William "Bill" Adkins has been a car guy most of his professional life. Yet he isn't the type to sit in an office isolated from the public. In fact, his entrepreneurial ventures are designed around hi

In this issue's Industry Focus, we set out to examine the challenges, success stories, best practices and opportunities for African-American professionals and business owners in the mammoth automotive

There is a new South in America. It is the South of CNN, of the Atlanta Olympics, of German carmakers in South Carolina. It is the South of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, neither of whom would have b

Rod D. Lipscomb, Ph.D. Rod D. Lipscomb, Ph.D., was appointed dean of student services at the New York Institute of Technology. Prior to joining NYIT, Lipscomb was assistant to the president and dire

American Express donates $500,000 to Civil Rights Museum American Express Co. says it will donate half a million dollars to the development of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in G