Spending $ Abroad
The advent of ATMs worldwide has made getting cash on the road easier.…
By Ann Brown
Overseas Bargains
Think you’re getting a steal of a deal on that Rolex watch you…
By Ann Brown
Choosing The Right Wine
Your professional and consumer lifestyle guide Take the confusion out of decidingwhat to bring to your next dinner party
When someone takes the time and effort to invite you into their home for…
By Herb Boyd
Festival Time In Gambia
Your Professional and consumer lifestyle guide Twenty years after `Roots,' a country invites African Americans home
When Alex Haley wrote his best-selling novel, Roots, two decades ago this year, it…
By Lloyd Gite
Breaking Into The Fashion Biz
It's an industry cloaked in glamour, yet black designers need more than just talent to thrive.
Internationally known fashion designer Jeffrey Banks knew as a child growing up in Washington,…
By Lloyd Gite
First-Time Homebuyer’s Guide
The hurdles are high, but here aretips for making your first move your best
If you’re thinking of buying your first home, now’s the time. Housing starts are…
By Michelle Webb
Sow Entrepreneurship Reap Employment
Black business growth over the last decade hasbeen substantial, but is it enough to change thelarger employment picture for African Americans?
Over the last several years, Nathaniel Goldston, CEO of Atlanta-based Gourmet Companies, has watched…
By Eric L. Smith
Now That The Smoke Has Cleared…
The year-long repositioning of Black investment banks has produced some unexpected winners andlosers. Here's how the new landscape shapes up.
Sunday evening, september 29: Napoleon Brandford III meets Muriel Siebert over dinner.
There is little…
By Yolonda Gault Caviness
Liberty And Profit For All
By stepping in when other banks gave up, Liberty Bank & Trust has created a profit centera profit center for Louisiana's black community
Alden J. Mcdonald Jr. has the look of a man being sold a bill…
By Eric L. Smith
United We Stand
The cooperative economics of consolidatingresources is the trend helping black-ownedbanks capture new customers in new markets
It appears that black-owned financial institutions learned some significant lessons in 1996. The conservative…
