Just because your lender cleared you of a debt doesn't mean Uncle Sam will when filing your tax return
Consumers are receiving so-called 1099-c “cancellation of debt” tax notices, informing them that the IRS…
By John Simons
As the LGBT community fights for equality in the workplace, one transgender employee tells his story
LGBT activist, Kylar Broadus (Source: Broadus)
As a young girl, Kylar Broadus (born Karen) always knew…
By Souleo
Posted: February 17, 2011
Tags: discrimination, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Fortune 500 companies, Gay Rights, human resources, Kylar Broadus, LGBT, Michael Greenidge, National Black Justice Coalition, On the Job, race, religion, sex change, sexuality, The Branch Solution, transgender, Treivor Branch
Off the market for a few years, the Regal returns with a few changes and more bang for your buck
Regal makes a strong comeback for 2011 (Source: GM)
2011 BUICK REGAL CXL
MSRP: $29,785 (Base Regal…
By Jeff Fortson
Posted: February 17, 2011
Tags: Acura TSX, Audi A3, Bucik Lacrosse, Bucik Regal, Buyer's Guide, car review, Ford Fusion, Kia Optima, Nissan Altima, Saturn Acura, Suzuki Kizashi, Toyota Camry
Be Nexter Tina Wells provides her tips on staying calm, cool and collected on the job or in your business
Tina Wells, CEO of Buzz Marketing Group and author of Chasing Youth Culture and Getting…
By Janel Martinez
Posted: February 16, 2011
Tags: 2011 Women of Power Summit, American Psychological Association, BE Next, Buzz Marketing Group, Entrepreneurship, marketing, Small Business, stress, stress relief, Tina Wells, Women of Power, work stress
On hand for the Grammies, BlackEnterprise.com caught up with a few artists & producers about the business of music
Combs discusses branding before being honored by SESAC
Last week the entire music industry converged on…
By Anslem Samuel
Posted: February 16, 2011
Tags: branding, Damon Elliott, Diddy, Dionne Warwick, Eric Roberson, Grammy Awards 2011, marketing, Raheem DeVaughn, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Sean Combs
How to handle bias based on weight and protect your rights
How to handle bias based on weight
By Janell Hazelwood
Posted: February 16, 2011
Tags: bias, diet, discrimination, Eral Burks, health, Minority Executive Search, obesity, Tamica McKinney, weight, weight discrimination, workplace bias, workplace discrimination
Bonus content on the entrepreneurs and strategies featured on The Urban Business Roundtable
This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Executive Producer TaQuoya Kennedy speaks Sheila Moss-Brown,…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Started as a response to racism and starved of financial support, HBCUs have to do more with less
Critics have called them a race-based anachronism. Others have said worse: They’re inferior, they’re in…
By Robin White Goode
Posted: February 15, 2011
Tags: Aretha Franklin, black students, Charlie Nelms, college, college financing, Education, financial aid, Grambling State University, HBCUs, Ivy League, Marc Lamont Hill, Morehouse, North Carolina Central University, Omega Psi Phi, Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE, Paul Bryant, Pell Grants, President Obama, Solange Sayers, Spelman, Spike Lee, STEM, student learning, Tyron Young, Xavier University, Zeta Phi Beta
President Obama Says National Wireless Initiative Will Spur Innovation and Reduce Deficit
Obama speaks to Northern Michigan University about National Wireless Initiative (Source: White House)
In his January…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
Successful entrepreneurs who have beaten their Goliaths
Get ready to go up against the big guys (Image: Thinkstock)
Every small business has to…
By Alan Hughes