So huge, it comes with a matching backpack tote bag. But if you truly love hip hop, this tome is worth more than its weight in gold chains.
For those pressed for time, here’s the bottom line: If you love hip hop, I…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: October 4, 2011
Tags: Atria, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, deejays, DJs, emcees, Gordon Parks, Hip Hop a Cultural Odyssey, hip-hop culture, hip-hop industry, hip-hop music, hip-hop renamed, Jay Z, Jordan Sommers, MCs, Queen Latifah, Rap, rappers, Russell Simmons, Sean Combs, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Sylvia Robinson, Will Smith
The good old days of Mad Men, Pan Am and The Playboy Club all send a familiar message to Black actors: no positions available
I have zero interest, at least so far, in the new shows Pan Am, ABC’s…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: October 3, 2011
Tags: ABC, black actors, Blacks in Hollywood, blacks on television, Diversity, Diversity in Hollywood, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Emmy Awards, Hugh Hefner, Jack Baker, Jennifer Jackson, Mad Men, minorities on television, Mohawk Airlines, Naturi Naughton, NBC, NBC Universal, Pan Am, Playboy, Ruth Carol Taylor, student activist, The Emmys, The Playboy Club, TV-Video
The pop star’s personal tour DJ shares his top six money-earning moves to becoming a successful spin doctor
Graduating from Hampton University’s Business School, DJ Tay James followed his dreams and became Justin…
By Amy Andrieux
Posted: October 3, 2011
Tags: branding, Chris Brown, DJ Drama, DJ Tay James, endorsement deals, Ford Motors, Funkmaster Flex, Gangsta Grillz, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, mentorship, Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE, Social media, touring, Twitter, We Know the DJ, YouTube
Writer says hip-hop star talks the racial equality talk but doesn't walk the walk
Critic explores the scarcity of black models on the runway during Kanye West’s Paris Fashion…
By Janell Hazelwood
Posted: October 3, 2011
Tags: blacks in fashion, DW by Kanye West, fashion industry, Jay Z, Kanye West, Madame Noire, Paris Fashion Week, racial inequality, racism, Style, Watch the Throne, womens apparel
Antonio “L.A.” Reid has stayed professionally in tune since the 1980s, when he was part…
By Malecia S. Walker
Renowned musician and producer Quincy Jones started his six-decade career as a trumpet player before…
By Marc Lamont Hill
The Hollywood veteran discusses the future of African Americans in entertainment
With his new film, In the Hive, and web series, Diary of a Single Mom,…
By Malecia S. Walker
The celebrated director explains what it takes to get more African American stories on screen
With his latest him Abduction, starring Twilight’s Taylor Lautner, in theaters, John Singleton speaks on…
By Anslem Samuel
See which entertainers, politicians, and media personalities are of Hispanic origin
As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month coverage, BlackEnterprise.com is highlighting 15 figures you didn’t…
By Janel Martinez
Posted: September 20, 2011
Tags: 90210, ABC, Bill Richardson, Carmelo Anthony, Christina Norman, CNN, Dick Cheney, Elian Gonzalez, Elizabeth Vargas, Frank Sinatra, Gwen Ifill, Hispanic Heritage Month, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Joe Biden, John Edwards, Katherine Davalos Ortega, La La Vasquez, Laci Peterson, Lynda Carter, Mariah Carey, Matthew Shepard, Nick Cannon, Roberto C. Goizueta, Sammy Davis Jr., Sarah Palin, Soledad O'Brien, Sonia Sotomayor, Stacey Dash, Swizz Beatz, The Wire, Tristan Wilds
The young Renaissance woman breaks down the importance of branding
Tastemaker Vashtie Kola has found success as an entrepreneur, director, deejay, party promoter, and fashion…
By Janel Martinez
Posted: September 20, 2011
Tags: BE Next, branding, Jordan Brand, Vashtie Kola
