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(AP) “Kennyi Aouad, 11, of Terre Haute, Ind., became a crowd favorite after he couldn’t stop laughing when he was given the funky-sounding word “Sardoodledom” (a melodramatic plot). He finally composed himself and asked all sorts of questions about the word  definition, part of speech, alternate pronunciations, use in a sentence  then tried [...]

(chicagotribune.com) The front side of the Forest Park Mall could belong to any shopping center on Roosevelt Road. Behind a stucco facade, customers hunt for groceries at Ultra Foods, shower curtains at Kmart, phones at a US Cellular store.
But enter the mall and follow the beat of a gospel band, and you’ll find yourself in [...]

NEW YORK, May 29 /PRNewswire/ — BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) today announced the nation’s top-grossing black-owned businesses as listed in the publication’s 35th annual BE 100s report. The cornerstone of the publication’s June issue, this comprehensive analysis includes a total of 275 businesses: 100 industrial/service companies, 100 auto dealerships, 60 financial services firms, and 15 advertising [...]

(wilmingtonstar.com) Despite being the first and certainly the largest African-American cable channel, BET has developed few of its own marketable stars and virtually no breakout programs. It relies instead on reruns, movies and music videos for the bulk of its lineup.
BET’s chief executive, Debra L. Lee, has tried to reverse that trend, this year increasing [...]

(denver.yourhub.com) DENVER–The Rocky Mountain Region is growing, and the opportunities were never better for Colorado’s black-owned business owners and professionals. From Denver International Airport to the Fitzsimons Health Sciences City, from Highway 36 to E-470, local business opportunities abound for African Americans.
According to the US Small Business Administration, the number of Black-owned firms in Colorado [...]