January 21, 2012
January 6, 2012
Dr. Boyce: Unemployment Data Improves, but Keeps Getting Worse for Black People
Black unemployment continues to worsen, even as America cheers for the latest economic data.
January 3, 2012
December 30, 2011
December 26, 2011
December 25, 2011
December 23, 2011
December 19, 2011
December 17, 2011
Kobe Bryant’s Wife Files for Divorce: Will Split an Estimated $200M Fortune
Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa has finally gotten tired of his cheating ways. She’s filing for divorce and likely to experience the payday of a lifetime.
December 10, 2011
December 8, 2011
December 7, 2011
December 5, 2011
If a Woman Has the Right to Choose to Have a Child, Can the Man Choose Not to Pay?
Dr. Boyce Watkins and relationship therapist George James discuss the concept of the “Financial abortion.”
Dr. Boyce Watkins: It’s Time For Black People to Own Our Own “Stuff”
Lawrence Watkins and Tre Baker from Ujamaa Deals are paving the way for a new paradigm of black economic thought.
December 4, 2011
Shocking: Black Unemployment Rises in Every Category, While White Unemployment Drops for All Demographics
Black unemployment keeps rising, while white unemployment goes down in every single category.
December 2, 2011
Pay Ya Bills Dude: Soulja Boy Now Facing Eviction
It seems like a man who once said he was buying a private jet would be able to pay his rent. Soulja Boy is now getting visits from the eviction fairy.
November 30, 2011
Tyler Perry Accused of Fueling His Empire with Drug Money
It appears that Tyler Perry has a few more enemies these days, but money tends to do that.
November 28, 2011
Ryan Mack Speaks on Cornel West, Tavis Smiley and the Less Talk, More Action Tour
Ryan Mack has a lot to say about Cornel West, Tavis Smiley and the Less Talk, More Action Tour.
The Money Mentor: How Corporations Play with Your Mind at Christmas
Dr. Boyce Watkins and Lorillia Brown-Phillips, “The Money Mentor” discuss how Cyber Monday and Black Friday are meant to play with your heads.
November 25, 2011
November 22, 2011
Why It’s Hard for Black Leaders to Pay the Bills
In this interview, Dr. Boyce Watkins speaks with Ryan Mack, the head of the Optimum Institute and Less Talk, More Action Empowerment Tour. They discuss the difficulties of paying bills when doing community service, and Ryan even speaks candidly about why he believes he was banned from the Circle of Sisters event in New York City.
How Do You Go from South Central to Princeton? Just Ask Dominique Reese
Dominique Reese was the first student from Crenshaw High in Los Angeles to go to Princeton University. When she found herself without her prestigious Wall Street job, she turned challenge into triumph and went on to start her own business.
November 20, 2011
November 19, 2011
November 18, 2011
Dr. Boyce: Why I’m Happy for Cornel West
Dr. Boyce Watkins discusses the work of fellow black scholar Cornel West among other issues.
November 16, 2011
Dr. Boyce: It’s Time for Black Scholars to Get Off the Academic Plantation
Dr. Boyce Watkins discusses why black scholars must find a new paradigm for achievement and stop allowing their activities to be controlled by others.
November 15, 2011
November 13, 2011
November 12, 2011
November 9, 2011
Ujamaa Deals Wants to be the Black Groupon and Decrease Wealth Gap | Loop21
Loop 21 spotlights new tech start ups
Loop 21 takes a look at tech startups in light of CNN’s upcoming “Black in America 4: The New Promise Land” installment which will focus on eight African-American entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. Debuting Sunday, November 13th, a preview of the documentary recently led to a twitter fight between tech writer and professor Vivek Wadwha and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, who proclaimed that “there’s zero race or sex bias in silicon valley.” Over the next five days, Loop 21 will spotlight new tech ventures created by African Americans that you won’t see on Black in America.
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November 8, 2011
November 6, 2011
Lawrence Watkins Explains Ujamaa Deals–How We Can Help Others Buy Black
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November 4, 2011
November 3, 2011
How Unemployment Can Sometimes Be a Blessing
Dr. Boyce Watkins interviews Dominique Reese, who turned unemployment into a chance of a lifetime.
