Cathy Hughes Radio One Founder And Chair
From her Baltimore, Md., base, the "Queen of Radio" rules a $3 billion empire
that includes 51 radio stations in the top markets geared to African-American
listeners. The pioneering broadcast entrepreneur became the first Black woman
to head a publicly traded company in 1999. Catherine Liggins Hughes' passion
for radio is legendary. At the beginning of her career she not only owned the
station, she lived in the station, literally. She also sold advertising, hired talent,
answered telephones and hosted her own popular talk show. The Omaha, Neb.,
native who came from humble beginnings now has a personal wealth valued at
close to $300 million. Her son, Alfred C. Liggins III, is now the president/CEO of
Radio One. The mother-and-son team holds the majority of Radio One stock.
Although her son is responsible for handling the day-to-day duties, the busy
entrepreneur is still intricately involved in the radio business, including acquiring
new stations. In a 20-month period in 1998 and 1999, Radio One purchased 18
stations. Since last spring, the company has purchased 22 additional stations.
She says retirement is not on her radar screen.
Cathy Hughes is the founder and owner of the nation's largest black-owned
radio chain. She is the first African American woman to head a firm publicly
traded on a stock exchange in the United States.
From her Baltimore, Md., base, the "Queen of Radio" rules a $3 billion empire
that includes 51 radio stations in the top markets geared to African-American
listeners. The pioneering broadcast entrepreneur became the first Black woman
to head a publicly traded company in 1999. Catherine Liggins Hughes' passion
for radio is legendary. At the beginning of her career she not only owned the
station, she lived in the station, literally. She also sold advertising, hired talent,
answered telephones and hosted her own popular talk show. The Omaha, Neb.,
native who came from humble beginnings now has a personal wealth valued at
close to $300 million. Her son, Alfred C. Liggins III, is now the president/CEO of
Radio One. The mother-and-son team holds the majority of Radio One stock.
Although her son is responsible for handling the day-to-day duties, the busy
entrepreneur is still intricately involved in the radio business, including acquiring
new stations. In a 20-month period in 1998 and 1999, Radio One purchased 18
stations. Since last spring, the company has purchased 22 additional stations.
She says retirement is not on her radar screen.
Cathy Hughes is the founder and owner of the nation's largest black-owned
radio chain. She is the first African American woman to head a firm publicly
traded on a stock exchange in the United States.
New Social Network Allows Professional African American Women
To Connect Online
Powered by Connect Platform, BlackWomenConnect.com is a new social network that enables professional
Black women to "connect" with each other online. The site, which is free to join, gives African, Caribbean and
African American women the ability to create a profile, view other profiles, and interact for business,
networking, empowerment, entertainment and more.
Similar to Facebook and LinkedIn, Black Women Connect (BWC) has all the user functionality of a social
network and more. The site offers the latest news, blogs, and events that appeal to Black women - and
allows them to add their own content. They can create and manage public and private groups, and they can
view and apply for the latest job opportunites from actual companies that are hiring.
Research shows that African American women are launching successful businesses at a faster rate than
any other demographic. It has also been noted that more Black women than ever are assuming
professional careers as leaders and managers at large corporations, and as work-at-home moms. BWC
gives all of them the ability to share their resources, and network with others to provide the first global
experience of its kind.
Business and careers aren't the only issues that BWC addresses though: Relationships, family, sex, health,
and religion are all a part of the platform. This makes the site the most inclusive online social environment
for Black women - giving them an interactive forum for everything they need and want to discuss.
Most remarkably, the site is 100% free to use.
To join the site, interested ones should visit:
www.BlackWomenConnect.com
To Connect Online
Powered by Connect Platform, BlackWomenConnect.com is a new social network that enables professional
Black women to "connect" with each other online. The site, which is free to join, gives African, Caribbean and
African American women the ability to create a profile, view other profiles, and interact for business,
networking, empowerment, entertainment and more.
Similar to Facebook and LinkedIn, Black Women Connect (BWC) has all the user functionality of a social
network and more. The site offers the latest news, blogs, and events that appeal to Black women - and
allows them to add their own content. They can create and manage public and private groups, and they can
view and apply for the latest job opportunites from actual companies that are hiring.
