Business

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
May 22 2008

Membership has its rewards

By the time he was seven years old John Austin LeDay said he was considered “a man,” in the tiny, rural French-speaking town of Basile, Louisiana, where he was born.

May 15 2008

Event to helps business owners navigate current lending and economic climate

 With the current tightening of lending requirements, small business owners are finding it more and more difficult to get financing they need to expand or get started. To help navigate this current credit and economic crisis, the Valley Economic Development Center (VEDC) will host its fourth annual, Where’s the Money? Access to Capital Event Saturday, June 7, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
May 1 2008

Entrepreneur combines love of fashion with a natural approach to skin care

The inspiration for Maxine Henry’s high dive into the world of skin care came from a source near and dear to her heart and life.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
May 1 2008

Entrepreneur combines love of fashion with a natural approach to skin care

The inspiration for Maxine Henry’s high dive into the world of skin care came from a source near and dear to her heart and life.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
May 1 2008

African Americans lead the nation in biz start-ups and failures, but more interest and training bodes well for the future

Young African Americans are into business, and they have been for a number of years.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.