(Akiit.com) Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles about the effects of integration in America and whether or not the decisions made during the stormy years of 1954-1968 civil rights movement has in fact, improved black Americans’ status in the country. “You do not wipe away ...
CHICAGO, July 26 /Akiit.com/ — Because the lives of professional black women in America have been understudied and their contributions as leaders often undervalued, The League of Black Women (LBW) conducted its “LBW Having Our Say: Fostering the Leadership Potential of Black Women in America Survey” to help identify and ...
(Akiit.com) The old Ferguson Hotel in Charleston is long gone but memory of it, like that of others of the kind in the country, lingers on in the tradition of black-owned hotels that goes way back. Today, such ownership depends more on partners or partnerships than on the enterprising individual ...
(Akiit.com) _ Beverly Hills–Black Entertainment Television is exploring the launch of several new linear and broadband channels for distribution as early as next year, BET president Debra Lee told Akiit News Sunday. Lee, who spoke to Akiit News immediately after the network’s Television Critics Association tour session here, said the ...
(Akiit.com) One of the most popular phrases in urban communities is “support black businesses.” The declaration instills pride and promotes the survival of the black business merchants. The phrase became a necessity because, after the civil rights movement and integration, the black business district began to decline. So whenever there’s ...
(Akiit.com) Oakland rolled out the red carpet for a night of ties, tuxes and plenty of flash during the African American Excellence in Business Awards and Scholarship Gala. That was Wednesday evening, when Las Vegas glitz met Oakland civic pride at the Oakland Marriott hotel. “It’s good when black folks ...
Musiq Soulchild and Minister of Music Cedric Ford headline Expo 2007 concerts HOUSTON, May 7 /Akiit.com/ — The 4th annual H-E-B Houston Black Expo (Expo 2007), the largest African-American tradeshow in Texas, is scheduled for Saturday, May 19 through Sunday, May 20, 2007. Beginning at noon each day, Expo 2007 ...
Edward Boyd helped integrate sales force of Pepsi-Cola, changed blacks’ image in advertisements. NEW YORK (Akiit.com) — Edward F. Boyd, a seminal figure in African-American business history, died Monday at the age of 92, Pepsi announced Wednesday. In 1947 Pepsi-Cola hired Boyd to lead an all-black sales force to sell ...
New York, NY and Phoenix AZ (Akiit.com) – The DLS II Group filed a $47.5 million dollar lawsuit against Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for Business Discrimination, Violation of Civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, and Violation of the Hobbs ACT in United ...
(Akiit.com) An organization called Historically Black Colleges and Universities Connect is launching a multi-institution alumni magazine targeting the more than 400,000 graduates, faculty and current students of America’s historically black schools. The new title, HBCU Connect The Magazine, is the latest brand extension for the organization, which already hosts experiential ...
(Akiit.com) After getting Home Depot to advertise in African-American newspapers, and pressuring Office Depot and T-Mobile Wireless to do likewise, black newspapers have a new target: Kohl’s Department Stores. Kohl’s is the target of a boycott orchestrated by Kimber, Kimber & Associates, a Fresno, Calif., advocacy advertising agency that represents ...
Black restaurateurs willing to invest in good taste (Akiit.com) Corey and Lamonica Smith are among a set of rising young African-American entrepreneurs who are adding flavor to the restaurant scene while helping to revitalize Milwaukee’s urban corridor. The Smiths are the owners and operators of Soche – it rhymes with ...