by Dr. Boyce Watkins Monica Mehta is one of the leading experts on entrepreneurial mindsets.  She has written an extraordinary book on the topic called “The Entrepreneurial Instinct,” which discusses the psychological difference between entrepreneurs and the rest of the world. I spoke with Monica about the black community and why the number of […]

  by Dr Boyce Watkins I’ve taught Finance at the college level for over 20 years.  I also learned more about Finance by the age of 25 than most experts learn in a lifetime.  But one of the funny things about stuffing all of this knowledge into my brain is that I found that being […]

How a Woman Won the $10 Million Dollar Lottery and Now Rides the Bus to Work

  by Dr. Boyce Watkins Sharon Tirabassi was living the dream.  She won the $10.5 million dollar lottery in her home country of Canada, earning her a consistent residence on cloud nine.  All the things that she’d always wanted were wide open to her:  Expensive cars, fancy houses, designer clothes and expensive vacations.  Her financial […]

Arsenio Jokes About the Network Banning Him over Farrakhan Interview

n this video, Arsenio Hall makes a bunch of funny jokes about topics occuring in the black community.  The first one he makes is about a black man who went into an establishment and tried to pay with a trillion dollar bill.  There are other funny jokes in the monologue as well. But the really […]

A Ceo Explains: Don’t Try to Make a Few Extra Dollars, Build an Economic Legacy

  William R. Patterson is a renowned executive coach, award-winning lecturer, and national best-selling author.  He is the CEO and co-founder of The Baron Solution Group; the company holds business and personal finance workshops in cities across the United States based on the strategies Patterson outlines in his book, “The Baron Son.”  The company is […]

Jay-z’s Brooklyn Nets Lost over $100 Million Last Year

  Jay-Z was fronted as a part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets, when really he didn’t own very much of the team.  In fact, he only owned 1/15th of one percent of the squad.  The incredibly modest ownership stake was really a political ploy to get the city to get behind the building of an arena […]

Rapper Sells His Own Records and Made the Forbes List: His Advice Will Amaze Yo

  by Dr. Boyce Watkins The rapper Tech N9ne (aka Aaron Yates) is not only one of the most creative and talented artists in the music industry, he is also one of the most well-off financially.  Tech has a powerful and energetic style of music, presented in a series of albums going back for well […]

‘dr. Joshua Nkomo’s Towering Legacy Lives’

AFRICANGLOBE – Zimbabwe today introspects as people remember the late national hero and Vice President Dr. Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, who died 15 years ago, after a lifetime of personal sacrifice and selfless service to the people. The late freedom fighter’s demise on July 1, 1999, plunged the entire nation into mourning, yet vivid memories of […]

South Africa Braces for Major Workers’ Strike

AFRICANGLOBE – South Africa’s largest union has called for more than 200,000 engineering and metals workers to lay down tools for higher wages from July 1, just days after the mining sector ended a five-month strike. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) said on Thursday that it had “agreed to the decision from […]

Tullow to Begin Kenyan Oil Production in 2017

AFRICANGLOBE – Tullow oil has placed a 2017 time frame, in line with the government’s target, to commence oil production after describing the oil as that of a “high quality and of international marketable standard.” “The government of Kenya is looking forward to have its first oil in 2017,” said Tullow’s CEO, Paul McDade. Having […]

What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur

AFRICANGLOBE – It takes one to know one or so the saying goes. So when it comes to identifying the integral characteristics that differentiate a dreamer from the next Dangote or Adenuga, we looked for insight from those who have walked the path already, asking: What do you think makes a successful entrepreneur?   Nkhensani […]