Black Enterprise unveils its 2007 Hot List

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In the latest issue of Black Enterprise, the magazine unveils its 2007 Hot List. This year it covers “America’s Most Powerful Players Under 40″. The “players” are, of course, under the age of 40, and involved in media, music, entertainment, and sports.

The list:

DeAnna Allen, 39, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro L.L.P.
Tyra Banks, 34, TV Producer, Bankable Productions
Mary J. Blige, 36, Singer
Chris Brown, 18, Singer, Actor
Nana Boateng, 30, Designer
Kawanna Brown, 34, Chief Operating Officer, Magic Johnson Cos.
Nick Cannon, 27, Actor, TV Producer
Edwidge Danticat, 38, Author, Brother I’m Dying
Adrian M. Fenty, 37, Mayor, District of Columbia
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, 37, Rapper, President & CEO, Def Jam
Susan Chapman, 39, Global Head of Operations, Citi Realty Services
Sean “Diddy” Combs, 37, Rapper, CEO, Music/TV Producer, Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group
T. Troy Dixon, 36, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Securities
Rosalyn Durant, 31, Vice President, Programming & Acquisitions, ESPN
Chinedu U. Echeruo, 34, Founder, CEO, Hopstop.com
Lisa Ellis, 37, Executive Vice President, Sony Music Label Group
Kirk Franklin, 37, Singer
Amy Ellis-Simon, 35, Managing Director, Head, Multiproduct Sales & Emerging Client Coverage, Merrill Lynch
Njema Frazier, 37, Physicist, National Nuclear Security Administration
Sean “The Pen” Garrett, 29, Songwriter, Music Producer
Magnus Greaves, 33, Founder, Doubledown Media
Richard C. Gay, 39, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Operations,VH1 & CMT
Tracy Green, 36, Associate Executive Director, Finance Department,Bellevue Hospital Center
Thierry Henry, 30, Professional Athlete
Floyd Nathaniel “Danja” Hills, 26, Music Producer
Lewis Hamilton, 22, Professional Athlete, Formula One race driver
Mellody Hobson, 38, President, Ariel Capital Management L.L.C.
Barrington Irving, 24, Aviator
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, 32, Rapper
Paulianda Jones, M.D., 28, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Alicia Keys, 26, Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Melanie Kinchen, M.D., 38, Medical Director, Orthopaedic Surgeon,Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Spine Center
Ronald Holt, Jr., 39, President & CEO, Hansberger Global Investors Inc.
Charles King, 38, Senior Vice President, Agent, William Morris Agency

The December issue commemorating the list will be sold with five different covers: Lebron James, Chris Brown and Kirk Franklin, Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean and John Legend, and Venus Williams.

Online Networking Tips for the Black Professional

Today, the Orlando Sentinel has an article talking about the rise of more networking organizations for African American professionals. Gone are the days where you needed to join a Fraternity or Sorority in hopes of success in the future.

The article focuses on Black networking in Orlando, but the theme can be applied anywhere in the country (better yet, the world).

Enter, the internet. Read more