Kandia Johnson
Black Enterprise
New York, NY, United States
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6 Ways to Improve Yourself This Summer
Beyond enjoying backyard barbecues and waves at the beach, the summer season is also the perfect time to take your skills to the next level. Here are six ways to develop yourself this summer: Get uncomfortable and fit Whether it’s preparing for a bodybuilding contest or taking a fitness and adventure travel vacation, professional development … → Read More
10 Thoughtful (And Free) Father's Day Gift Ideas
As Father's Day quickly approaches, many of us are wondering what gift to get dad this year. Barbecue grills, TVs, and golf clubs are great, but sometimes all it takes is a message of appreciation, straight from the heart. → Read More
Four Black Single Mothers Blessed With Pre-Owned Cars At a Maryland Church [VIDEO]
Weeks before Mother's Day, these single moms were gifted with cars thanks to Sterling Motorcars and the First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Maryland. → Read More
She Owns 7 McDonald’s Restaurants in Atlanta and She Just Made Business History
As the owner of seven McDonald's restaurants in Atlanta, Vicki Chancellor shares critical lessons on managing up as a woman of color, recovering from rejection, and entrepreneurship learned from over a decade in business. → Read More
Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke Shares 5 Keys to Success in 2019
Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, a Democratic member of the U.S House of Representatives and a legislative pillar in Brooklyn, New York's 9th district, talked about the importance of communities supporting black women and offered this advice for the New Year. → Read More
5 Fun, Alternative Ways to Spend New Year’s Eve
Who says going out to a party is the best way to ring in the New Year? Some of the most satisfying moments in life are when we're having fun in an intimate setting with friends and family. Below, we've rounded up a few alternative ways to spend New Year's Eve. → Read More
Turning Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' Into a Class Curriculum for Black Girls
Lauren Christine Mims is one of the many women inspired by Michelle Obama's "Becoming, Now she is turning Obama's book into a curriculum to empower black girls. → Read More
Shanae Jones is Using Herbalism and Hip-Hop to Change the Way You Think of Tea and Holistic Health
Inspired by childhood teatime with her grandmother, Shanae Jones launched Ivy’s Tea Co. and combined Hip-Hop and herbalism so that she could teach herbalism in a fun and refreshing way—while making the holistic health and tea market more inclusive. → Read More
#MeToo One Year Later: Has Your Workplace Culture Changed?
Sarah Morgan, the Sr. HR Director for SafeStreetsUSA, and founder of BuzzARooney LLC, talks how the MeToo movements affects changed workplace culture and the role of HR during harassment investigations. → Read More
This HR Executive’s Approach to Dealing With Microaggressions in the Workplace
Named one of the top 50 unstoppable women in HR technology, Sarah Morgan is a woman on a mission to drive awareness, change, and conversation about controversial issues such as harassment and microaggressions in the workplace as well as diversity and inclusion. → Read More
This Husband-and-Wife Team Is Bringing Diversity to Gift Wrapping
Shaun and Jacquelyn Rodgers launched Greentop Gifts, a company that sells gift wrapping paper featuring a black Santa character named Clarence Claus. → Read More
The Black Travel Box Provides Travel Size Hair and Skin Products for People of Color
The Black Travel Box provides travel size hair and skin products for people of color delivered to your door when you want. The product line includes a conditioner bar, hair balm, body balm, and lip balm. → Read More
Don’t Want Turkey for Thanksgiving? Here are 5 Turkey Alternatives
Anyone else out there want another dish besides turkey for Thanksgiving? If so, believe it or not, you're not alone. A recent Yahoo survey revealed many Americans are moving beyond making the turkey as the center of attraction. Why not try some of these alternative main dish meals this year? → Read More
Flu Season and Protecting Yourself at Work: Separating Myth From Fact
Dr. Cedric Rutland, a spokesperson for the American Lung Association, clears up myths and misconceptions about the flu vaccine and tips for dealing with flu in the workplace. → Read More
African American Women Who Made U.S. Military History
Whether by defending our country on the front lines to providing support to U.S. soldiers and civilian employees, these legendary black women made a mark in the military world → Read More
Black Millennial Voters: The Future of Education Is On The Ballot This Year
Cathy Cohen, the principal investigator and founder of Gen Forward Survey, talks about the importance of understanding black millennial voters' perspectives for the 2018 midterm elections. → Read More
As Young People Leave Facebook: Is It Time To Switch Up Your Marketing Strategy?
Senior Manager of Integrated Strategy at Ignite Social Media, talks new ways to communicate your brand and switch up your marketing strategy as Facebook skews older. → Read More
How to Handle Difficult Conversations at Work
Conflict in the workplace is inevitable. But contrary to popular belief, not all conflict is bad. Sometimes when we embrace difficult conversations at work, it's an opportunity to grow, innovate and even strengthen your relationships with your colleagues → Read More
Book 'I’m A Brilliant Little Black Boy!' Turns Into an Animated Series
Joshua Drummond and his mom Betty K. Bynum co-wrote I’m A Brilliant Little Black Boy, an illustrated children’s book which aims to address the void in animated network programming targeted to African-American children ages 6-11 years old. Now it's being turned into an animated series. → Read More
Black Woman Pfizer Executive Outlines Solution to Fixing Racial Healthcare Disparities
How Pfizer’s VP of Corporate Affairs, Boykin-Towns, is working on a new initiative called “Three Virtues” to improve healthcare disparities among the African-American community. → Read More