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BET's new advertising network will allow advertisers to easily target African American consumers across relevant and professional websites. In turn, BET's vertical advertising network will offer website publishers increased revenue opportunities by aligning publishers with top quality advertisers trying to reach urban and African-American consumers. Currently, BET has more than 30 premium content sites in the network. According to Jupiter Research, African Americans are likelier to positively respond to online advertising, and are the second largest online minority after Hispanics with 22.7 million users.
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NEW YORK, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- NYSE Euronext and BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine pay tribute to the past, present and future of African Americans on Wall Street by ringing the NYSE closing bell on Monday, April 16. The ceremony, which officially ends the day's trading at the world's largest marketplace, is followed by a fundraiser on Wednesday, April 25 benefiting the upcoming documentary, Wall Street In the Black, and Operation HOPE, Inc., a non-profit organization teaching youth the importance of financial literacy.
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Brief Summary - In 1992, Carol Moseley-Braun became the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. After serving her term in the U.S. Senate, she was appointed a special advisor in the Department of Education. She is currently Ambassador to New Zealand and the Independent State of Samoa.
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African-American drafted by an NFL club: George Taliaferro, halfback (Indiana). Picked by the Chicago Bears in the thirteenth round of the 1949 draft but elected to sign with the Los Angeles Dons of the AAFC. Played with the Dons 1949; New York Yanks 1950-51; Dallas 1952; Baltimore 1953-54; Philadelphia 1955
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Food plays a large role in African American traditions, customs, and beliefs. Nothing underscores this point more than the example of New Year's Day, a time of celebration that brings with it new hopes for the coming months. Some of the traditional foods enjoyed on this day are black-eyed peas, which represent good fortune; rice, a symbol of prosperity; greens, which stand for money; and fish, which represents the motivation and desire to increase wealth.
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The 1956-1957 Crescent City Sepia Host, a "buyers and tourist guide to New Orleans," was designed for African-American New Orleanians and visitors to a segregated city and advertised restaurants, hotels, and businesses catering to the African-American public. Shown here is a "who's who" of "some of the most prominent citizens in New Orleans," along with their various occupations.
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