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Black Blogger Month: Karen Civil, The People’s Voice

With access to Lil Wayne and Dr. Dre, this trusted blogger is a every music lovers favorite source for all things music

With KarenCivil.com, this 26-year-old gives hip-hop fans all access to their favorite stars with a…

By Tracy Garraud

Posted: May 3, 2012 Tags: Angela Yee, BBM, Beats by Dre, Black Blogger Month, Black Blogger Month 2012, Drake, Good Wood, hiphop, J. Cole, Karen Civil, KarenCivil.com, Lil Wayne, Nah Right, Nicki Minaj, Rock Smith, Young Money

Entrepreneurs: Learn How to Create Marketing Buzz for Your Business

Register for Black Enterprise's Small Business University NOW and learn how to build and grow your business! Plus enter for a chance to win more than $50,000 in prizes

By Elayne Fluker

Posted: April 23, 2012 Tags: Black Enterprise Small Business University, black entrepreneurs, Buzz Marketing Group, Dell, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, marketing, Small Business, Tina Wells

Are Millennials Doing Enough for Our Community?

Calling out the youth for not upholding the standards set forth by the Civil Rights Movement

Community engagement blogger Ebonie Johnson Cooper puts millennials to task for their lack of social…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: April 11, 2012 Tags: BE Next, Beyonce, community activism, Drake, Ebonie Johnson Cooper, Ebony, Jay Z, Kanye West, Millennial, young urban professionals

Elsie MCabe Thompson (Photo by Lonnie C. Major)

Leading While Learning

It’s McCabe Thompson’s ability to harness perceived challenges as strengths that led her to the…

By Sonia Alleyne

Posted: April 1, 2012 Tags: black women professionals, career reinvention, career strategies, professional development, Reinventing Yourself

Through the years, the Girl Scouts of America has had many exemplary black women among their membership ranks who have learned courage, confidence, leadership, and civic responsibility and taken those skills to the achieve success at the top of their industries. From science to entertainment to media to politics to sports, the impact is undeniable: Jackie Joyner Kersee, Queen Latifah, Condoleezza Rice, Venus Williams, Keke Palmer, Tatyanna Ali, Mariah Carey, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee, Marian Anderson, Glenda Hatchett ... the list goes on and on.

Check out more on the history of the organization as well as seven top business leaders who turned Girl Scouts badge earning into industry bankability. ---Janell Hazelwood

Women’s History Month: 7 Black Business Leaders Who Were Girl Scouts

These women pave the way for other young, black female leaders

From the boardroom to stage, these industry leaders have one thing in common: They all…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: March 28, 2012 Tags: Angela Simmons, CoverGirl, Disney, Essence, Essence magazine, Glenda Hatchet, High School Musical, J. Veronica Biggins, Monique Coleman, Queen Latifah, Susan L. Taylor, Vanessa Simmons, Venus Williams

Don Thompson Named CEO of McDonald’s

Donald Thompson has been named CEO of McDonald’s Corp., taking the helm of the world’s largest fast food restaurant chain

Donald Thompson has been named CEO of McDonald’s Corp., taking the helm of the world’s…

By Derek T. Dingle

Posted: March 22, 2012 Tags: Black Enterprise 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America, Donald Thompson, Executive Leadership Council, Jim Skinner, Ken Chenault, McDonald's Corp., Plan To Win, Ursula Burns

WATCH: Epic Records’ Astro on Life After X-Factor & Being Black History in the Making

The teen phenom explains his rise in fame and plans for the future

X-Factor’s Astro speaks on his relationship with L.A. Reid, debut album on Epic Records, appreciation…

By Anslem Samuel

Posted: March 16, 2012 Tags: Astro, BE Next, Brian Bradley, Brooklyn, Eminem, Epic Records, Jay Z, L.A. Reid, Simon Cowell, Spike Lee, The Astronomical Kid, Twitter, X-Factor

TWITTER: I know that this is probably an obvious one, but how do you really engage with Twitter? Do you use it as a personal tool to connect with others? Promote your business? Both? Do you need a personal and business account? I would say, it all depends. I have one account for me personally, which I also use professionally. When my new book, Chasing Youth Culture And Getting It Right, is published in April, I will be using another account for book tweets only. I want to make sure that those messages go to people who want data on youth marketing specifically. So the moral of this story is, know your target market. Your tweets will have a greater impact if you’re really focused on who you’re trying to reach.

SXSW 2012: The Power of ‘Black Twitter’

Kimberly Ellis, commonly known as Dr. Goddess, explains why black people are more than mainstream’s view of “Black Twitter”

In her SXSW panel discussion, “The Bombastic Brilliance of Black Twitter,” Kimberly C. Ellis set…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: March 14, 2012 Tags: #BlackTwitter, 2012 South by Southwest, Kimberly C. Ellis, Social media, SXSW, SXSW Interactive, Twitter

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Faculty Loan Repayment Program Graduates in the health field can teach at an accredited health profession college for two years to have up to $40,000 of their student loan debt forgiven.

Santa Monica College Proposes Controversial Tiered Tuition Fees

In an effort to combat classroom overcrowding, one college considers having students pay a premium for extra classes

Santa Monica College has cased some controversy with a proposed tiered tuition which would provide…

By Anslem Samuel

Posted: March 14, 2012 Tags: Carla Rivera, Chui L. Tsang, financial aid, LA Times, Santa Monica College, tuition

BEST DOCUMENTARY OF 2011:

CNN’s Black In America 4: The New Promised Land – Silicon Valley. This documentary chronicles the journey of eight entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley in an industry where less than 1% of venture capital (VC) backed startups have African-American founders.

SXSW 2012: Revisiting CNN’s ‘Black in America: The Promised Land – Silicon Valley’

Participants from Summer 2011 class of NewMe describe their experience and provide updates on their progress

CNN’s Black in America / Silicon Valley: Aftermath was one of SXSW’s most anticipated panels…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: March 9, 2012 Tags: 2012 South by Southwest, Angela Benton, Black In America 4, Black In America 4: The New Promised Land - Silicon Valley, Google, Hajj Flemings, Hank Williams, LinkedIn, Michael Arrington, NewMe Accelerator, Soledad O’Brien, STEM, SXSW, Wayne Sutton