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Kevin Hart’s Record-Breaking Funny Business

The comedian raked in $15 million dollars in two days. Still, as he prepares to release his movie 'Laugh at My Pain,' he's just getting started

The comedian takes in $15 million dollars in two days. Still, as he gets ready…

By Kenya N. Byrd

Posted: August 30, 2011 Tags: actor, black celebrities, celebrities, Chris Rock, comedy, Damon Dash, entertainment, Jay Z, Kevin Hart, Spike Lee

Steve Harvey Decoded: A Brand Suited for Success

The enterprising funny man is no joke when it comes to business and brand extension

More than a comedian, Steve Harvey has built a profitable brand that spans across various…

By William E. Ketchum III

Posted: August 9, 2011 Tags: Act Like A Lady Think Like A Man Cedric The Entertainer, BE Decoded, Decoded, Denzel Washington, Family Feud, Ford, Gabrielle Union, Hoodie Awards, Kevin Hart, michael ealy, Spike Lee, Steve Harvey, Steve Harvey Collection, Taraji P. Henson, The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Tom Joyner Morning Show, Young Kings Collection

Martin Luther King Jr. statue sparks controversy (Image: File)

In the News: MLK Statue Sparks Controversy; JPMorgan Chase Invests in Johnson Publishing

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: July 6, 2011 Tags: Burrell Communications, Desirée Rogers, Facebook, J.P. Morgan Chase, Johnson Publishing Co., Lei Yixin, Mark Zuckerberg, Martin Luther King Jr., Skype, Spike Lee, Toyota

New York Knicks Slam Dunk Contest Trophy

Decoded: The Economics of a Winning Knicks Team

How the Knicks making the playoffs gives New York City businesses a boost

By Christina Tapper

Posted: April 22, 2011 Tags: Amar’e Stoudemire, Anheuser-Busch, BE Decoded, Boston Celtics, Carmelo Anthony, Coke, Decoded, Delta, Harlem Lanes, J.P. Morgan Chase, Knickerbockers, Madison Square Garden, Modell's, New York Knicks, playoffs, Spike Lee, Ticketmaster

22 Movies You Didn’t Know Had Black Directors

Hollywood tends to pigeonhole our filmmakers into only making urban projects, but here are a few who prove them wrong

Hollywood tends to pigeonhole our filmmakers into only making urban projects, but here are a…

By Janee Bolden

Posted: March 4, 2011 Tags: Academy Awards, Adrien Brody, Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Antoine Fuqua, ’N Sync, Bring in Da Funk, Bring in Da Noise, Bruce Willis, Cannes Film Festival, Chow Yun-Fat, Chris Evans, Christina Milian, Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Desperate Housewives, Diane Lane, Edward Norton, F. Gary Gray, Gary Oldman, George C. Wolfe, Gerald Levert, Halle Berry, Heather Graham, Ice Cube, Idris Elba, India.Arie, Jack the Ripper, Jamie Foxx, Jay Z, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jelly’s Last Jam, Jennifer Hudson, Jimmy Fallon, Jodie Foster, John Leguizamo, John Singleton, John Travolta, Johnny Depp, Kasi Lemmons, Kevin Spacey, Lee Daniels, Lena Horne, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Nia Long, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Prince, Queen Latifah, Richard Gere, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Sanaa Hamri, Sanaa Lathan, Spike Lee, Sylvain White, Taraji P. Henson, the Hughes Brothers, Tim Story, Topdog/Underdog, Tupac Shakur, Tyra Banks, Tyrese, Uma Thurman, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Zoe Saldana

The HBCU Debate: Are Black Colleges & Universities Still Needed?

Started as a response to racism and starved of financial support, HBCUs have to do more with less

Critics have called them a race-based anachronism. Others have said worse: They’re inferior, they’re in…

By Robin White Goode

Posted: February 15, 2011 Tags: Aretha Franklin, black students, Charlie Nelms, college, college financing, Education, financial aid, Grambling State University, HBCUs, Ivy League, Marc Lamont Hill, Morehouse, North Carolina Central University, Omega Psi Phi, Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE, Paul Bryant, Pell Grants, President Obama, Solange Sayers, Spelman, Spike Lee, STEM, student learning, Tyron Young, Xavier University, Zeta Phi Beta

5 Rules for Making Money in Hollywood

Here's what it takes to get your film acquired and distributed

Droves of African American directors, producers and screenwriters came to Miami Beach over the past…

By Derek T. Dingle

Posted: June 27, 2010 Tags: ABFF, American Black Film Festival, back-end deals, black film directors, black filmmakers, film festivals, filmmakers, Jeff Friday, Rainforest Films, Rob Hardy, Spike Lee

Lee Daniels: Director Lee Daniels, could be the first African American to take home the Academy Award for best director this weekend. His award-winning film Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, about a physically, emotionally, and sexually abused, HIV-positive, 350 lb black teenager, elicited tears and feelings of outrage from audiences who saw the movie. Precious has been nominated for 60 different awards and won 53 of them. Despite its worldwide acclaim, the movie has only made $47.2 million at the box office. Now he is concentrating on production for the movie, Selma, about mid-century civil rights marches. (Image source: Lions Gate Entertainment)

Black Directors, Their Movies, and The Money

A look at the top selling black directors and the movies they made popular

<p><strong>Lee Daniels</strong>: Director Lee Daniels, could be the first African American to take home…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: March 6, 2010 Tags: Antoine Fuqua, black directors, black filmmakers, Gina Prince Bythewood, Lee Daniels, Precious, Spike Lee, Tim Story, Tyler Perry

Spike Lee Talks about His Career and Hollywood-Pt.II

Black Enterprise 2009 Entrepreneurs Conference in Detroit
On-location at the 2009 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference in…

By BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group

Tags: black film, black filmmakers, black films, black images in film, black movies, Blacks in Hollywood, Entrepreneurs Conference, film industry, film marketing, film production, Spike Lee

Spike Lee Talks about his Career and Hollywood-Pt.I

Black Enterprise 2009 Entrepreneurs Conference in Detroit
On-location at the 2009 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference in Detroit,…

By BLACK ENTERPRISE Broadcast Group

Tags: black film, black filmmakers, black films, black images in film, black movies, Blacks in Hollywood, Entrepreneurs Conference, film industry, film marketing, film production, Spike Lee

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