Black Enterprise

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BLACK ENTERPRISE is the ultimate source for wealth creation for African American professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate executives. Every month, BLACK ENTERPRISE delivers timely, useful information on careers, small business and personal finance.
 

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Contents

America's Hottest Black Managers
13
Black executives
The professional's guide to working smarter (Book Review)
27
Obituary
35
Harold Washington; 1922-1987
Political Winds of Change Blowing Strong in Chicago
35
Eugene Sawyer (American municipal official and acting mayor.), Chicago (Ill.) (Politics and government)
Blacks Still Try to Anchor Television News Positions
36
Television programs (News programs), Blacks in the television broadcasting industry
Leading Through Technology
100
Maurice F. Holmes, Xerox Corp
Smooth Operator in Turbulent Times
102
Ronald James, Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Reaping Revenues from Customer Service
102
Jerry L. Johnson, US West, Inc
Master of the Money Game
104
George R. Lewis (American tobacco executive.), Philip Morris, Inc
Packaging the Perfect Pitch
106
L. Ross Love (advertising executive.), Procter & Gamble Co

Powell Ascends to Center of Political Prominence
36
Colin L. Powell (American Secretary of state.); 1937-, United States National Security Council, United States Army (Blacks)
Trinidad Prime Minister Vows to Right Economy
38
Raymond Robinson, Trinidad and Tobago (Economic policy)
African Fashion Designers Find Gateway to the West
38
Clothing industry (Africa), Black fashion designers
Burger King Honors a Pioneering Food Franchisee
40
Brady Keys (Jr., American fast food franchise executive.), Burger King Corporation, Keys Group Company, Blacks in fast food restaurant management
Jackson Candidacy Gets Black Officials' Support
40
Jesse L. Jackson (American clergyman and civil rights activist.); 1941-, Black public officers
Want to Launch a Franchise? See Maryland
44
Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, Franchise system, Black entrepreneurs
White South Africans Face Fallout After ANC Meeting
46
African National Congress, Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa, Apartheid
National Youth Service--at Long Last?
55
National service
Managing a Stock Portfolio in a Volatile Market
63
Stocks
In-house Video Training Seminars Can Increase Your Memory Retention
69
Employees (Training, Audiovisual materials)
Black Investment and the Stock Market Collapse
73
Stock market crash, 1987, Black stockholders
Wage and Salary
77
Wages and salaries, Blacks (Employment)
The Apostle of the Golden Arches
86
Robert M. Beavers (Jr.), McDonald's Corp
Making Connections for Profit
88
Alfred F. Boschulte, Nynex Corporation
This Pizza Man Delivers
88
Herman Cain (American restaurant chain executive, radio talk show host and political commentator), Godfather's Pizza (Firm)
Marketing the Privileges of Membership
89
Kenneth I. Chenault (American financial services executive.); 1951-, American Express Co
Striving for Quality in R&D.
90
Joseph S. Colson (Jr.), AT&T Bell Labs
The $3 Billion Man
92
Curtis J. Crawford, International Business Machines Corp
Success of a Salesman
92
Darwin N. Davis (American insurance executive.), Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
The Taipan of High Finance
94
Hughlyn F. Fierce, Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
AT&T's Long-distance Runner
96
Rudolph J. Frank, AT&T Bell Labs
Steering Toward Tomorrow's Market
96
Ronald E. Goldsberry, Ford Motor Co
Big Blue's Versatile Player
98
Ira D. Hall, International Business Machines Corp
Marketing the Magic Kingdom
98
Dennis F. Hightower, Walt Disney Company
Putting Ameritech on Line
106
Roger L. Plummer, Ameritech Communications, Inc
Monarch of the Mainframes
108
Gerald D. Prothro, International Business Machines Corp
At the Top of TeamXerox
110
A. Barry Rand, Xerox Corp
Investing in the World Community
110
Frank Savage, Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Kicking Into High Gear
112
John L. Sims, Digital Equipment Corp
Pipeline to Power
114
Charles E. Taylor, Standard Oil Company
Directing a Global Assault
114
Earl S. Washington, Rockwell International Corp
Building a Graphics Powerhouse
116
Jerry O. Williams; 1938-., AM International, Inc
The Black Enterprise Executive Recruiter Directory
121
Black executive search consultants
How to Manage in Tough Times
126
Black executives, Corporations (Reorganization)
Born to Lead?
131
Management, Black executives
Hot Line to Success
135
Blacks in telecommunication
Cashing in on the Beantown Boom
143
Columbia Plaza Associates, Real estate business, Boston (Mass.) (Blacks, City planning)
Career Mobility: what it Takes
151
Black executives (Promotion), Occupational mobility
The Lowdown on Moving Up
152
Public Vs. Private
156
Nonprofit institutions (Employees)
Going where the Going's Good
160
Black executives (Transfer)
Careers and Opportunities 1988
165
Blacks (Occupations)
Experience Wanted
180
Blacks (Employment), Interns (Business), Employees (Recruiting)
The Real Estate Institute
198
Real Estate Institute
Competing for Contracts
204
Contracts, Government contracts, Black business enterprises
The Push for Political Power
211
Blacks (Political activities)
The B.E. Guide to Corporate Dressing: Investing in Style
217
Clothing and dress (Businessmen, Businesswomen)
King Cognac
225
Cognac

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