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...
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.
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.
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.
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,...
Forbes magazine has released it's annual ranking of the world's richest people. The Forbes world's billionaires list consist of 946 billionaires, whose combined net worth climbed by $900 billion to $3.5 trillion. This years list...
Iconix Brand Group, Inc., today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the brand Rocawear for $204 million in cash with contingent payments of an additional $35 million of Iconix stock based upon...
Forbes magazines Young Hollywood's Top-Earning Stars is an exclusive list of the entertainment industry's most sought-after talent under 21 years of age.
Robert L. Johnson, majority owner of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the RLJ Companies (RLJ), the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the United States...
Black Enterprise today unveils its 2007 list of the Top 50 Power Brokers in Hollywood. In the March cover feature, BE spotlights the growing number of African Americans who have achieved record influence in show business.
Jamaica's Financial regulators, have charged Michael Lee-Chin’s National Commercial Bank (NCB) with failing to report suspicious money dealings by one of Jamaica's reputed drug Kingpins, Norris 'Deedo' Nembhard.
The Universal Music Group to announce today that Jermaine Dupri one of the music industry's most consistently successful top-charted producers and songwriters, has been appointed president of Island Records Urban Music, a new...
Robert Johnson controlled RLJ Development, LLC affiliate RLJ Lodging Fund II, has acquired the New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott from LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) for $69.0 million.
Emmitt Smith, former running back for the NFL's Dallas Cowboy's and winner of "Dancing With the Stars," now has his sights set on becoming a real estate tycoon.