October 2005
 
 Editor's Note 
 
 News Briefs 
 
 Headliner
 
John H. Johnson, media mogul.
By Ken Smikle
 
 Industry Focus
 
Investment Trends - As the economy tightens, Blacks are thinking ahead for investment strategies.
By Ann Brown
 
 Feature
 
Hip-hop Legacy - Will hip-hop leverage their global influence to achieve financial and political clout?
By Inés Bebea
 
 Cover Story
 
Alexander B. Cummings Jr., president and chief operating officer of The Coca-Cola Co.’s Africa Group, and Lawrence “Larry” Drake II, president of the group’s Nigeria Equatorial Africa division, have a message for African-American professionals: If an overseas assignment is not on your career radar screen, put it there. Africa in particular should be considered as a place of professional opportunity. Success in business, they contend, can also be achieved beyond America’s shores.
By Rosalind McLymont
 
 Feature
 
Supplier Diversity - New challenges for small business owners as corporations change the way they do business.
K. Emily Bond
 
 Finance
 
Wealth generation.
By David Hinson
 
 Economy
 
Economic value of Black male athletes.
By Salome Kilkenny
 
 Career
 
Career security vs. job security.
By Edmund K. Joyce
 
 Technology
 
The future of electronics.
By Mike Freeman
 
 Health & Fitness
 
Breast cancer myths.
By Melita Charles, M.D.
 
 Auto Review
 
 Africa Focus
 
 People & Events
 
 Calendar of Events
 
After Hours
 
 Book Review
 
 Final Word 
 
The Black church means business.
By Reverend Dennis Dillon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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