Diddy To Open A Business School: BV's Black Business News Digest

True or False: Diddy Wants To Open A Biz School
Diddy's definitely all about his benjamins. Still not content with his current entertainment, liquor, fragrance and fashion empire, the Bad Boy entrepreneur now has his sights set on launching a business academy in New York. [Bossip]

AIG Bonuses In 2010 Total $100 Million
American International Group Inc. is set to pay out about $100 million in a fresh round of bonuses to employees of its financial products division, the unit whose risky bets helped sink the company leading to a $180 billion government bailout, according to reports published Tuesday. [Huffington Post]

January U.S. Private-Sector Jobs Fell by 22,000, ADP Says
The labor market showed positive signs of recovering in January. Private-sector jobs in the U.S. fell by 22,000 in January, the smallest drop since February 2008, and service jobs continued to rise, according to a national employment report published Wednesday by payroll giant Automatic Data Processing Inc. and consultancy Macroeconomic Advisers. [Wall Street Journal]

Burger King Probes Black's Claim of White Worker Spitting
A Burger King spokeswoman says the fast-food chain is investigating allegations that a white employee in a northwestern Pennsylvania restaurant spat on a black man's food. [The Network Journal]


TheGrio's 100: Tony Hansberry, whiz-kid considered 'the next Charles Drew'
The hysterectomy is one of the most invasive surgical procedures in medical practice. Imagine a technique that could do delicate post-surgery stitch work with minimized chances of complications or harm. Sounds like something a seasoned physician developed, but it's actually something a 15-year-old high school student named Tony Hansberry invented. People in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida are calling him the "next Charles Drew." [Grio.com]

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