Supplier diversity professionals stand on new ground. There is no coursework to complete, no test to take to prove they are prepared to reshape a world that gives short shrift to minority vendors. The
Editor Notes
It’s already September and far too many of us are still sounding blasé about going to the polls on November 2 to decide who will shape the policies that affect our lives for at least the next four
When I turned 50, Mr. Mack, the owner of Community Barbershop where I have my hair cut, said to me in his inimitably understated manner, Fifty, huh? Well, I guess by now the plan should be working, hu
The Bena people of Tanzania have a saying, “Walk on a fresh tree, the dry one will break.” It’s a saying about choices, advising us to be aware of our choices, to choose what is in our best inte
I'm usually up to my ears in work at Oprah time on weekdays. It was no different on Jan. 29, when my best friend called me from Maryland and ordered me to turn on Oprah, "Right now!" then hung up. I f
I am offended by TV ads that taunt you with mystery pills. The ads don't tell you what affliction these pills are supposed to treat. Rather, they depict individuals basking in idyllic splendor. Ergo,
Wal-Mart the party pooperJust when our government joyously proclaimed the start of better economic times, Wal-Mart Stores, the nation's largest retailer, told the truth and pooped the party. Ordinary
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
This issue marks the 10th anniversary of the debut of The Network Journal and we've created a special section that celebrates the life and incarnations of TNJ and the community that gave birth to and
When I was in college in the heady Black Power-African Liberation days of the late 1960s and early 1970s, we used to complain that black people just did not read�not about our history and culture; n