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We’ve read about many of our former successful high-earning athletes in a financial ruin. Some faced bankruptcy, while others watched their assets dwindle. Today, some of our superstars are smarter...
When BlackEnterprise.com recently polled readers about the term "Negro" on the 2010 Census form, a majority of respondents said that identifying oneself as a Negro is derogatory and offensive.
As a probation officer, Tony Jordan intimately understood the struggles of troubled youth and the shortcomings of the criminal justice system meant to rehabilitate them. So in 2004 with the help of his wife, DaVena, he launched All Walks of Life Inc. (AWOL; www.awolinc.org), a Savannah, Georgia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit to create intensive after-school and summer programs serving kids who are at risk of or have tangled with the law.
“Food is your medicine or your poison—you make the choice every time you eat.†Amen learned early on that maintaining good health could yield great rewards. Her first belly dancing teacher was her grandmother, and Amen first practiced yoga with her parents, who owned a health food store in Harlem, the first such black-owned enterprise in the state of New York. “I saw that my parents managed stress differently from my friends’ parents,†she recalls. “They maintained their weight and didn’t suffer from illnesses like cancer or heart disease.†Inspired to share the lessons of her youth with others, Amen, who studied biology as a pre-med student in college and later worked as a health columnist, became a certified naturopath in 2000. She asserts that many physicians don’t follow the advice they offer: “Your doctor tells you to exercise and eat better, but doesn’t really show you how to do it. Have you seen your doctor naked lately?â€
The Technology Association of Georgia, Venture Atlanta, and the Metro Atlanta Chamber have announced the winner of the 2014 business launch competition. The judges selected Monsieur, developers of an artificially intelligent...
