Mainstream marketers accused of ignoring blacks on social media

Kimberly Maul, Madame Noire Business

Despite all of this, only 54 percent of US marketers are using new media tools — social media, video and mobile, among others — to target black consumers, according to the ANA’s survey. Nearly all marketers, 88 percent, said they were targeting Hispanic customers.

Pastors to fight black-run banks foreclosing on black churches

Tonya Garcia, Madame Noire Business

A group of Los Angeles pastors are protesting the foreclosure proceedings on a number churches, to be executed by a black-owned bank that was created to serve a once-segregated black population.

Black women found affordable, high quality hair extension line

Sakita Holley, Madame Noire Business

Amizade Hair is a new hair extension company founded by friends Michelle Morant and Kendra Austin that launched this past August.

Black unemployment rises in last jobs report before election

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first thought...

Filing for bankruptcy? Avoid Toni Braxton's alleged mistakes

Ann Brown, Madame Noire Business

Her recent "scandals" could actually happen to anyone if they don’t know the rules or they try to do a runaround the laws. If you are filing, check the bankruptcy laws in your state.

Co-founder of BET blasts what cable channel has become

EURWeb.com

Sheila Johnson, co-founder of the black network, gave BET a piece of her mind before, and she did it again, recently.

Jack Welch accuses Obama of manipulating jobs numbers

Joy-Ann Reid

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans caused eyes to roll this election season by perpetuating the meme that poll numbers favoring Barack Obama over Mitt Romney are 'skewed'...

Nielson: Black consumers vital and growing socio-economic group

Similoluwa Ojurongbe

theGRIO REPORT - A new study by the The Nielson Company; African-American Consumers: Still Vital, Still Growing 2012 Report, shows African-American consumers are not only a vital socio-economic group but a growing one...

theGrio and CNBC Market Update

Shartia Brantley

VIDEO - Besides monitoring austerity measures in Europe, investors received several economic reports last week...

Wal-Mart to hire 50,000 for holiday season

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it expects to hire more than 50,000 temporary employees this holiday season and will be offering more hours to its existing workers....

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