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(l-r) Karen Clarkson, vice president of North America for VisitBritain, Downton Abbey actor Dan Stevens, R&B singer Estelle and Simon Talling-Smith, executive vice president of the Americas at British Airways, pose at The Big British Invite opening reception on Thursday, March 21 (Image: Source)

Big British Invite Takes New Yorkers Across the Pond

British Airways and VisitBritain partner for two-day interactive pop-up event

British Airways and VisitBritain have teamed up to bring a slice of modern-day England, Scotland…

By Janel Martinez

Posted: March 23, 2013 Tags: , , ,
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Angela and Vanessa Simmons Host Charity Skate Party

The toy drive brought out lots of celebrities.

Sisters Angela and Vanessa Simmons hosted a “Skate and Donate” charity event under their sneaker…

By Demetria Irwin

Posted: December 11, 2012 Tags: , , , , ,
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Kevin Liles Offers Valuable Assessment for Today’s Professionals

Tool provides vital insight on career strengths, weaknesses, purpose

Music executive-turned-entrepreneur urges youth to find best career that suits their talents and purpose.

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: May 21, 2012 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Kevin Liles: More Than Music

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: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Tanya Hall, executive director of the Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress, ensures the Global Fusion Festival expands each year (Image: Press)

3 Tips for Organizing a Major Event

In five years Tanya Hall grew the Global Fusion Festival into one of Philly's biggest events and she's ready to share her knowledge

Global Fusion Festival director Tanya Hall offers fellow event organizers her three surefire ways to…

By Janel Martinez

Posted: July 21, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Getting Started: Launching Your Own Jewelry Line

Allyson Leak struck gold when her jewelry adorned celebs like Alicia Keys. Here, the young designer talks shop about her craft

Allyson Leak goes to work in her studio (Image: Courtesy of subject)
As Fashion Week heads…

By Arlice Nichole

Posted: February 22, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
The Twitterverse is constantly buzzing with an outlined play-by-play on the latest in news, entertainment and trending topics—to name a few on the long list of online conversation starters. Of course, with all that chatter it's easy to block out a lot of it, but within all the noise there's still a large percentage that catches your attention in one way or another. To make sure you're not missing out on the valuable commentary and comments online, BlackEnterprise.com will now curate the tweets throughout the week that staffers think were worth taking note of, whether an expert, celebrity or even you masterminded the tweet. Timelines flooded with mentions about Oprah Winfrey’s newly-launched cable network, OWN, on Jan. 1. Although the initial sky-high ratings—approximately 1 million prime-time viewers—have declined, the network is moving towards its goal of providing the audience with 600 hours of original programming. In this version of BE Tweets of the Week, there was no shortage of tweets either embracing or throwing shade Oprah’s way. —Janel Martinez

BE Tweets of the Week: #BEMedia: Oprah Launches OWN

Six media tweets BE couldn't ignore�and neither should you

BlackEnterprise.com will now curate the tweets throughout the week that staffers think were worth taking…

By Janel Martinez

Posted: January 7, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , ,