Luxury store Hermes apologizes to Oprah Winfrey for turning her away from one of its Paris boutiques last week, saying it was closed for a public relations event when she came knocking. Winfrey and friends unsuccessfully tried to enter a Hermes boutique on the posh Rue...
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Forbes Magazine released its annual ranking of the 100 most powerful celebrities. For the first time Oprah Winfrey tops that list. She is accompanied by 14 other black celebrities who earned a combines $628 million last year....
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jay-Z are among the big-name investors in a Brooklyn-based beauty line called "Carol's Daughter" founded by Lisa Price. The group of movie and music stars invested $10 million in the Brooklyn beauty-products company and plan to take the brand nationwide.
Twenty-five leaders have been named to TIME magazine and CNN`s annual list of Global Business Influentials. These are business leaders who are setting the new standards for business. There are four black business leaders on the list.