Source: Michael A. Fletcher / The Washington Post An influential group of black and Hispanic business leaders is calling on the nation’s leading corporations to agree to interview black and Hispanic candidates before filling every top job and board position. The group of 30 executives and corporate board members met at the W Hotel in [...]
While at a press conference announcing the nominees for the 2013 BET Awards in LA on Tuesday, Chris Brown said his new single will feature late R&B singer Aaliyah. (May 15)
The BET Award nominees were announced Tuesday in Los Angeles featuring host Chris Tucker and Chris Brown, who will perform at the show. Rapper Kendrick Lamar talked with the AP about Brown’s reputation. (May 14)
Source: Caryn Freeman / theGrio BET founder and chairman of the RLJ companies, Robert Johnson, is developing a faith-friendly channel on YouTube. ALRIGHT TV will produce entertainment, comedy, reality, self-help, music, talk programs and hopes to provide inspirational content to viewers of all ages. ALRIGHT TV intends to capture a segment of the growing online [...]
Source: Joyce Jones / BET In a sign that the economy is still in the early stages of recovery, the African-American unemployment rate in July dipped slighty to 14.1 percent, from 14.4 percent in June. The national rate rose to 8.3 percent, compared to 8.2 percent the previous month, and 163,000 new jobs were added to the economy, the [...]
Source: Evelyn Diaz / BET After a week of very public battling within the Jackson family, T.J. Jackson and Katherine Jacksonare one step closer to formalizing a joint custody agreement that would put them both in charge ofParis, Prince Michael and Blanket Jackson. RadarOnline.com reports that Diana Ross, who was named next in line after Katherine for guardianship of the kids in Michael’s will, has signed off on [...]
At the top of our agenda this week: How Sheila Johnson, America’s first Black female billionaire and CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, is opening doors at the highest level for African-Americans in the hospitality industry. Innisbrook’s director of golf, Rodney Green, and the resort’s executive chef, Andrè Halston, are two men in charge here [...]
Source: Joyce Jones / BET On Thursday, the Labor Department reported that applications for unemployment benefits fell by 14,000 in the week ending June 30 to 374,000, its lowest level since mid-May. Experts often consider such drop-offs good news because they signal that there have been fewer layoffs. But pessimists say that it actually means [...]
Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite Sunday night’s BET Awards honored MSNBC host Reverend Al Sharpton with their annual BET Humanitarian Award. Previous winners include Muhammed Ali, Harry Belafonte, and Magic Johnson. During his acceptance speech, Rev. Sharpton got a bit political, encouraging the black community to vote this November because “this election is not just [...]
Cissy Houston, Monica, Gary Houston, Brandy and Chaka Khan deliver passionate performances in memory of the iconic singer.
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