BUFFALO, NY (Sept. 2008) - New Era Cap Co., Inc., the leading headwear designer and manufacturer, announced that it will team up with Tradition, an Atlanta-based apparel design company, to launch "New Era presents Tradition," a full line of caps and ...
Posted Wednesday, December 17th 2008 at 11:07AM
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Why does it seem that when we think about Black intellectuals and leaders, we always focus on the past and not the present?
Where is our 2009 W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass, or Langston Hughes? It should not take another 7 ...
Posted Monday, December 15th 2008 at 9:47AM
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This is one of my favorite essays from the Harlem Renaissance era, written by legendary Black intellect Alain Locke. It is stunning to see so many similarities between the African American experience today, and the African American experience nearly ...
Posted Wednesday, November 5th 2008 at 11:03AM
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Despite a history of discrimination and marginalization, the African-American consumer base has always been a lucrative and influential market highly desired by leading companies. Today, Black households command $656B in earned income, and African-A ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 at 11:43AM
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The 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc., will host its 6th Annual College Scholarship Fair on Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at The Forum, the newly opened event venue at the University of Illinois Chicago, at Roosevelt and Halsted ...
Posted Tuesday, October 7th 2008 at 7:10PM
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We've all heard about the major redevelopment planned for King-Lincoln, seen new businesses sprouting up on Long St. and Mt. Vernon, and driven by the new condos and residential developments, but do you know about the incentives the city is planning ...
Posted Wednesday, October 1st 2008 at 3:11PM
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