More than just a movie, Red Tails signifies a mass movement of empowerment for African Americans
George Lucas’ Red Tails does not just highlight the struggles of the Tuskegee Airmen but…
By Derek T. Dingle
Posted: January 20, 2012
Tags: Ariel Investments, BE 100s, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., Black Corporate Directors Conference, Colin Powell, Dennis Archer, Dennis Archer Jr., George Lucas, Ignition Media, John Rogers, Joseph Anderson, Lee Archer, Lee Archer Jr., Red Tails, Reginald F. Lewis, Star Wars, TAG Holdings Inc., The Anderson Platoon, Tuskegee Airmen, Tuskegee University, W.E. B. DuBois, White Hoiuse screening, World War II
The primary field of Republican candidates get sized up on their ability to lead the country in 2012
As the Iowa caucus approaches political analysts and voters prepare to review the 2012 GOP…
By Derek T. Dingle
Posted: December 28, 2011
Tags: 999 plan, Donald Trump, Herman Cain, Iowa Caucus, John Boehner, Michele Bachmann, middle class tax cut, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, payroll tax holiday, president barack obama, Queen of rage, Republican National Committee, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Tea Party
Commander-In-Chief gets hit with political bombs from GOP over decision while he fights for opportunities for vets
President Obama ended the Iraq War but the troubled economy and unemployment rate leaves veterans…
By Derek T. Dingle
Posted: December 15, 2011
Tags: 9/11, Afghanistan, American Jobs Act, Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Iran, Iraq war, John McCain, Leon E. Panetta, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Osama bin Laden, President Bush, President Obama, Ron Paul, Sadam Hussein, Unemployment, veterans
The president combines populist politics with historic maneuvers to defeat his foes
President Obama’s engaged in fierce combat to advance his economic agenda while positioning himself for…
By Derek T. Dingle
Posted: December 8, 2011
Tags: "do-nothing" Congress, 2012 election, Abraham Lincoln, American Jobs Act, deficit reduction, FDR, GOP, Harry Truman, Kansas, middle class, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, New Nationalism, Newt Gingrich, Occupy Wall Street, Osawatomie, payroll tax cut, populist, poverty line, president barack obama, Richard Cordray, Ronald Reagan, super committee, Susan Collins of Maine, Tea Party, Theodore Roosevelt, Unemployment
Cain's meteoric rise and hard fall offers lessons for those seeking office--whether it's national or local
Numerous Herman Cain scandals have put the former Republican 2012 presidential frontrunner in the doghouse…
By Derek T. Dingle
Posted: December 1, 2011
Tags: 9-9-9 plan, Bill Clinton, Ginger White, Godfather's Pizza, Herman Cain, Hillary Clinton, Iowa Caucus, L. Douglas Wilder, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel editorial board, Mitt Romney, National Restaurant Association, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, sexual harassment, Tea Party
Creativity, persistence, capital and connections will drive the advancement of high-growth African American businesses
What’s needed to maintain forward momentum for the emerging digerati? You guessed it – capital.…
By Derek T. Dingle
Posted: November 22, 2011
Tags: A Gathering of Angels Urban Entrepreneurship Summit, A. Michael Green, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Black In America 4: The New Promised Land - Silicon Valley, blacks in technology, Chad Womack, CNN, Dr. Chad Womack, DreamIt Ventures, dt ogilvie, George Fraser, GoKit.me, Hajj Flemings, Hank Williams, Huffington Post, Johnathan Holifield, Jonathan Holifield, Kloudco, Mike Green, Minority Angel Investor Network, Rutgers Business School Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, SocialWayne.com, startup, Terrence Hicks, The America21 Project, Wayne Sutton
Market volatility is here to stay. Don't panic—adjust your portfolio and look for opportunities
In today’s tumultuous investment environment, what should you do as an investor? Follow our advice…
By Derek T. Dingle
Posted: November 10, 2011
Tags: bailout, dividend stocks, Dow, Dow Jones Industrial Average, European debt crisis, G20, GOP debate, Greece, Italian bonds, italy, Lehman bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers, Mitt Romney, Moody's Investors Service, NASDAQ, Portugal, President Obama, S&P 500, value investing
Black Enterprise teams with Walmart to help African Americans gain an edge in today's tech-driven, global job market
Our 20/20 Vision Forum: Job Creation and Career Opportunities in the Next Economy, one of…
By Derek T. Dingle
Posted: October 26, 2011
Tags: 20/20 Vision Forum, Alicia Villarreal, American Jobs Act, Arnold Donald, Bishop Noel Jones, Blair Taylor, China, Crenshaw High School, Executive Leadership Council, Hajj Flemings, Hilda Solis, job creation, Johann Schleier-Smith, Los Angeles Urban League, Magnus Greaves, Michael Mandelbaum, Minority Angel Network, President Obama, RLJ Rule, Robert Johnson, Rooney Rule, Tagged, Tavis Smiley, TheCashFlow, Thomas L. Friedman, Timothy A. Reese, UNCF, Unemployment, Walmart
Black attorneys' reunion demonstrates how to use alumni networks to increase your clout
Over the past few weeks, many of us will attend the annual round of fall…
By Derek T. Dingle
Posted: September 30, 2011
Tags: American Express, Anthony Brown, Barack Obama, Charles Houston Hamilton Institute, Charles J. Ogletree, Citigroup, Deval Patrick, Harvard, Havard Law School Celebration of Black Achievement, Kenneth Frazier, Kenneth I. Chenault, Merck, Michelle Obama, Raymond McGuire, Reginald F. Lewis, Ted Wells, Terri Sewell, Thurgood Marshall, Unemployment, William T. Coleman
Broadband session sparks conversation about digital business development and job creation
As the US Labor Department unveiled its dismal report revealing an unemployment rate stubbornly stuck…
By Derek T. Dingle
Posted: September 14, 2011
Tags: AT&T, Ava Parker, Bill Clinton, Billy Dee Williams, Black Enterprise Golf & Tennis Challenge 2011, David Honig, FCC, Internet Innovation Alliance, Jamal Simmons, Jeff Johnson, Jeffrey Wright, Kendrick Meek, Monica Calhoun, National Broadband Plan, Politic365, President Obama, Richard Roundtree, Robert Townsend, spectrum auctions, STEM, T-Mobile
