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What are the benefits of Artificial Intelligence(AI)
By AI Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of machines or computer programs to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as speech recognition, computer vision, natural language processing,…
We Need Strong Black Businesses
In New Orleans, we need strong Black businesses. Black owned business growth is the key to New Orleans’ success. New Orleans has a crime problem. The solution is not more…
Union-Made Retail Coffee: Who Really Benefits?
By David Soublet, Sr. Starbucks operates a retail store in the Pan Am building on Poydras Street in New Orleans with 20 or so non-management workers (referred to as “partners”).…
DR. LONNIE JOHNSON: A BRILLIANT MIND & HUMBLE MAN
Dr. Lonnie Johnson may be best known as the inventor of the Super Soaker®, but he holds over 100 patents. The Mobile, Alabama native and Tuskegee University graduate was the…
Technology is the next great frontier
OHUB TAKES OFF IN NEW ORLEANS: POP-UP FLEA MARKET, INVENTORS, AND ENTREPRENEURS FEATURED The Opportunity Hub (OHUB) debuted #OHUBFriday at the Art Barn in New Orleans last month. Rodney Sampson,…
These 7 phrases can help you sound more powerful at work
Three communication experts share the language swaps they recommend if you want to speak clearly and powerfully. By Gwen Moran Good leaders spend a fair amount of time refining their…
Bayou Phoenix Updates and Information
Good things are coming to the East, finally. The long vacant Six Flags site is officially set to become Bayou Phoenix. As planned, Bayou Phoenix is set to become an…
The Politics of Trash in New Orleans
If only Alvin Richard and Jimmie Woods had identified as black women. Maybe then Mayor LaToya Cantrell would’ve given their trash contracts the first-class treatment. Surely, if a black woman…
Top 20 Biggest Black Owned Companies in the US
Black owned businesses operate in every business sector. Many are small shops. But others are some of the biggest businesses in the country. These companies’ stocks are sold on national…