They Got Game
Twins Dan and Dana Napier took a big gamble on careers in the gaming industry. They are now the highest-ranking African Americans at MGM Grand Inc.
Back in the mid-1970s, when Dan and Dana Napier opted to forge careers in…
By Caroline Clarke
Life of a Day Trader
Vanita Jones reveals the promise and peril of online investing
With the explosive growth of online brokerage firms, it seems that practically everyone is…
By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox
Doing Well By Doing Good
Here's how you can gain a solid return and stay socially responsible at the same time
Think socially responsible investing is for do-gooders who are willing to settle for lackluster…
By James A. Anderson
The Madison Avenue Initiative
Millions could be at stake as minority media outlets face an ongoing "blackout" from national advertisers
Let’s say you knew a corporation valued you significantly less than some of its…
By Matthew S. Scott
Supermarket Blackout
The lack of major food retailers is devastating African American communities. It's time to use your dollars to fill the gap.
Like some African Americans, Zelda Owens turned to buses, subways, taxis or car pooling…
By Monique R. Brown
Flex Your Financial Muscle
Whether you're buying a new car or a tube of toothpaste, make sure you spend your hard-earned money with companies that invest in your community
When Deborah Foster, a network administrator at Street Law Inc. in Washington, D.C., decided…
By Monique R. Brown
Train travel is getting faster-at least on Amtrak’s Boston-New York-Washington, D.C., route. Amtrak…
By Ann Brown
Search and seizure
Are U.S. Customs Service agents violating the rights of African American travelers?
Karra Duncan, a 25-year-old California resident, dreamed of seeing the Eiffel Tower. Late last…
By Nancy Huie
Become a people person…
...and increase the quality of your interactions
There are those who view interaction with office-mates only as a means to…
By Robyn D. Clarke
Ready to call it quits?
Read this before you give up
So, things aren’t going as planned. Maybe it’s your professional life. Perhaps it’s…
