Tina Turner: A Living Legend

Tina Turner is an incredible woman who fought her way to success. She proved that if you don’t give up and continue working on it, nothing can stop you to get to the top. After spending years of painful life with her violent husband Ike, Tina managed to come out; re-built her musical career; and prove her worth as a solo artist. This singer-cum-actor first hit the chartbuster with “Let’s Stay Together,” in the year 1983. In 1984, she came with smash hit called, “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” Later she tried her hands in acting as well and earned a big name for herself.

Being one of the greatest international female rock stars, Tina is best known for her lively musical concerts and powerful voice - the perfect roundup of her off-stage personal traits.

"The new Black entrepreneurs are educated, skilled and possess all entrepreneurial qualities and abilities required to create a landmark, not only for themselves, but also for the Black community as a whole".

Black Colleges and Universities

Historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) are considered to be the top educational institutions of higher education, located in different states of the United States. Most of HBCU are established before 1964 with the noble intention of serving the African American community. Presently, there are 110 functional historically black colleges are in the United States. These educational institutions include public and private, two-year and four-year institutions, medical schools and community colleges. The prime reason for setting up these colleges and universities is to provide the solid fundamentals to Blacks who wish to gain good knowledge of diverse field.

Black colleges and universities assist the student toward the goal of graduation and employment. Universities strive hard to provide the support system for students so that they can get their goals through their sheer hard work and positive outlook. These educational institutions hire faculty, provide supplemental instructors-upperclassmen who conducts separate recitation sections for students in the classroom.
"The new Black entrepreneurs are educated, skilled and possess all entrepreneurial qualities and abilities required to create a landmark, not only for themselves, but also for the Black community as a whole".

Boeing’s Extended Support for Preserving the African-American History Museum

5th June, 2008: The Boeing Company, the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft has donated $5 million to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), situated in Washington, D.C. The donation is given to support the endeavors of the design and construction of the museum.

Reportedly, Boeing is the biggest donor until now for the NMAAHC, since its inception in December 2003.

Tod Hullin, senior vice president, Boeing’s Public Policy department, has made the formal announcement of the donation.

He said,” Being a founding donor of the Museum, the company thrives to support the endeavors of African-American history museums and community leaders. He pledged the company’s strong support towards the development of the black community.”

"The new Black entrepreneurs are educated, skilled and possess all entrepreneurial qualities and abilities required to create a landmark, not only for themselves, but also for the Black community as a whole".

Grady Wells: The Man Who Believed in Power of Communications

The business market has taken a global shape these days and everyone is contributing towards its growth and development including the blacks. Over so many years, blacks have been occupying a prominent share in the global economy and striving to increase it for fulfilling their dreams and aspirations.

Amongst other black contributors, the name of Grady Wells has been taken with pride and respect. Wells was a novelist, editor, and radio producer. He served as the editor of a variety of local and national print publications for many years. However, his contribution to “Wine Tour of the Finger Lakes” is quite worthy and well-known. Being acted as an inspiration in journalism, Wells researched a lot on wines and written extensively on the art of wine tasting. At the age of 60, Wells passed away on April 4, 2008. His endeavors will always be remembered with honor.

The new Black entrepreneurs are educated, skilled and possess all entrepreneurial qualities and abilities required to create a landmark, not only for themselves, but also for the Black community as a whole.

Robin Wilson: Success Never Ends

Robin Wilson is one of the most successful women and black entrepreneurs in New York City. Wilson launched her firm, Robin Wilson Home, in 2000 with an aim to concentrate mainly on interior design, residential renovations and project management. She was born and brought up in Austin, Texas. She is a fourth generation member of a real estate family based in Texas.

Wilson handles interior projects ranging from 400-square-foot apartments to 8,000 square-foot homes. Besides this, she offers a separate division for commercial design mainly for corporate honchos. Her major works include the renovation of the Harlem office of the US President, Bill Clinton in 2004 and the Peninsula Spa Salon in 2007.

Because of her inconsistent innovation, great designing sense, and creative outlook, Wilson has earned many honors and recognition in interior designing industry. She has appeared in numerous publications such as the Wall Street Journal, CNN, CBS and others to speak her mind about her creative skill and success story.

Joseph Haskins Jr: Holding the Light for Blacks

American black entrepreneurs have realized the power of their strength and capabilities and proved themselves with their endeavors in the development of the whole society. A number of black entrepreneurs have shown bright ways towards the growth and development in the American world, nevertheless, the contribution of Joseph Haskins Jr. has been truly remarkable amongst all. This native Baltimorean has the credit for initiating major developmental projects in the city.

Working since the tender age of 14, Haskins initially used to sell coke and hot dogs. Nurturing his dream of achieving big, Haskins studied Economics degree from Morgan State University, Master of Business Administration from New York University, and Master of Liberal Arts in economics from Johns Hopkins University. This man is better known as the president and CEO of Harbor Bankshares Corp., one of the state’s leading community-based financial institutions. At 59, Haskins outshines others and brought many productive changes in the financial institutions.

Black Women Entrepreneurs

Over a few decades, black women have made their mark in international business after a thorough hard work, patience, sharp focus & goal, and commitment to achieve the world. The resulting picture of beliefs and opinions about inequality, and blacks progress appears to be more complex than a single label like conservatism can account for.

Women black entrepreneurs such as Oprah Winfray, Tracey Edmonds, Sylvia Rhone, Kedar Massenburg, and many others have established their names in different aspects of life and proved their true worth. As the saying goes, the sky is unlimited for those who limit themselves with no barriers. Women entrepreneurs truly lived to this saying by proving their sheer dedication and focused hard work.