Even before the telephone interview begins, Wynton Marsalis can be heard in the background practicing his trumpet. He has just arrived in Strasbourg, France, where he will lead the Jazz at Lincoln Ce
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St. James AME Church in Newark, N.J., is making itself an example in promoting financial independence. The church is working to eliminate its own debt while encouraging members to do the same for them
BY Patrice Toombs
Aaron A. Flagg and Geneive Brown Metzger have landed at the top of the arts world in Westchester County, one of the many affluent suburbs of New York. How did they get there? Through their passion and
BY Ines Bebea
Growing up in an artistic family in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, N.Y., surrounded by objects whose concepts intrigued her, left an indelible mark on Laurie A. Cumbo, founder of the Museum
Economic prosperity is an increasingly prevalent theme in the ministries of Black churches, with pastors promoting personal wealth as a fulfillment of biblical doctrine. One grows closer to God by adh
BY Patrice Toombs
The Network Journal's 40 Under Forty Achievement Awards
Dynamic Achievers - Winning Battles, Blazing Trails
Nine years after The Network Journal’s 40 Under-Forty Dynamic Achievers list debuted, we
When Joseph Lorde, lay leader of New York City’s Metropolitan Community United Methodist Church (Metro), was charged with leading the search for a new pastor, he approached the task as if he were le
BY Ian Forrest
Sharad Madison and his twin sister, Sharon, carry forward their father’s legacy at United Building Maintenance Corp.
October 2002 was a monumental year for United Building Maintenance Corp. The com
Hope Christian Center in the East New York section of Brooklyn, N.Y., is just three years old, but in those three years its congregation has grown to 250 attending members from nine, and it has paid o
BY Salome Kilkenny
Something unlikely happened in the world of diversity in 2004. On Dec. 16 of that year, an event dubbed the World Diversity Leadership Summit was inaugurated in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic.
BY Aziz Gueye Adetimirin