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	<title>BLACK ENTERPRISE &#187; Aisha Sylvester</title>
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		<title>Great Place for a New Start</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Milwaukee mixes cosmopolitan flair with small-town hospitality.]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa Welcomes the World for Premier Soccer Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As famous for its captivating landscapes as it is notorious for its tumultuous past, South Africa is cementing itself as a leader in African tourism. On June 11, 2010, the nation will become the first on the continent to host the largest sporting event in the world.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Heart of the Matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Americans are expressing interest in bettering their health, the African American community remains stagnant on health improvements, says Dr. Christopher J.W.B. Leggett, director of cardiology at Medical Associates of North Georgia.  In addition, a study done by the American Heart Association indicates that African Americans remain at greater risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity Goes To School</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As more corporations reap benefits from hiring chief diversity officers, institutions of higher learning have begun to follow their lead. Growing numbers of colleges and universities are using CDOs to help provide a more diverse campus culture for students, faculty, and staff.
For instance, Babson College, a leader in entrepreneurship education, recently appointed its first chief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Minority By 2050</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 2050 the word minority could refer to a different racial group, according to projections from the Pew Research Center. If immigration trends continue, the U.S. population will increase by almost 50%, and whites will comprise only 47% of the populace. Unless policy changes check the flow of immigrants into the country, the Latino population [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Introduction
For most men, venturing to the barbershop is a weekly ritual that goes beyond just grooming. The staying power of the local groomer, particularly the barbershop, is rooted in its position as the epicenter of candid discussions or debates about politics, sports, race, pop culture, and relationships, among other hot-button topics. Be it comical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing To Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Studies have projected steady growth for the $1.8 billion men’s grooming market, but until recently the specific needs of black and Latino men had been overlooked. Now, entrepreneurs are bringing top-quality grooming to the African American and Latino male and carving out a niche.
"It’s a growing market," says Cheick Dukuly, president and CEO of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Caribbean Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Keeping people connected across the diaspora 24 hours a day, seven days a week is what Dahved Levy and his partners had in mind when they launched CaribbeanFever.com (www.caribbeanfever.com) in September 2007. As the site has recorded more than 24 million hits since its inception, it appears that the Barbados native and his colleagues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Lifestyles In Film</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ At 33, filmmaker Kirk Shannon-Butts has taken on the challenge of bringing the alternative lifestyle to mainstream media. When he was younger, he noted the lack of love stories about African American men and was determined to change that. Now his debut film, Blueprint (www.boiWONDA pHilmz.com), is making waves throughout the international film festival [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s All A Science</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers is giving black scientists something to look forward to this month with NOBCChE: 35 years of catalyzing scientific opportunities. Dedicated to promoting chemistry and chemical engineering within the African American community, the organization will hold its conference in Philadelphia from March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South African Connections</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A steady growth rate and respectable investment ratings have made South Africa one of the continent's political and economic success stories. The National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc. embarked on a mission to explore opportunities to promote business partnerships between African American businesses and black-owned South African companies within the country's pharmaceutical-supply industry. Last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women’s Conference Commences</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2008/02/14/women%e2%80%99s-conference-commences</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ann M. Fudge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nikki Giovanni; Dorothy I. Height]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third annual Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit, hosted by State Farm is upon us and participants can look forward to four days of discussing success strategies, engaging in high-powered networking, and indulging in a little bit of professional and personal self-discovery. The conference commenced on Feb.13 in Palm Springs, California, with an impressive selection of high-level female executives.]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Into The Digital Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When a young African American student in
an after-school program at the University of California, Berkeley equated academic success with "acting white," it left an impression on tutor Carrletta Lindsay, an independent producer with San Francisco-based Pixel Corps. It also led to the development of the Internet television show I Am Blackness on ON Networks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Destination Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ African countries are enjoying a higher growth rate in international tourism arrivals than the global average, thanks in part to more sophisticated travelers and their desire for more unique experiences. And African governments are increasingly promoting the destinations that provide such experiences. But to keep pace with what is projected to become a $2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Diversity Q</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2008/02/01/the-diversity-q</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Minority-owned businesses account for approximately 18% of all U.S. firms, according to the latest data issued in a report by the Small Business Administration, titled Minorities in Business: A Demographic Review of Minority Business Ownership. As this figure continues to rise, corporations are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of attracting a more diverse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magic Johnson Teams with Aetna</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/01/26/magic-johnson-teams-with-aetna</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magic Johnson-Aetna alliance to help diverse urban communities with healthcare issues]]></description>
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		<title>Strength In Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2008/01/01/strength-in-numbers-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ No one can dispute that African Americans represent an influential demographic that drives style and consumer trends. In fact, the buying power of African Americans is projected to grow to $1.1 trillion by 2011. Marketing communications giant Starcom MediaVest Group and Nat Irvin II (pictured left), a business professor at the University of Louisville [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Search Made Easy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When the partners of the executive search firm The Marquin Group decided to create a job portal for top professionals, they considered all the challenges corporations faced in recruiting senior executives. Introduced in 2003, DiversityTal ent.com facilitates the acquisition of diverse talent.
As a search firm, The Marquin Group already has relationships with top-tier clients, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s The Black Travel Market Worth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The African American market is one of the top three fastest growing markets in the travel industry, generating annual revenues of more than $40 billion. Ranked as the most stable and resilient market segment, African Americans are three times more likely to travel in groups, and 73% of African American households reportedly travel yearly.
These [...]]]></description>
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