June is Black Music Month in Britain, as it is in the United States. Britain’s Black Music Month is an initiative of Black Music Congress (BMC), whose founders wanted to create an oppor-tunity to
Industry Focus
As the travel industry braces for what some estimates say could be a $30 billion drop in spending by Americans in general on leisure trips in the first half of this year alone, minority travel planner
South Africa literally has something for every traveler. Not only is it steeped in history, it also boasts romantic destinations, wineries, sprawling beaches, major business centers, top safari/game
A year ago, Jeanne Branthover wouldn’t think twice of flying business class “almost anywhere.” Now the New York office-managing director of Boyden, the global executive search firm, asks her ass
Success as a professional athlete requires stamina, dedication and, like the comic-book hero Wolverine, a generous dose of internal healing power to survive the grueling schedule.
Transferring success
As the credit freeze and the economic recession deepen, major lenders are making it harder for small businesses to secure loans even though they obtained money from the federal government last year th
Credit freeze or not, banks have to do a far better job of satisfying small-business customers, industry executives say. “Our research shows that small-business bankers and branch staff in banks of
Experts now agree that the U.S. economy is in recession and likely to remain so this year; and most of us are monitoring the health of our bank accounts and the security of our jobs. Few of us, howeve
You know it’s time. Going up that short flight of stairs left you panting. You hardly recognize yourself in a photo taken just a few years back. Or perhaps your doctor gave you a “change-your-habi
Blacks waiting for a liver transplant used to be more likely to die compared to whites. Now they have the same chance of getting a life-saving organ under a nationwide system that puts the sickest pat