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Mix and Match

As biracial women, Wendi Levy and Kim Etheredge couldn’t find haircare products for their curly hair texture. Tired of mixing and matching products, in 2004, the two friends launched MIXED CHICKS, a Canoga Park, California, company that serves up haircare products for multicultural women and men.

Pension Problems

When Bill Norwood started flying for United Airlines in 1965, he knew that at age 60, he would be grounded in retirement. But Norwood, now 70, never imagined that his...

From the Firehouse to the Schoolhouse

For Marco Johnson, the emotional rigors of being a Los Angeles firefighter and paramedic were overwhelming. He had witnessed death far too oftenmuch of it preventable. So he decided to...

Fighting Diabetes One Cut at a Time

Many black men will go years before scheduling a doctor’s appointment, but won’t let a few weeks pass without a visit to the barber. That may sound like a bad...

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