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September 7, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a weak figure that could slow the momentum President Barack…
September 7, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The black unemployment stayed stuck at exactly 14.1 percent, while African-American teen unemployment ticked up slightly from…
September 6, 2012
Dr. Dre hasn't released an album of original hip-hop in more than a decade and yet he is the genre's…
September 4, 2012
VIDEO - Last week investors received some positive data the economy grew by 1.7 percent during the spring...
September 3, 2012
OPINION - Whether it is slavery or the use of governmental power to crush labor unions, the U.S. has always…
August 28, 2012
VIDEO - Investors had to parse fed, housing and jobs data last week...
August 27, 2012
If you are looking for someone who personifies academic and business success in the African-American community, Dr. Randal Pinkett is…
August 27, 2012
Despite being owned by the same company, BET hasn’t been able to capture the success VH1 has seen in reality…
August 25, 2012
For years, microloans have provided a gateway to self-sufficiency for the poor around the world. Now increasing numbers of entrepreneurs…
August 24, 2012
OPINION - A little thing called App.net that has many buzzing in the tech world might be the latest manifestation…
August 24, 2012
VIDEO - National Urban League president Marc Morial explains why charging over $300 for new Lebron shoe is outrageous...
August 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Sid Credle, dean of Hampton University's business school, stands by the ban he placed on dreadlocks and…
August 23, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Eleven amazing African and black American women made the cut, including Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, and Beyoncé...
August 23, 2012
Karen Duckett, president and CEO of Duckett Design Group, has more than 40 years of architecture and planning experience, holding…
August 21, 2012
OPINION - Jay-Z’s career has many valuable lessons as it pertains to entrepreneurship. In many ways, his growth as a…