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Should a physician’s prescription drug utilization history be confidential information? According to courts in three states, it should be. Although the data in question is not HIPAA protected as it

Last Thursday, the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) invited two J.P. Morgan analysts to give society members advice on becoming successful in corporate America. The speakers were Ro

Why does it seem that when we think about Black intellectuals and leaders, we always focus on the past and not the present? Where is our 2009 W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass

Primus King launched a successful legal challenge to Black voter disenfranchisement in Georgia in 1944, 20 years prior to the Civil Rights Act. From New Georgia Encyclopedia: http://www.georgiae

This is one of my favorite essays from the Harlem Renaissance era, written by legendary Black intellect Alain Locke. It is stunning to see so many similarities between the African American experience

Despite a history of discrimination and marginalization, the African-American consumer base has always been a lucrative and influential market highly desired by leading companies. Today, Black househ

The 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc., will host its 6th Annual College Scholarship Fair on Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at The Forum, the newly opened event venue at the Univer

I recently read an article in Black College Wire where a Howard student talked about unprotected sex being the new symbol of commitment in a relationship. I'm not necessarily glad to see that trend, b

Anyone out there into Christian hip hop? Yes, I've heard some really wack artists in this genre, but some hot talent as well... Check out Cross Movement... Street Pastor - local artist out h

Andy Vineburg Bucks County Courier-Times Brandon Young's face will be familiar to a lot more TV viewers starting today. But it's his voice that he hopes will ultimately earn him mass recognitio

by Kamau Austin www.einfonews.com The number of African American women business owners with bank credit of $100,000 or more doubled between 1998 and 2002 according to Wells Fargo's latest researc

by Dante Lee www.blackbusinesscoach.com President Bush calls it an economic "slowdown", but those affected call it a full-blown recession - and rightfully so. Major airlines have folded, hundreds

Michael Sheffield, Entrepreneur.com Q: Some friends continue to try to recruit me into network marketing deals that seem like some type of money game or pyramid. Other friends tell me they're illeg

Flanked by notable business, community and political leaders, Black Educational Events CEO John T. Fleming officially announced today at the famed Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that the Farmers Insu

Vartan Kupelian and Mike O'Hara The Detroit News Charlie Sifford made a good life in golf, and a lasting imprint on it. He was the first African-American to play on the PGA Tour, and the first ind