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Dell Inc.’s Thurmond B. Woodard on Diversity & Company Growth

Earlier this year Dell received the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2004 Exemplary Voluntary Efforts (EVE) award for its recruitment, mentoring, career development and community ...

Citigroup Teams with Urban League for Financial Literacy

Citigroup has launched a drive to boost financial literacy in urban communities.

Entrepreneur Extraordinaire

You’ve seen his work. From Los Angeles to Atlanta, Harlem to Chicago, Japan to the U.K., Shawn Prez, President & CEO of Power Moves, ...

Essence Plans inaugural Women Who Are Shaping the World Leadership Summit

The summit will be held October 15 at The Pierre Hotel. Designed by Essence’s editors, Women Who Are Shaping the World offers a day ...

Nigerian National Tapped for Top Shell Post

The Nigerian subsidiary of the Anglo/Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), on July 20 announced the appointment of Basil Omiyi as its ...

Report Backs Charge That Honda Discriminates in Lending

In response to a new report on discriminatory auto loan markups by American Honda Finance Corporation, Bill Lann Lee, the former Assistant Attorney General ...

NYC Politicos Fight Record African American Unemployment Levels

In an effort to combat record unemployment levels for African American males now placed at over 50 percent, leading New York Politicians are working ...