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‘Sparkle’ Producer Debra Martin Chase Reflects on Career & Whitney

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

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

I Love You Oprah, But I Still Won’t Watch OWN

Here's an idea: Spice things up by sprinkling in some reality and rachetness

Oprah, let’s be real: Reality and celebrity-based TV are not only the popular kids on…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: March 22, 2012 Tags: Ananda Lewis, Basketball Wives, BET, billionaire, blacks in television, Discovery Communications, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, Girlfriends, hip-hop renamed, Jay Z, Jimmy Kimmel, Living Single, Marcy Projects, MTV, Oprah Winfrey, OWN, OWN Network, Queen Latifah, self-help, Teen Summit, television industry, television network, television ratings, Toni Childs, Tracee Ellis Ross, TV-Video, VH1, Wendy Williams, women executives., Women in business

This Sunday, February 26, 2012, the 84th annual Academy Awards will be held in Hollywood, gathering together all of the film industry’s biggest names. While Eddie Murphy, who backed out on hosting duties, might be absent, there will be a plethora of African American actors and actresses both as attendees and nominees. Namely, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who both earned nods for their exceptional work in The Help. Given that both women are favored to take home a golden statuette (only time will tell), BlackEnterprise.com Decodes the financial impact of an Oscar win by looking back at the select few African Americans performers who have struck gold on Hollywood’s biggest night. —Darralynn Hutson

The Oscars Decoded: 12 Black Actors Who Won & Their Career Impact

An examination of the dozen African American thespians who excelled in their craft on Hollywood's biggest night

With The Help’s Viola Davis & Octavia Spencer up for Oscars at the 84th Academy…

By Darralynn Hutson

Posted: February 24, 2012 Tags: A Raisin in the Sun, Academy Awards, Alex Haley, Antoine Fuqua, Beyonce, Boyz N the Hood, Cuba Gooding Jr., Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Forest Whitaker, Gone With the Wind, Halle Berry, Hattie McDaniel, Hollywood, Idi Amin, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, John Singleton, Lee Daniels, Lou Gossett Jr., Louis Gossett Jr., Mo'Nique, Morgan Freeman, Octavia Spencer, Porgy and Bess, Queen Latifah, Radio One, Roots, Sidney Poitier, The Help, Tyler Perry, Viola Davis, Weight Watchers, Whoopi Goldberg, Winnie Mandela

5 Leadership Lessons Keke Palmer Learned from Queen Latifah

The Joyful Noise star shares life lessons she picked up from the successful businesswoman

Singer/actress Keke Palmer stars alongside Queen Latifah in Joyful Noise and shares the career lessons…

By Starrene Rhett

Posted: January 13, 2012 Tags: Dolly Parton, Flavor Unit Entertainment, Joyful Noise, Keke Palmer, Nickelodeon, Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, Women of Power

In the News: Queen Latifah Gets Another Talk Show; Yale Study Shows Beverage Industry Targets Minority Youth and More

A few noteworthy headlines around the Web

See what’s going on in the world with today’s compilation of news around the Web

By Janel Martinez

Posted: November 1, 2011 Tags: black, Brigitte Daniel, Cover Girl, FCC, Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity in the Digital Age, Federal Communications Commission, full-calorie soda, Hispanic, In the News, Inc., James Lassiter, marketing, Philadelphia, Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, sugary drinks, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Queen Latifah Show, Wilco, Will Smith, Yale University, Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity

Music Managers Chris Lighty & Blue Williams Make a Power Move

The successful music moguls join forces to launch a new full-service firm, Primary/Violator

After steering the careers of artists like 50 Cent and OutKast, among others, music moguls…

By Brett Johnson

Posted: October 17, 2011 Tags: 50 Cent, Brand Asset Group, Cee-Lo, Chris Lighty, energy drink, Family Tree Entertainment, Larry Mestel, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, Michael "Blue" Williams, Outkast, Primary Wave Music Group, Primary/Violator, Queen Latifah, Street King, The Voice, United Nations' World Food Program, Violator Management

Book Review: Hip Hop, A Cultural Odyssey

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

11 Successful Artist Brands Beyond Music

Music is only the beginning of building a brand that's something these artists know well

Artists like Jay-Z, Will Smith, Beyonce and will.i.am are multi-millionaires solely because of their music,…

By Kathy Iandoli

Posted: June 30, 2011 Tags: Beyonce, black music month, brand, Destiny's Child, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Jil Scott, John Singleton, LL Cool J, Pharrell Williams, Queen Latifah, Single Ladies, Tyler Perry, Tyrese Gibson, VH1, Will Smith, Will.I.Am, Willow Smith

‘Single Ladies’ Creator Stacy Littlejohn on TV’s Image of Black Women

The veteran writer explains the premise of VH1's first-ever hour-long scripted series and introduces a new Black reality

The lack of diversity in prime-time and, in general, network television programming has long been…

By Janel Martinez

Posted: May 27, 2011 Tags: Flavor Unit Entertainment, LisaRaye McCoy, Queen Latifah, Single Ladies, Stacey Dash, Stacy Littlejohn, VH1

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