Black Entrepreneurs

From BlackVoices.com: Grammy Award-winning artist and philanthropist Wyclef Jean can now add another distinguished honor to his long list of achievements: The Haitian-born Jean was awarded an honorary doctorate on May 23 from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.

From TheBVX.com: BET, George Foreman Grills and Dark & Lovely No Lye Relaxer have a commonality: They’re not as black as you think. For the confused, theBVX ( which like Black Voices is NOT black-owned) has compiled a shocking list of 10 things you thought were black owned but actually aren’t.

From TheGrio.com: Corinne Bailey Rae recently checked in with theGrio to talk about her new album “The Sea.”

From TheGrio.com: Make no mistake. The Jet started by John H. Johnson in 1951, your grandmama’s Jet–heck, even my Jet–is not the new myJet247.com the digital age online Jet.

From TheDailyBeast.com: Black Entertainment Television, which Sheila Crump Johnson and her husband Bob started three decades ago with $15,000 in seed money and a $500,000 investment from media mogul John Malone, made her one of wealthiest women in America.

From BlackNews.com: Dallas, TX (BlackNews.com) – As the economy continues its sluggish recovery, and with unemployment topping 9.7%, many people, especially minorities, have had to find alternative means to support themselves.