On Monday, April 15, digital media company Interactive One, which is the parent company of NewsOne, announced a partnership with businessman and hip-hop icon Russell Simmons, founder of GlobalGrind[1] and NARRATIVE: The Culture Lab. Interactive One Studios will oversee the management of both GlobalGrind, the self-described “hip-pop” website, and NARRATIVE, “a digital marketing, entertainment and technology company,” by increasing the respective sites’ traffic, engagement, content, and revenue. Of the latest additions, Interactive One President Tom Newman says, “GlobalGrind.com has been one of the most important urban crossover content platforms in the space. Joining their brand, content, and offline presence together with the core digital competencies we’ve developed is incredibly exciting.” While Interactive One CEO Alfred C. Liggins III added, “True to his legacy, Russell has built an online platform loved by both audiences and advertisers alike. I am honored to partner with him in this next p ...
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c, and Vanzant, prompting Vanzant to release an open letter to the rapper over the weekend, saying she still supports and loves the artist and encourages him to find his way back to a “clean life.” After her show premiered on Saturday night, with a seemingly drugged DMX abandoning his son and cursing out Vanzant, the spiritual teacher released a video of herself repledging her support to the rapper: Beloved, I know we haven’t spoken since our time together in Yonkers. And what I’m hearing is that they are just waiting for the call. They are waiting for the day they get the call. And you know what I mean. But I’m not waiting for that call. I’m calling on you, and I’m not going to give up on you. I will n ...
According to the National Urban League‘s 2013 “State Of Black America” address[1], while there has been some progress, African Americans are still being hit hard by socioeconomic disparities.RELATED: Expert: Black Unemployment Compounded By White Favoritism During Hiring[2]Back in 1963, Black unemployment was at 10 percent; currently, it stands at 13 percent. Unemployment rates for Black men and women are 2 times higher than their White counterparts. This disparity has also crossed age lines: Blacks ages 16 to 64 had higher unemployment rates than Whites in the same age categories.In addition, African Americans only make 90 cents on the dollar compared to White Americans in the private sector. Unfortunately, that number dropped to 88 cents per dollar in the public sector.But progress is being made.SEE ALSO:Latino Unemployment Rates At A Historic Low[3]During the ’60s, there were five Black graduates for every one graduate. Today, 85 percent of African Americans finish high school t...
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