Black Business Summit Levels Up Black Entrepreneurs

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BLACK BUSINESS SUMMIT LEVELS UP BLACK ENTREPRENEURS

FREE Online Conference Reveals How To Start, Grow & Scale A Business

Fran Harris, Founder Of The Black Business Summitt

Austin, TX (BlackNews.com) -- Over 10 million U.S. based African Americans identify themselves as entrepreneurs. Yet research also reveals that small businesses run by blacks are 75% more likely to fail than other demographics, namely Caucasians, Asians and Latinos.The Black Business Summit aims to change that.

Founder, Fran Harris, has led Fran Harris Enterprises, LLC, a business consulting & business optimization company for 23 years, and believes the key to helping black businesses succeed is simple: education, mentoring and accountability. "The Summit features 15 black experts who represent over $160 million in sales in the past 10 years alone," said Harris. "We agreed to do this Summit to send the elevator back down."

The Black Business Summit features experts in a variety of disciplines including online marketing, software development, raising capital, high ticket sales, launching a brand, taking an idea to income, Facebook ads, celebrity-building, publicity and publishing. In addition to Harris, experts include Kim Coles from the hit television show, Living Single, bestselling authors Brittany Hennessy and Ron Douglas, and millennial business expert, Micha Nixon.

Talented Black Comedian/ Entertainer Leaving the Comedy Clubs Headed For Concert Stages

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AMERICA'S MOST TALENTED BLACK ENTERTAINER/ COMEDIAN IS LEAVING THE COMEDY CLUBS AND HEADED FOR CONCERT STAGES!

Nationwide --  Jammin Jay Lamont aka The Human iPod has taken the entertainment game to another level. He is leaving the comedy clubs and taking his talents to the concert stages and casino theaters to perform as a national recording artist at music concerts, festivals and tours all around the country and the world.

It's no wonder people are amazed when they see him perform as he requires no band, backline, DJ, or background singers required... Just a quality microphone and an audience ready to party. The Human iPod is the perfect feature act for any comedy or urban R&B, Jazz, Soul or Blues Show.

BlackGuide App Puts Black Businesses and Communities at Your Finger Tips

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BLACKGUIDE APP PUTS BLACK BUSINESSES & BLACK COMMUNITIES AT YOUR FINGER TIPS

Nationwide -- Black Americans no longer need to struggle in their search to support black businesses and events. Leonard J. Young, founder of National Black Guide LLC came up with the innovative BlackGuide app (www.nationalblackguide.com) after always hearing people talk about their troubles finding ways to support the black community when traveling (black businesses & events).

The BlackGuide App connects to National Black Guide's 15+ city-based websites, each of which, provide local news, an event calendar, a black business directory, social media accounts and affordable advertising opportunities. The BlackGuide app also adds its own social network, forum, forthcoming entrepreneur of the month and a few more features items.

Checkout How Master P and Family Launch New Comic Superhero Characters

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MASTER P'S FAMILY VIM COMICS "EYES OF ESCA" BEST NEW CHARACTERS AT COMIC-CON 2018

Nationwide --  The Miller family reveals Vim Comics new superhero characters, comic books and movie Eyes of Esca, one of the fan-favorite moments of L.A. Comic-Con 2018. Master P's son Romeo and daughter Cymphonique were the guest speakers for the main stage discussion panel at the event.

First Black Female Major General in US Military Dies at Age 75

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MAJOR GENERAL MARCELITE JORDAN HARRIS, FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE MAJOR GENERAL IN US MILITARY, PASSES AT 75

Nationwide -- Major General Marcelite Jordan Harris passed September 7, 2018 at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, where she was taken while on a Caribbean vacation. Though her death was sudden and unexpected, she was surrounded by loved ones.

General Harris was born January 16, 1943 to Cecil Oneal Jordan and Marcelite Terrill Jordan, both deceased. A native of Houston, TX, General Harris graduated from Kashmere High School before enrolling at Spelman College, where she earned a bachelor's degree in 1964. She received an honorary doctorate of letters from Spelman in 1999 and earned a B.S. in Business Management, University of Maryland University College.

General Harris, fierce military leader, devoted wife, loving mother and nurturing grandmother, touched the lives of many throughout her illustrious career. She was married to Lt. Col. Maurice Harris, USAF (deceased) and raised two children - Steven and Tenecia, during her years of active service. Being a mother, wife, and Air Force officer were roles that defined who she was, she told Ebony in 1995.


From receiving her commission through Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, TX in 1965 to her crowning glory appointment by President Obama to the Board of Visitors of the Air Force Academy, 2010-2016, she was on an ambitious and purposeful mission - to be the best. She approached each opportunity with strength and determination as she overcame many racial and gender roadblocks. "It was not easy," she reflected in the Ebony interview.

VA Official Displayed KKK Leader Painting in His Office

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UNION DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO VA OFFICIAL WHO DISPLAYED PAINTING OF KKK LEADER

Washington, DC -- Union officials are calling for a full investigation into a senior Veterans Affairs official who prominently displayed a picture of a Ku Klux Klan leader in his office, accusing department leadership of ignoring the problematic behavior.

"The prominent display of images of Confederate leaders in the workplace is never acceptable," said J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees. "The actions of this official cross the line, and we’re calling on the VA to get to the bottom of what's going on within their leadership at this facility." 

On Tuesday, the Washington Post reported that David Thomas Sr., deputy executive director of VA’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, had a picture of Nathan Bedford Forrest - a Confederate general who became the white supremacist group's first grand wizard - displayed in his office for years.

Conference Targets Aspiring Black Lawyers

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FREE NATIONAL PRE-LAW CONFERENCE OFFERS ASPIRING BLACK LAWYERS UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND CONNECTIONS

Boston, MA -- The 14th National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair 2018, sponsored by AccessLex Institute, is the nation's premier information-sharing and networking empowerment event for aspiring Black lawyers. The event will take place from Friday, November 9, 2018 to Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education and Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

This one-of-a-kind, world-class conference focuses specifically on reaching out to African Americans interested in becoming lawyers in order to provide them with game-changing "insider" information, resources, and connections to increase their chances of success in the challenging journey ahead to lawyerhood. This year marks its fourteenth consecutive year with a powerful weekend of motivational keynote sessions, informative panels and workshops, unprecedented networking opportunities, and other worthwhile educational activities.

This year's schedule is jam-packed with everything any aspiring lawyer would need to know before deciding to pursue this tough and highly competitive path. There will be thought-provoking panel discussions made up of experienced law school administrators and accomplished and knowledgeable law students and lawyers from across the nation. Key information will be shared about being competitive in the law school admissions process, financing a legal education, preparing for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), writing a compelling personal statement and diversity statement, succeeding as a Black law student inside and outside of the classroom, winning in the critical areas of professionalism, etiquette and mandatory soft skills, and utilizing one's legal training to make a difference in the Black community.