Research shows that African American women are launching successful businesses at a faster rate than
any other demographic. It has also been noted that more Black women than ever are assuming
professional careers as leaders and managers at large corporations, and as work-at-home moms. BWC
gives all of them the ability to share their resources, and network with others to provide the first global
experience of its kind.
Business and careers aren't the only issues that BWC addresses though: Relationships, family, sex, health,
and religion are all a part of the platform. This makes the site the most inclusive online social environment
for Black women - giving them an interactive forum for everything they need and want to discuss.
Most remarkably, the site is 100% free to use.
To join the site, interested ones should visit:
www.BlackWomenConnect.com
Great Women of Power & Influence!
The Biggest Part of being an Empowered Black Woman knowing how to create
opportunities where none exist. .
The Biggest Part of being an Empowered Black Woman knowing how to create
opportunities where none exist. .
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Susan Rice. The current, and third youngest ever, U.S.
ambassador to the United Nations. Rice
is featured in the June 2009 issue of Vogue. You can click here for the full
interview and more pics, but below is just a snippet. I don't know about you
but I love reading about all these successful women including Michelle
Obama!
At 44, Rice is, in fact, the second-youngest U.S. ambassador to the United
Nations since its inception in 1945. (Donald McHenry, appointed in 1979
by Jimmy Carter, was a hair younger.) But Rice is used to being the
youngest person at the table. As someone who went to high school with
her puts it, "She was always highly respected by adults and seen as a
future force to be reckoned with." A Rhodes scholar who earned a
doctorate in international relations at Oxford University, Rice joined
President Clinton's National Security Council staff in 1993, at the tender
age of 28. Within a few years she catapulted over several more senior
staffers to become, at 32, the youngest-ever assistant secretary of State.
Her accelerated résumé notwithstanding, she seems to be at the
beginning of the public phase of what may very well turn out to be one of
the more substantial careers in politics.
ambassador to the United Nations. Rice
is featured in the June 2009 issue of Vogue. You can click here for the full
interview and more pics, but below is just a snippet. I don't know about you
but I love reading about all these successful women including Michelle
Obama!
At 44, Rice is, in fact, the second-youngest U.S. ambassador to the United
Nations since its inception in 1945. (Donald McHenry, appointed in 1979
by Jimmy Carter, was a hair younger.) But Rice is used to being the
youngest person at the table. As someone who went to high school with
her puts it, "She was always highly respected by adults and seen as a
future force to be reckoned with." A Rhodes scholar who earned a
doctorate in international relations at Oxford University, Rice joined
President Clinton's National Security Council staff in 1993, at the tender
age of 28. Within a few years she catapulted over several more senior
staffers to become, at 32, the youngest-ever assistant secretary of State.
Her accelerated résumé notwithstanding, she seems to be at the
beginning of the public phase of what may very well turn out to be one of
the more substantial careers in politics.
Michelle Obama Presents Modern Image for Black
Women
Every time Michelle Obama appears as first lady, the combination of her
professional and domestic success challenges stereotypical media
images of black women in America.
As the first black woman to become first lady of the United States,
Michelle Obama is shattering generations-old stereotypes about black
women and working mothers. “To have a black woman in that position
brings black women into the forefront as full-fledged American women
and, more importantly, ladies,” Andra Gillespie, a political science
professor at Emory University, told America.gov. “It affirms black women’
s womanhood, their humanity, their femininity.” Click here to read full
article
Women
Every time Michelle Obama appears as first lady, the combination of her
professional and domestic success challenges stereotypical media
images of black women in America.
As the first black woman to become first lady of the United States,
Michelle Obama is shattering generations-old stereotypes about black
women and working mothers. “To have a black woman in that position
brings black women into the forefront as full-fledged American women
and, more importantly, ladies,” Andra Gillespie, a political science
professor at Emory University, told America.gov. “It affirms black women’
s womanhood, their humanity, their femininity.” Click here to read full
article
