The driving force behind Abiola Abrams brand, which includes books, event hosting and AbiolaTV.com, is…
Read More »
Isolde Brielmaier is an expert in the world of art and shares her pointers on preparing yourself to invest in more than pretty pictures
SCAD’s Chief Curator Explains Isolde Brielmaier offers up advice for the novice art collector on…
By Amber McKynzie
Posted: May 21, 2012
Tags: Alvin ailey, art, Dance Theater of Harlem, Investing, investing in art, Isolde Brielmaier, museum, painter, Savannah College of Art and Design, Walter O. Evans
Former Def Jam music man talks about the importance of expanding his brand beyond the industry and giving back by paying it forward
How the former Def Jam music man has expanded his brand beyond the industry and…
By Kenya N. Byrd
Posted: May 16, 2012
Tags: Bon Jovi, D'Angelo, Def Jam, entertainment, Estelle, Gerald Levert, Kevin Liles, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, music business, Oprah Winfrey, Prince, Trey Songz, Whitney Houston
Style bloggers Joshua Kissi and Travis Gumbs prove that there's more to men's fashion than the clothes
Going beyond fashion into style with their Street Etiquette blog, Joshua Kissi and Travis Gumbs…
By Anslem Samuel
Posted: May 14, 2012
Tags: BBM, Black Blogger Month, Black Blogger Month 2012, Black Ivy, blogging, Crowned, Joshua Kissi, men's fashion, Sartorial Sound, Street Etiquette, Travis Gumbs
The veteran movie producer shares her career journey and explains the industry's evolution
Hollywood veteran Debra Martin Chase shares her trade secrets on moviemaking and adapting to the…
By Darralynn Hutson
Posted: April 30, 2012
Tags: Bollywood, Chapter3.tv, Debra Martin Chase, Denzel Washington, DVD, Frank Price, Glee, Halle Berry, Hollywood, Jordin Sparks, Kenny Ortega, Mara Brock Akil, Oprah Winfrey, Queen Latifah, Salim Akil, Sanna Hamri, Sparkle, Tracey Edmonds, West Side Story, Whitney Houston
The NBA great skyrockets from basketball superstar to flourishing entrepreneur and philanthropist
NBA great Penny Hardaway gets his second wind as a businessman with an impressive portfolio…
By Mia N. Hall
Posted: April 25, 2012
Tags: Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Bottom Line SPorts Show, Caesar’s Palace Salon and Barber Shop, Changing Lanes, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Gerald Brown, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Nike, Nike Foamposites, Penny Hardaway, Russell Simmons, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Sean Combs, Terf Athletic Facility
The 26-year-old innovator on how she came up with ABG, turning awkward situations into material and what’s next on her horizon
With a Shorty Award under her belt and taping for season two well underway, BlackEnterprise.com…
By Janel Martinez
Model, mother and entrepreneur means business when expanding her brand
Cynthia Bailey, reality TV star, mother and model, discusses a brand that’s more than TV…
By Janell Hazelwood
Posted: April 16, 2012
Tags: Bailey Agency School of Fashion, Beverly Johnson, black models, blacks in fashion, Cindy Crawford, Cynthia Bailey, entertainment industry, fashion industry, Heidi Klum, Iman, Naomi Campbell, NeNe Leakes, Peter Thomas, Real Housewvies of Atlanta, reality TV, Russell Simmons, television industry, TV, Tyra Banks
From music videos to major films, the New York casting director has always had an eye for future stars
Sparkle casting director Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd shares her techniques on grooming stars like Jordin Sparks,…
By Aliya Ewing
Posted: April 12, 2012
Tags: American Idol, Anthony Anderson, Brooklyn, casting director, Columbus Short, Elaine Williams, Essence, Gabrielle Union, Gravy, Jamal Woolard, Jeffrey Byrd, Jordin Sparks, Julie Hughes, Laz Alonso, Lil Kim, Mara Brock Akil, Michael Kenneth Williams, Naturi Naughton, Salim Akil, Sparkle, Spike Lee, Stomp The Yard, The Cosby Show, The Notorious B.I.G., Tracey Moore, Tracy "Twinkie" Byrd, Tracy Byrd, Twinkie, Whitney Houston
The passionate performer expresses his views on the senseless death of another young Black man
Rapper/producer David Banner shares his passionate perspective on the life and death of Trayvon Martin…
By Anslem Samuel