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Savoy, a leading African American lifestyle magazine announces their 2012 list of Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America available at SavoyNetwork.com and newsstands worldwide.

Outstanding First Full Year of Operations Drives Year 2 Planning
Conjure, the innovative new spirit from Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, announce that after an exceptional first full year of operations, the company has appointed new co-CEOs to oversee the company’s ongoing operations.
In addition to executing a national rollout in over 40 markets during its first full year, the [...]

The multicultural agency moves up to No. 2 spot for Hispanic
In its Agency Report 2011, published on April 25, Advertising Age ranks multicultural advertising agency GlobalHue as the No. 1 African-American agency and the No. 2 Hispanic agency for 2010.
While this is the third consecutive year that GlobalHue has placed first on the African-American list, [...]

An ownership team comprised of four local Los Angeles companies, plus premier travel retailer Hudson Group – and anchored by the power of Earvin “Magic” Johnson – has been selected by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to refresh the retail concessions program in four terminals of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). In addition to Hudson [...]

NEW YORK–The Nielsen Company, the world’s leading information and measurement company, unveiled today its in-language microsites for the Asian-American, Hispanic/Latino and African-American communities. The three sites highlight Nielsen’s diversity efforts, explain [...]

Source: Mashable.com
Update: Apple has officially confirmed it has sold 1 million iPads. The company sold its one millionth iPad on Friday, April 30, just 28 days after the device’s release. More than 12 million apps from the App Store and 1.5 million e-books have been downloaded from the new iBookstore.
“One [...]

SAVOY Magazine announces their signature coverage of the “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America” spotlighting the leaders, movers and shakers in business and industry. The “Top 100” is featured in the Spring 2010 issue of Savoy available nationwide at Borders and Barnes & Noble bookstores.
The selection process for SAVOY’s “Top 100 Most Influential [...]

Don Tinsley, Jr. is the epitome of a “hands on” CEO. He has a signature “roll up your sleeves” attitude, tireless work ethic and vision for growing his company in spite of Detroit’s economic downturn. Rochester Hills, Michigan based Acord Products is a cut and sew, injection molding, automotive interior manufacturer. As CEO, [...]

Don’t Tell White Lies.
We’re all guilty of telling a white lie or two. In fact, most of us do it on a daily basis and hardly even notice anymore! And while we may consider those little untruths to be harmless, consider that instructing your receptionist to tell a caller that you’re out of the office [...]

Blacks Remain Seriously Underrepresented
A recent study on African-Americans on boards of directors of Fortune 500 companies commissioned by The Executive Leadership Council found that the number of board seats held by African-Americans has declined since its inaugural board report released in 2004. The percentage of African-Americans on corporate boards decreased from 8.1 in 2004 to [...]