Magic Johnson's Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund is partnering with Austin-based Stratus Properties to provide the equity for Block 21, a $250 million mixed-use development in downtown Austin.
Ken Stovitz is leaving Creative Artist Agency (CAA) to become a partner in Overbrook Entertainment, the production company run by Will Smith and James Lassiter.
For the first time in the last decade, a men’s fragrance took the top spot as the number one new launch for all fragrances for 2006.
Rapper and entrepreneur Nelly has sign a distribution deal with a South African holding company Mojalife, that will see the of his companies expanding into that market.
Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. (JPC) has chosen the AP Images division of the Associated Press to distribute content from EBONY and JET magazines’ extensive archive of photography.
Robert L. Johnson, chairman of the RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television, departed Liberia today having led a 25 person delegation of prominent African Americans. The four-day business and cultural mission...
The Municipality of Anchorage has selected MV Transportation to operate the area’s ADA and other coordinated paratransit services beginning July 1.
IAC announced today that it will launch an online destination for the Black community featuring topical content, relevant services and a platform for community interaction.
Clear Channel Radio and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), today announced a multi-year agreement that enables Google to sell a guaranteed portion of 30-second advertising inventory available on more than 675 of Clear Channel's AM/FM...
Robert Johnson, founder of the cable television station BET, will be the host of the 2007 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference & Expo from May 9-12 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin resorts.
Xerox Corporation announced today the promotion of Ursula M. Burns to president of the company. She also has been elected to the company’s board of directors.
Robert Van Securities, Inc. (RVS), a full-service financial services firm, announced today that it has acquired Blaylock & Company, a New York investment banking firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
NEWSWEEK magazine's senior writer Sean Smith reports on the success of Will Smith the most powerful actor on the planet. With a worldwide career box office of $4.4 billion, Will Smith has now eclipsed Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise to...
Sean "Diddy" Combs, Sean John, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Marchon Eyewear, Inc., one of the leading eyewear companies in the world.
Radio One Inc. said on Wednesday that it posted a fourth-quarter loss based on preliminary results
Merrill Lynch and Carver Bancorp, Inc. announced an alliance today for Merrill Lynch to offer investment products, research, strategies and services directly to residents in communities served by Carver Federal Savings Bank, a...
The Nielsen Company today announced that Cheryl Pearson-McNeil has been named Senior Vice President, Communications, ACNielsen U.S., a division of The Nielsen Company. Ms. Pearson-McNeil, is currently Vice President,...