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First foodies help turn icon into industry

11/29/2012 - 14:49

WASHINGTON -- No one was happier with the election results than Virginia Ali, who has continued--with her sons--the legacy her husband began with Ben's Chili Bowl in 1958 on U Street.

Just before the Inauguration four years ago, the President-elect Barack Obama came into the restaurant with the mayor of the nation's capital, ordered its signature half-smoke and paid with a $20 bill, telling the cashier "We straight."

Architect unearths earliest museum initiatives

Negro Building unlocks cultural imperative of earliest museums

02/20/2013 - 19:19

SAN FRANCISCO -- Mabel O. Wilson did not grasp the full meaning of the term "Negro Building" until after she finished her book on the African-American entries in the World's Fairs of the late 19th century and early 20th century.

The Financial CoPilot opens growth infrastructure to more entrepreneurs

02/02/2013 - 19:43

MIAMI -- Hugh Stewart's first two forays into business did not bear fruit, so he created or acquired another 18 companies in the last 12 years.

Success Secrets, Blackmoney, Jazz Management define diversity dividend

12/02/2012 - 17:09

SAN JOSE -- When the new editor of the San Jose Business Journal walked into a breakfast at the San Jose Athletic Club in 1987, he was surprised that four of the dozen technology business leaders welcoming him were African-American.

"They were pretty shocked that I was black too," recalls the author of Success Secrets of Black Executives (ASPIRE SAN FRANCISCO), first African-American to edit a business newspaper.

John William Templeton soon organized a group called the Black Executive Forum, where one could only gain admittance with budget authority in excess of $10 million. More than 200 eventually showed up for the monthly meetings.

31 Ways 31 Days for New York City

11/23/2012 - 00:21

During National Black Business Month in August, begin by making a commitment that you will prepare your own list to visit at least one black-owned business each day of the month because your traffic brings more revenue and sorely needed new jobs. We offer these suggestions for local options on the nationwide 31 Ways 31 Days list. Black Money New York City will provide check-in codes at some of the locations listed so new visitors can check in with their cell phones to register their support of black-owned businesses.

A Shadow From the Lynching Tree at Harlem Stage

09/03/2012 - 22:44

THE VILLAGE OF HARLEM -- "A Shadow from the Lynching Tree" , a documentary from Calvin Eison, screens on Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Harlem Stage, 150 Convent Ave. at W. 135th St.

Classical Theatre of Harlem hosts playwright's playground

09/03/2012 - 21:27

VILLAGE OF HARLEM -- Classical Theatre of Harlem's Playwright's Playground, a cold-reading series to promote the work of underrepresented artists, holds its next session on Sept. 17 at the theatre, located at 3940 Broadway in the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center at 7 p.m.

Billie Holiday Theatre marks 40th year

09/03/2012 - 04:42

BROOKLYN -- The Billie Holiday Theatre marks its 40th anniversary during 2012. It was created in 1972 by the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Company. Marjorie A. Moon serves as executive producer in her 30th year leading the theater.

ReUNION Narrative: From Faith to Freedom Jan. 16-March 5 The Land of Esteban Gomez

01/18/2013 - 21:42

ReUNION Narrative: From Faith to Freedom Jan. 16-March 5, 2013 4th Lesson

According to the National Park Service, Esteban Gomez, a sailor of African and Portuguese descent, was the second European explorer to visit what was to become New York City-- in 1524.

Having sailed with Magellan, Gomes was such a celebrity that the area he reached--attempting to find the Northwest Passage to India-- was described on a map as The Land of Esteban Gomes, now known as New England.

ReUNION Narrative: LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE Jan. 16-March 5 Lesson 3

01/18/2013 - 12:59

ReUNION Narrative: LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE Jan. 16 - March 5, 2013

N.Y. awards $18 million in transportation contracts

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