(NNPA) — Talk show maven, Oprah Winfrey, who long reigned supreme as the world’s richest Black woman, has been kicked down a notch by new kid on the block, Folorunsho Alakija, according to Ventures Africa, an African business magazine and…
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NNPA Foundation retires mortgage on national headquarters
by Freddie Allen, Washington correspondent •
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – Karl B. Rodney, chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation and Lenora Alexander, the treasurer, signed the final documents last Friday retiring the mortgage loan for the organization’s Washington D.C. headquarters at 3200 13th Street…
Fisk names new president
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
Last updated on December 21st, 2012 at 09:17 pmDr. H. James Williams takes the reigns The Presidential Search Committee of the Board of Trustees of Fisk University announced earlier this week that the Presidential finalist had been selected. Dr. H.…
National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials elects president
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
Last updated on December 12th, 2012 at 03:39 pmMetro Nashville Councilmember Jacobia Dowell elected as treasurer Elected officials from cities across the United States gathered in Boston, Mass. at the National League of Cities (NLC) Congress of Cities & Exposition.…
New group Elysce — next Destiny’s Child?
by Cass Teague •
Last updated on December 12th, 2012 at 03:39 pmBreonna ‘Bre’ Collins and Leah Peterson have far more in common than complimentary vocals, strong songwriting skills and an ear for fresh pop, rock and R&B. They also share a passion for…