Author Archive: Business Exchange
William Reed is President and Chief Executive Officer of Black Press International. He has been a Media Entrepreneur for over two decades. A well-trained marketing and communications professional, Reed has a national reputation for his expert writing, speaking, organizational, research, management and motivation abilities, along with strong managerial, presentation and sales skills.
Obama & Black Business?
Black Press Business/Economic Feature Week of November 2, 2008 BUSINESS EXCHANGE By William Reed In the September 2008 issue of EBONY Magazine, Johnson Publishing’s boss broke from company tradition and endorsed Barack Obama for President of America. Chicago-based Linda Rice Johnson carries a lot of clout. She heads the world’s largest African-American-owned and-operated publishing company. [...]
The Rich, The Wealthy, & “The Others”
In case you are not one, and didn’t know any, the world’s richest got even richer last year. Even as world financial markets broke down last year, personal wealth around the world grew 5 percent to $109.5 trillion. It was the sixth consecutive year of wealth expansion around the planet. The fastest growth rate was [...]
WHAT OF UNCLE CHARLIE’S WAYS AND MEANS?
What if the nation’s most powerful African American politician had to step down from his high government post simply because of slovenly behavior? African American political icon, 76-year-old Charles Bernard Rangel is in hot water regarding his Chairmanship of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee of Ways and Means. Harlem’s Congressman heads the 110th Congress’ [...]
