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From media titan Oprah Winfrey to megastar Will Smith, powerful forces in Hollywood are controlling the content that millions across the globe watch in movie theatres, on their laptops, and at home. Not only have they kept audiences riveted to the big and small screens, these members of the entertainment elite have grossed billions for movie studios, television networks, advertisers, distributors, exhibitors, and, of course, themselves.
Inspired by the BE 100s, comedian-turned-mogul Byron Allen has created a media empire by transforming how audiences consume content. Now with his $300 million acquisition of the weather channel, his entertainment studio is literally taking the industry by storm.
The scenery in Harlem is changing. Take a stroll uptown and you’ll find great shopping, yellow taxicabs, and white people. “You know what?” laughs Sylvia Stephens. “People used to work...
Rozalia Williams recalls the day she was awarded a small business grant in 2001 from the Miami Dade Empowerment Trust. She and the other eligible competitors had given presentations and...
It Was Almost By Accident That Lloyd David Ward discovered that the press didn’t welcome him as the new CEO of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). He had arrived...
