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Husband and wife team Eric Brown and Renee Cottrell-Brown seek to make history and profits in ethnic haircare. Last year, they became the new owners of Johnson Products Company, the manufacturer of haircare products Afro Sheen, Ultra Sheen, and Gentle Treatment when the Procter & Gamble unit was acquired by RCJP Acquisition Inc., a partnership formed by the Browns and private equity firms Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners LP and St. Cloud Capital.
From kindergarten to 12th grade, Will Thomas never had a black male teacher and only once had a black female teacher. “I felt like we weren’t represented in the classroom, and it bothered me throughout my school experience,†says Thomas, referring to his years growing up in Ellenville, New York, a relatively diverse community.
On this episode of "The New Norm with Selena Hill," Monique Idlett-Mosley talks about building the black community through the new social justice initiative Until Freedom along with her work as an entrepreneur and investor.
Despite being in a recession, American spending continues as 2011 marks the biggest Black Friday sales figure ever
Today, the first Black corporate director Rev. Leon Sullivan's legacy remains a model for Black activism in corporate governance.
