Halfway through the year, with clear signs of national economic growth, the economy of Black America is mired in recession. That assessment follows a recent report that the buying power of African-Ame
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While discussing The Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation survey of Black women (See Headliner, Page 8) with a friend of mine, she repeated a comment on the subject from a friend of hers: “We’
Women in the United States are creating businesses at twice the rate of men, and research shows they’re upbeat about prospects for their companies even though they see the economy remaining in the d
What the Numbers ShowU.S. Census data on U.S. businesses owned by women show the following: • Receipts for women-owned businesses in 2007: $1.2 trillion;• Number of women-owned businesses with rec
Grounded in the belief that entrepreneurship is one of the best routes to economic development, organizations such as the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (found
By the time Antonio D. Martin left Kings County Hospital Center as executive director to lead the restructuring of the $6.7 billion New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., no one called the hospital
Idjwi Island, the second-largest inland island in Africa and the 10th in the world, sits in the middle of Lake Kivu, a lush and hilly terrain located between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and
Jean-Bernard Poulard, M.D., likely will spend the rest of his medical career serving minority communities. “I always had it in my heart to work in Queens,” he says of New York City’s largest and
Fifty years ago this year, as nation after nation in Africa proclaimed an end to colonial rule, a contingent of African-American scholars, writers and performing artists landed in Lagos, Nigeria, for
Your Home WorkoutBuying secondhand equipmentBy Ginny FrizziKnown as Dre the Trainer, fitness expert Andre Farnell, owner of Better Body Expert L.L.C., recommends exercise equipment for his in-home cli