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A lawsuit is accusing Dr. Dre (pictured right) and record producer Jimmy Iovine (pictured) of bilking their former partner at Beats Electronics before selling to Apple in a $3 billion deal, USA Today reports. SEE ALSO: Lawmakers Ramp Up Pressure On Silicon Valley To Hire Black People In 2015 Noel Lee, CEO of audio tech company […]

Biz/Media, Cross Post Now, Nation

A group of Black state lawmakers is stepping up pressure on Google, Facebook, Twitter and others to diversify their workforces in 2015 through more robust outreach, training and hiring in minority communities. RELATED: Where Are The Black Internet Workers? Civil Rights Bigs Weigh In The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) recently ratified a resolution, “Supporting […]

Biz/Media, Cross Post Now, Entertainment

Music executive L.A. Reid sat down with NewsOne’s Smokey Fontaine to chat about his successful career, discovering Usher and if hard work trumps talent. As the C.E.O. of Epic Records (and once La Face), L.A. has launched the careers of some of your favorite acts like TLC. He has a unique ear for talent, and the […]

Biz/Media, Cross Post Now

Last January, Taofick Okoya told Reuters that while looking to buy a Black doll for his niece, he was dismayed that he could not find any — even in Nigeria, which boasts more Black children than anywhere else in the world, he said. SEE ALSO: Study: 6 Million White Americans Have Some African Ancestry More Sponsors […]

Biz/Media, Cross Post Now

  The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition held a meeting Thursday with Sony executives, including company co-chair Amy Pascal, discussing possible diversity initiatives. RELATED: Kevin Hart’s Perfect Response To Sony Email Links “We want to empower African-American Actors/Actresses, camera men/women, producers and directors,” PUSH wrote in a press statement. “We want to increase participation for companies […]

Biz/Media, Politics

  While some civil rights groups argue that President Barack Obama’s call for strict regulation of Internet access would be harmful to minority communities, others disagree, the New York Times reports. SEE ALSO: Eric Holder Curbs Racial Profiling By Federal Agents The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — When President Obama laid out his vision for […]

Say goodbye to expensive gas and messy oil changes. If Toyota has its way, its new hydrogen-powered Mirai could revolutionize the automobile industry and save the environment. Instead of an engine, the Mirai uses Toyota Fuel Cell Technology, has two hydrogen tanks and emits only water vapor. The car takes just three to five minutes to refuel and was designed […]

The stars were out Wednesday night at the Avalon Hollywood for Ebony’s Power 100 Gala. The annual list and event honor Black achievement in various categories, like Innovators (Shonda Rhimes, Kevin Hart), Cultural Influencers (Rickey Smiley, Lupita Nyong’o), The Thinkers (NewsOne Now‘s Roland Martin, Ta-Nehisi Coates) and Young Leaders (Mo’ne Davis, The Jackie Robinson West Team). NewsOne attended […]

Biz/Media, NewsOne Now

On Saturday, business icon and philanthropist Herman J. Russell passed away. Russell, an entrepreneur and philanthropist turned a once small plastering firm into one of the most successful Black-owned construction and real estate companies in the United States. Russell, a son of Atlanta, was a key financier of the Civil Rights movement. He was also responsible […]

Biz/Media, NewsOne Now

 President Barack Obama outlined his suggestions to maintain an open internet. Roland Martin and “NewsOne Now” take a look at how creating fast lanes on the world wide web and restricting certain types of content may impact the African American community. Megan Smith, U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO), joined Martin on “NewsOne Now” via phone […]

Biz/Media, NewsOne Now

Al Jazeera America‘s Ali Velshi and ALF-CIO Chief Economist William Spriggs joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to analyze the latest jobs numbers. The U.S. economy added 214,000 new jobs, while the jobless rate dipped to 5.9% and Black unemployment edged down to 10.9%. Velshi told Martin “the number of jobs we’re creating every month […]