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As the 50th annual National Small Business Week comes to a close, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), the Ranking Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, has introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and helping small firms grow and succeed. Co-sponsored by other Democratic Members of the Committee, the legislation tackles two [...]

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, announced the jury and audience award winners for the 2013 Festival at the Awards Brunch, hosted by CHAYA Downtown for the fourth year. Actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead was on hand to present the awards. The LA Film Fest, [...]

At 32-years-old, actor, comedian and TV personality, Nick Cannon seems to have it all. He’s the father of two adorable twins, married to pop diva, Mariah Carey and hosting NBC’s America’s Got Talent; however, he isn’t quite finished yet. Not only is he resurrecting his critically acclaimed hilarious improve series Wild’n Out on MTV’s sister [...]

Revolt TV, the upcoming cable network led by Sean Combs, has finalized a national carriage agreement with Time Warner Cable (TWC), it was announced today. Together with previously announced distribution, this will make Revolt one of the largest launches in cable TV history when it goes live this fall. Revolt TV will be available to [...]

After an intense fight til the deaths, of the NBA season of course, the Miami Heat came out the victor and remains atop. Once again James led the Heat to their second consecutive NBA title, scoring 37 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 95-88 win in an intense Game 7 of the NBA Finals. [...]

Martin Lawrence is making his return to the sitcom scene accompanied by the hilarious Kelsey Grammer. FX has picked up a new untitled sitcom the two as mismatched Chicago lawyers who develop an unlikely friendship according to TV Guide. The network took on the new show after negotiating a “10/90” deal, which means it has [...]

Dr. Evelyn Wynn-Dixon has come a long way from the Pryor Street Bridge overlooking I-75 in Atlanta where she contemplated jumping. In her most hopeless and helpless state she was a homeless single mother raising four children and considering committing suicide. Wynn-Dixon believed for a long time that one careless decision had scarred her and [...]

Kenyatta Jones is not only the founder of the world’s first plus size fashion house, but she’s also the star of WE tv’s new reality series House of Curves. This comical and passion driven show is an account of the trials and tribulations Jones encounters in her quest to make it big in the fashion [...]

Recently Face2Face Africa, a premier media and events company, hosted a night of excellence, honoring leaders of the African diaspora at The Times Center in the heart of New York City. The F.A.C.E. List Awards, sponsored by State Farm and Arik Airlines and hosted by Eric J. Henderson of the Huffington Post, was a star-studded [...]

Hair envy is a serious matter. The intense emotion has made droves of women fry, dye and cut their hair to replicate fabulously coifed notables or that woman (or man) in your office who looks like they just stepped off the set of a hair commercial. We’ve even contemplated going green (and we’re not talking [...]