Category: Business

BET Networks Partners with Beautycon

BET Networks reimagines the make-up tutorial format with stunning visual and shareable videos dedicated to the African American beauty enthusiast. Today, BET Digital joins forces with Beautycon to launch original short-form beauty-focused content. Featuring Black models and influencers of varying hair textures and skin tones, BET x Beautycon videos will showcase all of the latest… Continue reading BET Networks Partners with Beautycon

Tracklib Launches

Tracklib Launches  Forever Changing the Way Music is Made   Game-Changing New Music Tech Company Gives Music Creators Access to Legally Sample and License Music in Minutes   New York, NY – April 11, 2018 – Today marks the global launch of Tracklib, the world’s first and only music service that enables music creators to… Continue reading Tracklib Launches

Virgil Abloh Becomes Louis Vuitton’s First Black Artistic Director

Virgil Abloh, 37, is making history as the first black artistic director for Louis Vuitton. This is a huge accomplishment, considering how underrepresented black names are in the luxury European world of fashion. Here’s what we know about the new designer. In 1998, Abloh started DJing for fashion parties and even opening sets for artists… Continue reading Virgil Abloh Becomes Louis Vuitton’s First Black Artistic Director

Byron Allen is Buying The Weather Channel

Byron Allen has acquired The Weather Group, which is the parent company of The Weather Channel. Entertainment Studios, which is home to various court shows like America’s Court with Judge Ross, Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez and Justice with Judge Mablean, is owned by Allen. The deal is reportedly valued at about $300… Continue reading Byron Allen is Buying The Weather Channel

L.A. Reid Signs Big Boi to his Latest Venture, HitCo

L. A. Reid has started a new label called HitCo and has immediately signed OutKast’s Big Boi. The former songwriter/producer/label head has a parternership with independent distribution company, Empire. HitCo is currently working the Big Boi single, ‘All Night.’ Empire is also home to Fat Joe and Remy Ma, Lil Yachty, DRAM, Morgan Heritage, Lloyd… Continue reading L.A. Reid Signs Big Boi to his Latest Venture, HitCo

The Black Business Association’s ‘Salute to Black Women’

(Los Angeles, CA) – The Black Business Association (BBA), headquartered in Southern California and the oldest active ethnic business organization in the State of California, will host its annual Salute to Black Women Business Conference/Expo and Awards Luncheon on Saturday, March 24, 2018 @ 12 Noon at The L.A. Hotel  333 S. Figueroa St, Los Angeles,… Continue reading The Black Business Association’s ‘Salute to Black Women’

5 Questions With… Michael Taylor

  What seems to be missing in people, in terms of their lack of success, tends to border along the lines of not being motivated enough, especially when you have the intellect and/or talent that says otherwise. This is where someone like Coach Michael Taylor fits in as a motivational speaker. He is also an… Continue reading 5 Questions With… Michael Taylor

Black-Owned Luxury Shoe Brand, TucciPolo, Releases 21 New Designs

BLACK-OWNED LUXURY SHOE BRAND, TUCCIPOLO, RELEASES 21 STUNNING HANDMADE DESIGNS IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH Nationwide — TucciPolo, an international luxury men’s shoe brand, has released 21 stunning new models for 2018, coinciding with Black History Month (February) and the launch of the Black Panther movie blockbuster. The new 2018 handcrafted, elegant footwear celebrates… Continue reading Black-Owned Luxury Shoe Brand, TucciPolo, Releases 21 New Designs

The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Karlicia Lewis

Title: Author, Entrepreneur, & Youth/Adult Mentor Location: Dallas/DFW Metroplex Karlicia Lewis is a well known life mentor and author (“Stop Saying Yes to Mr. No Good”) in the Dallas, Tx area.  With over 12 years of psychology/sociology studies and experience, Lewis seeks to help improve the lives of both young girls and adults in her… Continue reading The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Karlicia Lewis

Sling TV Now Offers NBA League Pass

Sling TV, the leading live multichannel TV streaming service, today launched NBA League Pass, the NBA’s out-of-market live game subscription service jointly managed by NBA and Turner Sports; and in coming weeks will launch Team Pass, giving fans access to live regular season games for a single team. Sling TV is the first streaming service… Continue reading Sling TV Now Offers NBA League Pass

Scheduling DJ App, Go.DJ iOS, Released

  On Saturday, February 17th, 2018, Marquel Hendricks and Mica Ho released Go.DJ iOS. It’s an app where DJ’s can schedule gigs, keep up a small profile, take requests, accept requests, view voting on requests, and receive one time messages from their guests. As for the guests, it’s now a platform for them to finally… Continue reading Scheduling DJ App, Go.DJ iOS, Released

Rastaclat and NBALAB Band Together to Launch Charitable NBA Player Collection

Following the success of the 2017 debut of Rastaclat x NBALAB Team bracelets, Rastaclat and the top 12 NBA Players are banding together one wrist at a time in the ongoing mission of Spreading Positive Vibrations to give back to the communities that raised us. This Spring 2018, Rastaclat will be celebrating these NBA players… Continue reading Rastaclat and NBALAB Band Together to Launch Charitable NBA Player Collection

Jay-Z Makes an Investment in Financial Platform, Robinhood

Keeping up his mantra as a business, Jay-Z has Arrived at making an investment in financial trading platform Robinhood. Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell U.S. listed stocks and ETFs (Exchange-traded fund) with $0 commission. The investment is through Roc Nation’s Arrive subsidiary and Jay-Z joins fellow rappers Snoop… Continue reading Jay-Z Makes an Investment in Financial Platform, Robinhood

5 Questions With… Jam85

When you are a creative person, what usually drives you is what sets you apart from others. There are so many types of creative people that even creativity can get lost in creativity. Drawing is what set Jameel Newkirk from others who may not be as ‘booksmart’ as the rest of the pack. What does… Continue reading 5 Questions With… Jam85

Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest Returns June 1 to June 3, 2018

Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, Superfly, the brains behind Bonnaroo, and Outside Lands co-producer Another Planet Entertainment, announced today that Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest, a three-day comedy and music festival, will return to San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium from Friday, June 1 to Sunday, June 3, 2018. Pre-sale… Continue reading Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest Returns June 1 to June 3, 2018

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