Open a copy of The State of Black America 2005: Prescriptions for Change and you'll be greeted by the in-your-face foreword of Marc H. Morial. Morial writes: "If you can't stand the heat, get out

When Antonio Martin joined New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., he thought it would be a six-month stint. He had been bitten by the acting bug while at Boston University and aspired to become an

The world’s wealthiest nations are calling 2005 the “Year of Africa.” They’re turning their attention, collectively and individually, to doing something about a continent they proclaim to be m

Getting fired is often traumatic, but there are ways to exit with dignity and as little damage as possible. “There are surely ways to get fired—or at least come very close,” says David Madison,

You may have heard these words of Arabian philosopher Omar Idn Al-Halif: “There are four things that come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity.” Two

Harry Stonecipher was fired recently as Boeing Co.’s chief executive officer not specifically for engaging in a relationship with another employee, but for violating the company’s code of ethics.

Everywhere I go, young people constantly inquire, “Dr. Jefferson, how have you achieved such significant accomplishments and what advice would you give college students?” That's what I want to foc

On April 20 President Bush signed into law the Bank-ruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act. This legislation makes sweeping changes to the U.S. bankruptcy law, it extremel difficult to us

In its April Short Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Department of Energy (D.O.E.) notes that high demand for oil worldwide is keeping crude oil prices high and increasing the competition for gasoline imp

Q: I own some paintings and other collectibles that have substantially increased in value since I purchased them. If I give them to my daughters, do I have to declare the profits?A: Neither gains nor

If you want to do business overseas, need a career change or new job, check out the Global Trade & Technology Center (www.gttc.us), Harlem’s gateway to international business. The Center can tra

Every small business owner knows that the only thing harder than making money is keeping it. A bulging cash register means nothing if every cent is earmarked for bills. No one goes into business for t

“The right relationship is everything” was the promotional theme for JP Morgan Chase’s Community Development Group in the early 1990s, and it couldn't have put it better. According to both micro

Social Security Reform Dear Editor:Your application of the “race card” to the subject of your editorial comment (“Our Social Safety Net,” May 2005) is factual, real and definitely “on point.

Bruce Gorden Bruce Gorden former president of Verizon’s retail markets unit, succeeds Kweisi Mfume as president of the NAACP. Mfume left the organization last November after nine years of service. G

So you think you’ve found the ideal home or the perfect commercial property. Now what? Do you accept what the realtor tells you and prepare for the closing? Of course not. There’s still a bit of h

African-American actor Dexter Brown has the stage all to himself in the one-man show Memoirs of a Manic Depressive. He commands it well, delivering a riveting portrayal of a complex world. The play, w

The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) shows that the rate of physician visits for impotence, or as it’s more clinically called erectile dysfunction (E.D.), is nearly triple what it was

As founder of The Marks Group, a consultancy firm that sells software applications to small- and medium-size businesses, Gene Marks is well aware that the businesses he works with are very different f

Black Doctor Search Engine New York City Dermatologist Dina Strachan launched a free Internet service that allows the public to locate United States-based Black physicians, dentists, podiatrists, cli