLC is deeply saddened to report that Robert M. Beavers Jr., 71, long-time McDonald’s officer, board member, McDonald’s supplier and entrepreneur, passed away on Tuesday, August 18,...

For Hip-Hop Radio And Its Voices, Change Is On The Air

Source: Joe Coscarelli / New York Times Since the ’90s, Angie Martinez and Cipha...

How One Family Went From No Debt To Owing $1 Million

Source: Kimbriell Kelly / The Washington Post On a cold Sunday afternoon 10 years ago,...

A Shattered Foundation: Blacks In Prince George’s County Lose Homes, Wealth

Source: Michael A. Fletcher / The Washington Post African Americans for decades flocked to Prince...

Few Minorities In Non-Tech Jobs In Silicon Valley, USA TODAY Finds

Source: Jessica Guynn, Paul Overberg, Marco della Cava and Jon Swartz / USA Today SAN...

Minimum Wage To Rise In 21 States This Week
By Roland Martin Reports on December 29, 2014
Source:Paul Davidson / USA Today The minimum wage will rise in 21 states in 2015, putting it above the federal pay floor in more than half the...
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Carol’s Daughter Is Acquired By L’Oreal USA
By Roland Martin Reports on October 20, 2014
Source: Yesha Callahan / The Root Lisa Price started Carol’s Daughter in her own kitchen in 1993, way before the natural-hair beauty-product business was booming....
NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Are We Prepared To Fight Ebola In America?
By Roland Martin Reports on October 17, 2014
Are you comfortable with what Pres. Barack Obama had to say about the Ebola crisis after his emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday? Do you think the situation under control...
NBC News Selling TheGrio.com
By Roland Martin Reports on August 14, 2014
Source: Jordan Chariton / TV Newser First on TVNewser: NBC News is selling TheGrio.com back to its original owners, TVNewser has learned. The African American news and politics site...
O’Bannon Lawyer Slams NCAA “Hypocrisy” in Profiting Off Of Student Athletes [12.5.13]
By Roland Martin Reports on August 8, 2014
Colleges can earn an unending amount of profits from their student athletes long after they stop playing game, via video games, jersey sales, TV broadcasts,...