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Harvard's Gates Refines Genetic-Ancestry Searches for Blacks - Scholar Founds Firm E-mail
Thursday, 15 November 2007
Dr. Gates's new company, African DNA LLC, aims to use historians and anthropologists to explain which of various genetic possibilities prompted by DNA traces is more historically likely. For such a search, the new company charges $189, within the $100 to $300 range that's typical of the genetic-ancestry industry...  Click to continue at WSJ.com
 
The Nation's First African-American-Owned Private Swim Club Announces $5 Million Expansion Plan E-mail
Thursday, 15 November 2007
The Nile Swim Club, the nation's first African-American-owned private swim club, today, announced that it has launched an ambitious $5 million expansion program that will include, among other amenities, the construction of three heated pools, an 18-hole miniature golf course, a 150-seat banquet facility, a fitness center and basketball and tennis courts. The club, based in the Philadelphia suburban borough of Yeadon, Pennsylvania, got its start in 1958, when African-American residents were denied admission and membership to the racially exclusive, but now defunct, Yeadon Swim Club.  Click to continue at PRNewswire.com
 
P&G Ad Effort Focuses on Black Women E-mail
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
 Tita-Reid is helping lead a Procter & Gamble Co. campaign called "My Black is Beautiful," which combines marketing with forums meant to foster dialogue about black women and the way they are portrayed in popular culture.The marketers involved say it's a movement, not just advertising.   Click to continue from The Associated Press
 
Scion, LLC Announces Acquisition of Artful Dodger Brand E-mail
Friday, 09 November 2007
Scion, LLC, a joint venture between Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter, today announced that it has acquired the brand Artful Dodger from Sovereign State, LLC. The purchase price for the brand was approximately $15 million, paid in cash by Scion. Artful Dodger is an exclusive, high-end apparel brand sold in boutiques and specialty stores...
 
Black writers take places on picket lines E-mail
Thursday, 08 November 2007
Black writers in this entertainment capital, who make up about three percent of 9,000-member Writers Guild of America, are voicing unequivocal support for a work stoppage against movie studios and television production companies.  Click to continue at WaveNewspapers.com
 
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