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The life of a landlord

If you think that landlords have little to do after the first of each month, when they make their rounds to collect rent checks, think again. Harry Norton II, 39,...

Black Media and Tech Legends Reflect During Andreessen Horowitz Fireside Chat

Black Media and Tech Legends Reflect During Andreessen Horowitz Fireside Chat

Ranging in age from 7 to 70+, 250 attendees convened for an evening event sponsored by venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz. Silicon Valley titan Ken Coleman and Essence magazine founder, Ed Lewis, held a fireside chat where attendees gleaned life lessons from the two living legends.

How to Buy Black

When Chicagoans John and Maggie Anderson made a pledge to spend all of their income with black-owned businesses for an entire year, they launched a movement that would eventually become The Empowerment Experiment (www.eefortomorrow.com). The story of that year, 2009, has now been told in a new book by Maggie Anderson, Our Black Year: One Family’s Quest to Buy Black in America’s Racially Divided Economy (PublicAffairs; $25.99).

Women of Power Clarion Call: Your True Power Lies Within

The traditional kickoff for the Women of Power Summit is our annual Legacy Awards Gala, a night of moving tributes to women who have left a mighty imprint on the world, sealing their places in history, and in our hearts. In response to several requests, I share my opening remarks from this year's Legacy Awards, paying tribute to our heroines and history makers.

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