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Cool Jobs: Maxim Research Editor Enjoys Perks of Every Man’s Dream
Joel Randell, Research Editor, Maxim (Photo: Randall) We have good news for you. You can have a cool career and make a good living. No need to choose between loving your job and paying your mortgage....
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Radio Pioneer Hal Jackson Dead at 96
Radio pioneer, Hal Jackson (Image: File) According to reports, legendary radio industry entrepreneur and pioneer Hal Jackson has died. Reports indicate the cause of death as unknown, but cite...
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Barbara Graves, Wife of Black Enterprise Founder Earl Graves Sr., Dies
Barbara Eliza Graves (Image: Courtesy of The Graves Family) Family matriarch and a guiding force of Black Enterprise, Barbara Eliza Graves succumbed early this morning at Howard University Hospital...
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Cool Jobs: Photographer Makes Living Capturing Beauty of City Life
Noah Stephens captures the beauty of Detroit as a photographer and essayist. (Image: Stephens) We have good news for you. You can have a cool career and make a good living. No need to choose between...
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How to Generate Publicity for Your Business
Lights, camera... (Image: Thinkstock) For many entrepreneurs, identifying a newsworthy angle prior to pitching the media can be one of the biggest obstacles to generating publicity. It’s not enough to...
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Survey: Minority Employment Up in Radio and TV
(Image: Thinkstock) From Poynter. Television and radio employed more minority journalists last year than the year before, according to a recent survey by the Radio Television Digital News Association...
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Gigs That Never Sleep: Even Hurricane Sandy Can’t Stop the Hustle
(Image: Thinkstock) When it comes to hurricanes or any other disasters that could hinder work, some business owners and industries are historically unfazed, with the “business as usual” mantra. I am...
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Rhonda Lee Case: Was Responding to Ignorance Worth It? I Don’t Think So
Meteorologist Rhonda Lee was fired after responding to a viewer's racially charged Facebook comments about her natural hair. (Image: File) When the reports and backlash came after the firing of...
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Essence Magazine Founder Says he Doesn’t Regret Selling to Time Inc.
Edward Lewis, co-founder of Essence Magazine, is defending his decision to sell the legacy publication to Time Inc. after recent criticisms from recently ousted editor-in-chief Constance White and...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Plan to Watch ‘Tributes’ to Michael Jackson
I’m finding the prospect of these Michael Jackson tributes being aggressively produced and promoted by media companies to be depressing, exploitative and more than a bit hypocritical. They know that...
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Wendy Williams Talks Departure, State of Urban Radio
WilliamsUnabashedly bold radio host Wendy Williams officially announced Thursday she would leave her nationally syndicated radio show at the end of July. Williams’ departure creates a gap on urban...
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Black Broadcasting Network Launches on Verizon Fios
The Black Broadcasting Network (BBN) has inked its first distribution deal with Verizon Fios TV Video on Demand (VOD). The black-owned and operated company, which targets the “urban” 18- to 34-year-old...
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Backtalk with Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill Gwen Ifill thinks “mood” is too small a word to describe what it felt like to be on the National Mall during President Barack Obama’s inauguration. “It was an astonishing spirit that was out...
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Magic Johnson in Talks to Buy Johnson Publishing
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Earvin “Magic” Johnson, retired NBA star and businessman, has entered into talks to purchase Johnson Publishing Co. and possibly take the reigns of Ebony and Jet magazines. If...
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No ‘Magic’ for Johnson Publishing Co.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Earvin “Magic” Johnson said Monday that talks to do business with Johnson Publishing Co., the publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, are now dead. “Recently, an affiliate of Magic...
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Poll Results Show News Coverage of Blacks is Negative
Eighty percent of Internet users believe that the coverage of African Americans in the news is “negative,” according to a recent TheLoop21.com poll. Hundreds of Internet readers at TheLoop21.com...
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Style Biz: How to Get Exposure for Your Designs
Style expert Daisy Lewellyn says attention to detail is key when pitching your fashion line. In the fashion industry, image reigns supreme. And when it comes to getting a line seen by the top...
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Who’s Bad? When Media Crowns the “Powerful”
Now that's real power. (Source: White House) In order to think critically when consuming media, one of the most important lessons to learn are the differences between power, influence, popularity and...
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September 11th Coverage Ignores Way Too Many
Gone But Not Forgotten: Felicia Yvette Traylor-Bass lost her life on 9/11 (Image: Andrew Bass) I lost my wife and the mother of my first born on that sunny day of September 11, 2001. Her name is...
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