Category: Q & A

Former NBA Player Al Harrington to Speak to Fellow Athletes at Financial Sports Summit

Being successful and able to continue making money after a career in sports isn’t always guaranteed if you’re not one of the top-earning athletes. It’s been widely reported that 78% of professional athletes go broke within 3 years of retirement. This is the reason the NKSFB Sports Wealth Summit was created. To give guidance to… Continue reading Former NBA Player Al Harrington to Speak to Fellow Athletes at Financial Sports Summit

Actress Mercedes C. Young Successfully Starts Cannabis Business During Pandemic

Mercedes C. Young Successfully Starts Cannabis Business During Pandemic Mercedes C. Young is an entrepreneur in every sense of the meaning of being one. The titles she holds consist of actress, television writer and producer, children’s book author, and serial entrepreneur. While being able to write a book, act in roles and produce, she has… Continue reading Actress Mercedes C. Young Successfully Starts Cannabis Business During Pandemic

Garcelle Beauvais Launches Own Jewelry Line, Garcelle x Roni Blanshay, as She Prepares Book Release

Garcelle Beauvais Launches Own Jewelry Line, Garcelle x Roni Blanshay, as She Prepares Book Release You may have seen her several years ago on the Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, and/or recently on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and The Real. She has built a successful career as an actor and she is also… Continue reading Garcelle Beauvais Launches Own Jewelry Line, Garcelle x Roni Blanshay, as She Prepares Book Release

Deion Sanders Wants You to ‘Look Good, Feel Good’ with Gillette Razor

Deion Sanders Wants You to ‘Look Good, Feel Good’ with Gillette Razor The importance of looking good should be paramount when it comes to choosing your path to success, no matter the career path you seek. Jackson State University’s football coach, former NFL player Deion Sanders, knows this and practices what he preaches. The two-time… Continue reading Deion Sanders Wants You to ‘Look Good, Feel Good’ with Gillette Razor

After Encounter With White FBI Agent, Lawrence Blackmon Knew his Future as a Civil Rights Attorney Was Set

After Encounter With White FBI Agent, Lawrence Blackmon Knew his Future as a Civil Rights Attorney Was Set Howard University is known for the many prominent and prestigious people who attended the famed HBCU and went on to become success stories. The latest former student, who is ready to be mentioned with fellow greats, is… Continue reading After Encounter With White FBI Agent, Lawrence Blackmon Knew his Future as a Civil Rights Attorney Was Set

Charlamagne Tha God’s Honest Truth On Living Out His Dreams to Become a Major Player In Mainstream Media

Charlamagne Tha God’s Honest Truth On Living Out His Dreams to Become a Major Player In Mainstream Media As the ’80s raced into the ’90s and hip-hop went from rec centers and cookouts into the wider world, so did the dream of making an impact in an amorphous, exciting genre. It was everywhere: TV, art,… Continue reading Charlamagne Tha God’s Honest Truth On Living Out His Dreams to Become a Major Player In Mainstream Media

ESPN SportsCenter Anchor Elle Duncan: ‘It is Important for Black Women to be Amplified in Every Field’

Bristol, CT - February 10, 2020 - Studio X: Elle Duncan on the set of SportsCenter.(Photo by Joe Faraoni / ESPN Images)

ESPN SportsCenter Anchor Elle Duncan: ‘It is Important for Black Women to be Amplified in Every Field’ Being a person of color in the sports world is an easy feat to accomplish when you are an athlete in the most popular professional sports (Basketball, football, and baseball quickly come to mind!). The number starts to… Continue reading ESPN SportsCenter Anchor Elle Duncan: ‘It is Important for Black Women to be Amplified in Every Field’

5 Questions With… Da Major

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5 Questions With… Da Major What inspired your latest single Vision? What inspired the song vision was my ability to have a vision and see it through. I wanted to deliver an important message while at the same time creating something that could be played in the clubs. Being from South Carolina, how did growing… Continue reading 5 Questions With… Da Major

Alturrick Kenney Discusses the Importance of Black Families Obtaining a Will

Alturrick Kenney Discusses the Importance of Black Families Obtaining a Will The legal ramifications of not having a will affect so many people of color that there has been recent outreach to try to educate people on obtaining a will so family members will be properly taken care of, in terms of assets. Part of… Continue reading Alturrick Kenney Discusses the Importance of Black Families Obtaining a Will

Legendary Music Executive Michael Mauldin Discusses the Importance of the Black American Music Association

Michael Mauldin Discusses the Importance of the Black American Music Association The word legendary is thrown around in such a way that it sometimes cheapens the meaning because not everyone who is labeled so deserves that title. But when it comes to music executive Michael Mauldin, that title fits him perfectly. He started his illustrious… Continue reading Legendary Music Executive Michael Mauldin Discusses the Importance of the Black American Music Association

Award-Winning Music Producer J Rhodes Sets His Sights in the Film Industry With his Film, ‘It’s A Wonderful Plight’

J Rhodes Sets His Sights in the Film Industry With his Film, ‘It’s A Wonderful Plight’ Transitions are necessary for this thing we call life. Some are good, some bad, but, yet, may be vital in order to be successful in what we do. Although it may be common for artists to switch between creating… Continue reading Award-Winning Music Producer J Rhodes Sets His Sights in the Film Industry With his Film, ‘It’s A Wonderful Plight’

What Drives Entrepreneur Janai Wray to Succeed in Multiple Businesses?

What Drives Entrepreneur Janai Wray to Succeed in Multiple Businesses? The difficulties one encounters when running a company can sink the organization if not run properly. Running multiple companies in different fields? It takes a remarkable mind, resilience, and faith in yourself to make sure the company succeeds. Brooklyn, NY’s Janai Wray, who started her… Continue reading What Drives Entrepreneur Janai Wray to Succeed in Multiple Businesses?

How Social Justice and Fashion Led Shara McHayle to Find Her Entrepreneurial Spirit

How Social Justice and Fashion Led Shara McHayle to Find Her Entrepreneurial Spirit Growing up multiracial many years ago wasn’t viewed as a good or positive thing in some circles because a person had, in theory, two identities that defined them. Although the conflicts were held within, one New York City girl didn’t allow either… Continue reading How Social Justice and Fashion Led Shara McHayle to Find Her Entrepreneurial Spirit

5 Questions With… Wayne Hartley

5 Questions With… Wayne Hartley You founded Hearts Pet Care while still working a 9 to 5 and decided to become a full-time entrepreneur during a pandemic. Why did you decide to jump out at this time and do you have any regrets?  I decided to take the leap into full-time entrepreneurship because I saw… Continue reading 5 Questions With… Wayne Hartley

David Mullings is on a Quest to Show Investors That Money Can Be Made in the Caribbean Market

David Mullings is on a Quest to Show Investors That Money Can Be Made in the Caribbean Market There are very few investment firms that are minority-owned yet they continue to build a portfolio of quality public and private companies. Blue Mahoe Capital is a black-owned investment firm that is owned by David P. A.… Continue reading David Mullings is on a Quest to Show Investors That Money Can Be Made in the Caribbean Market

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