Percy Miller, BBTV’s Chairman & CEO
To provide positive viewing for the black community, P. Miller is set to launch the Better Black Television (BBTV) network. BBTV is a family-friendly cable network due to be launched in 2009.
The content on the channel will contain a wide arrangement from health and fitness, animation, financial planning, reality [...]
Hip-hop mogul Sean Combs is to release his second men’s fragrance ‘I Am King’, this December first in the US and UK. The eau de toilette will be available in two sizes, 1.7 oz. and 3.4 oz. An array of ancillary products will accompany the main scents.
“If I say, ‘I am not going to succeed, [...]
Kase L. Lawal, CEO of CAMAC.
CAMAC International Corp’s application to list shares of its subsidiary, Allied Energy P.L.C has been approved by the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Allied is an oil exploration and production company based in West Africa. The company is focused primarily on deepwater offshore and shallow water exploration. CAMAC also has affiliates [...]
Chairman of RLJ, Robert L. Johnson.
RLJ Real Estate Fund III LP has bought a portfolio of six Hyatt Summerfield Suites hotels from Miami based Gencom Group and Lehman Bros Real Estate Partners.
RLJ Real Estate is an affiliate of RLJ Development LLC, a privately held hotel real estate investment company.
About RLJ Development, LLC [...]
New York Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s lastest venture is a burger joint, Marc Burger. It is part of Macy’s seventh-floor “chef centric” food court in Chicago. The joint is located alongside other chefs Rick Bayless, Nancy Silverton and Takashi Yagihashi and their own fast-food ventures.
Another Marc Burger is planned for Costa Mesa, California.
Source
The Nigerian version of the Dragon’s Den premiered on Sunday July 27th in Nigeria. The panel of investors includes British entrepreneur Alexander Amosu.
About Alexander Amosu
He is a self-made multi-millionaire who launched one of the first ringtones companies in the UK in 1999, which generated a turnover of £6.3 million (approx, US$12.9 mil) in 4 years [...]
Dave Bing, founder The Bing Group.
With the current saga involving Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Dave Bing is giving thought to running for mayor next year.
Bing is a prominent Detroit businessman and a former Detroit Piston’s guard who was elected one of the NBA’s Greatest Players of All Time is giving thought to running [...]
Vanessa and Angela Simmons, designers and creators of Pastry Shoe Collection and clothing line recently launched the Pastry Thin Mint Collection.
A portion of the proceeds will go to fund the Girl Scouts of America. Over the past year Vanessa and Angela have served as spokespersons for the Girl Scouts Organization inspiring girls across the [...]
Business mogul Sean Combs was honored with the Reginald F. Lewis Award recenlty. The award presentation was part of a fundraiser event to raise money for the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.
“The way I can try to explain to everybody the importance of this award: Imagine if you’re a [...]
