16.06.2005

Oprah Tops Celebrity 100 List 2005

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...[more]


18.05.2005

Will Smith, Jay-Z back Brooklyn-based beauty line

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...[more]


15.03.2005

Only two blacks on this year's Forbes Worlds Richest People list

The richest black person in the world remains Jamaican born Michael Lee-Chin. The Burlington, Ontario,...[more]


14.12.2004

Four Blacks on TIME/CNN 2004 25 Global Business Influentials List

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...[more]


21.11.2004

Oprah Winfrey is Biggest African-American philanthropist

Oprah Winfrey is the first African-American philanthropist to make the BusinessWeek Top 50 Philanthropist list. The list is BusinessWeek...[more]