Competition to Give Rapper $1,000 for Spitting 16 Bars on Financial Literacy
After receiving over 100 song submissions, a new rap competition aimed at enlarging the insight of young African Americans about the finance world has been trimmed to 25 tracks. The just-announced...
View ArticleGot a Business Idea? Billionaire Stephen A. Schwarzman Has 3 Questions to Ask...
If you're going to start a business, it must pass three basic tests, says the CEO of global private equity firm The Blackstone Group. Chief Operating Officer's insight:Project Management Coach See it...
View ArticleBeyond Crowdfunding: Seedrs Opens Registration for Funding Round Following...
Leading UK based investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs has opened up registration for a self-crowdfunding round.The platform announced in August that... Chief Operating Officer's insight:Project...
View Article11 Questions with MS in Entrepreneurship Student Ade Adeyemo
We asked current Foster students to tell us why they chose Foster, what they like to do for fun, and to share advice with potential applicants. Meet Master of Science in Entrepreneurship student Ade....
View ArticleHow Feedback Can Improve Your Recruitment Strategy
How Feedback Can Improve Your Recruitment Strategy Finding the right candidates is not easy, especially in a competitive job market. Attracting and retaining your future superstars is among the...
View ArticleTrump May Have Prevented Colin Kaepernick From Getting Signed
President Donald Trump may be behind why former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick still does not have a job in the league. Kaepernick, who played in Super Bowl XLVII for the San Francisco 49ers in...
View Article2 Chainz Purchases a Stake In The A3C Festival and Conference
Tauheed Epps, AKA 2 Chainz, has acquired ownership in Atlanta’s A3C Festival & Conference. “I think investing is a good thing, period—especially anything involving a festival, music, something...
View ArticleTexas Man Divorces Wife By Forging Paperwork
Divorce isn’t fun. Having to split up with your partner is difficult and can be an even more difficult and brutal process for all involved. In fact, you may not even want to bother going through it...
View ArticleFirst Sergeant Christian D. Price Gives Post-Military Career Advice
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2018, 19.2 million men and women were veterans, accounting for about 8 percent of the civilian non-institutional population age 18 and over. The...
View ArticlePelicans Hire WNBA Legend Teresa Weatherspoon as Assistant Coach
Add another impressive accomplishment to WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon’s resume. According to Sports Illustrated, the former basketball player was added as an assistant coach with the NBA’s New...
View ArticleBun B, Trae Tha Truth, and Slim Thug Rush To Aid Victims Of Hurricane Imelda
According to AllHipHop, Texas rappers Frazier Othel Thompson III (AKA Trae Tha Truth), Bernard James Freeman (AKA Bun B), and Stayve Jerome Thomas (AKA Slim Thug) have been helping residents affected...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey Relaunches Book Club on Apple TV
Oprah Winfrey’s book club is back in action. The billionaire talk show host and entrepreneur has partnered with Apple for a new exclusive Apple TV+ series, called Oprah’s Book Club, premiering...
View ArticleDiversity Expert Talks About Getting More Blacks Working In Golf
Pro golfer might be the only career that comes to mind when most people think of the PGA. But as a member organization, the PGA of America is responsible for recruiting, training, educating, and...
View ArticleEntrepreneurial Advice: Take a Problem, Turn it into a Great Business...
What's something annoying or irritating to you? Might it frustrate someone else and be seen as a wider problem in need of a solution to make life a little bit better? If so, that just might be your...
View ArticleWhy Latinx In Tech Startup Weekends? To Develop the Next Gen of Latinx...
As a Latina entrepreneur, I know the transparent walls that we face every day for being different. I know what it is like to be seen as an outsider and someone who doesn’t belong in a tech conference....
View ArticleWhat Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger, Study Approves
Friedrich Nietzsche's famous quote "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" was put to test, and it seems that he was right. Chief Operating Officer's insight:Operations Coach See it on Scoop.it,...
View ArticleNextplay Events Is Changing the Way Black Tech Professionals Engage with...
If you’re black in tech, you’ve probably read time and time again how difficult it can be to find and connect with people who you can identify with. That is what prompted Lesley Toche to launch...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Signs Bill Allowing Student-Athletes to Get Paid on...
The much-anticipated push to get college student-athletes compensation for their athletic prowess has become law in California. According to ESPN, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, as expected, signed the...
View ArticleNick Cannon to Host Daytime Syndicated Talk Show
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nick Cannon will be hosting his own talk show next year. Cannon has made a deal with Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury to host a new, nationally syndicated daytime talk...
View ArticleAntonio Brown Expected to File 9 Grievances and Appeals Against the NFL
Every year, a sports record gets broken in the NFL and this year, Antonio Brown has already broken one. According to ESPN, Brown is set to file a record-setting total of nine grievances and appeals...
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