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| November 2003 |
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| 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 industry. Here, too, we ran smack into entrepreneurship hip-hop style. Hip-hop has given us its own coterie of lifestyle entrepreneurs. And, mimicking their forays into publishing, fashion, arts and entertainment, and the food and beverage industries, these entrepreneurs have carved out a niche in the auto world with customized SUVs that are just as outrageous and eye-catching as the souped up low-riders or special edition Alfa Romeos and Maseratis that others covet. |
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| News Briefs |
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| How the poor defeated the rich at the World Trade Organization talks in Cancun, Mexico. By Jon Offei-Ansah |
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| The IRS allows medical deductions for doctor-ordered supplements, not for mere health-conscious replacements By Julian Block |
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| Riding in Style By Jacqueline Mitchell |
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| A podiatrists' tips for maintaining healthy feet. By Dr.Jean Archer |
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| Philadelphia offers a wealth of options for days when you need to take an Afro-centric break. By Rosalind McLymont |
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| Insights into the intricacies of international business negotiations and lessons on how to conclude them successfully Reviewed by Carol Celeste |
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| It's time for new alliances and a new voter registration movement to finish the liberation of the South. By The Rev.Jesse Jackson |
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