by Cesca Janece Waterfield At only 11 years old, Fredric Almond lay in a hospital after watching his mother die in a brutal attack in his Los Angeles home.…
January 2011
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Thompson Hospitality donated $1 million to Virginia State University this month. The gift is the second-largest gift in the school’s 128-year history. Thompson Hospitality is the largest, minority-owned…
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The Better Business Bureau released a list of the past year’s top 10 scams and rip-offs this month. Job hunters and those struggling to make money and get out…
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by Michelle Oliver “But I have life insurance through my job!” These are the words that are often said when I discuss financial needs with individuals. I usually respond…
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by Cesca Janece Waterfield Don’t expect Frankie Hughes to triumph too much in being named by Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the 75 most powerful women in America.…
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Torski Dobson-Arnold So 2010 is gone and for most of us, there are regrets on what we wanted to do, but never attempted; things we wanted to say and…
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Understand Timeshares by Dell Claiborne What exactly is a timeshare? What are the benefits of owning one? What should I look out for before buying one? Basically a…
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by Cesca Janece Waterfield Call it role research: As a girl attending Richmond Catholic schools, Shalimar Hickman-Fields kept the nuns busy with her talkative nature. After graduating from St.…
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Martin Luther King Day will be celebrated this year on Jan. 17, just two days after the Civil Rights icon’s birthday, Jan. 15. Beginning Jan. 13, the Richmond area…
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Last week, the editors of AutoWeek announced their 2011 “Best of the Best” awards. Big winners were the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe and the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Most consumers…