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I spent yesterday a bit disappointed with entertainer Chris Brown after his alleged tirade on ...
Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: Carlos Thomas -- Father, Scholar, Leader
Professor Carlos Thomas is one of the sharpest, most powerful black men on earth. Sitting on two ...
Forest Whitaker Having Significant Tax Problems
Hollywood superstar Forest Whitaker was recently hit with a large tax bill after failing to pay ...
Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: Creating a Business Out of Tutoring
What is your name, and what do you do? My name is Stephanie Espy, and I'm the founder and ...
Tyra Banks Going to Harvard Sets the Standard for Black Entertainers
Media superstar and modeling-model Tyra Banks recently announced that she's headed to the Harvard ...
Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: A Black Entrepreneur Puts Stimulus Money to Good Use
Most people of color know nothing about where any of the stimulus money went. As far as we're ...
New Law Makes It Illegal to Discriminate Against the Unemployed
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act disallows employers to discriminate against applicants on ...
Tom Joyner's Fantastic Voyage Sets Sail This Week: What It Means to Party With a Purpose
This morning, I got a text from my respected colleague Roland Martin. I can't remember what ...
Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: Black Female Entrepreneurs Give You Virtual Assistance
Most of us think that a personal assistant is someone who lives and works right next to you. ...
Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: A Black Couple Makes Both Money and Love
One reason that we do the spotlights here on AOL Black Voices is to profile businesses, ...
Survey: 40 percent of Millionaires Say $7 Million Not Enough to Feel Rich
In a recent survey conducted by Fidelity Investments, 4-in-10 respondents claim that they would ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks in Wisconsin for Workers Rights
Rev. Jesse Jackson appeared in Milwaukee Thursday night to help plan a counter-attack to workers ...
Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: A Consultant Teaches Us to Keep Our Sons Out of Trouble
I recently heard Rodney K. Washington speak at the Critical Conversations Summit at Jackson ...
Memphis in Racially-Charged Battle Over School District Control
A group of children pose for a photograph during a Samaritan's Feet shoe distribution on ...
What Allen Iverson's Foreclosure Tells Us About the State of the Black Athlete
It appears that life just got more complicated for former NBA star Allen Iverson. It is being ...
Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: A Teacher Successfully Educates Black Boys
I was introduced to the work of Roszalyn Akins at a conference being held by the Mississippi ...
Memphis Residents Divided Over How to Deal with Failing Schools
Ciara, Quddus and K. Michelle attend the The Get Schooled National Challenge & Tour at East ...
Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: A Man and His Girls Take on Lil Wayne's Misogyny
They say that behind every great man, there's a great woman. Yes, this is true, but what people ...
Are Well-Educated People Always Destined for Better Jobs? Well, It Depends
An economist for whom I have tremendous respect, Paul Krugman, recently wrote a New York Times ...
Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: Being a Marketing Professional
Marcus Minifee was of interest to me for a spotlight, primarily because he represents the ...
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