entrepreneurship

Interview with Kelly Virella of Dominion of New York

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NABJ Digital

By Talia Whyte

There is a growing number of journalists who are leaving traditional media outlets to create and run their own online news sites.  Kelly Virella is one of those enterprising journalists.  She left her job as the deputy editor of City Limits magazine and website last year to start the news organization, Dominion of New York.  I spoke to her recently about life as a journalist turned entrepreneur.

NABJ Digital: What is Dominion of New York and why did you start it up?

Kelly Virella: Dominion of New York is the online magazine of black intellectual swagger. We report about innovative thinkers, artists and leaders. We investigate complex issues and we blog about current events relevant to the global black diaspora from a progressive-to-radical political perspective…

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Interview with Randal Pinkett

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Dr. Randal Pinkett was a speaker at the National Urban League conference in Boston July 27 – 30.  The former “Apprentice” star has dedicated his life to improving the lives of other black males by writing books and doing motivational speaking nationwide.  I found him to be a very impressive person. He is the complete package – tall, dark, handsome, smart, articulate, educated and runs his own business.

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Somali Women Entrepreneurs Carve a Niche in Boston

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Saido Farah (L) and Deeqo Jibril (R) posing in Farah's business Roots Halal Meat Market. Photo Credit: Talia Whyte

Inter Press Service

By Talia Whyte

Deeqo Jibril is always on the go. Whether she is tending to her four children or teaching breast cancer awareness classes to women in her community, the Somali-born community organiser is always up for a new challenge.

Recently, she gave up her job as a social worker to focus full time on the Boston-based Somali Community & Cultural Association, a nonprofit Jibril founded a year ago to support Somali-American women….Jibril’s enterprise is not only an example of the evolving multicultural dynamic within the U.S. workplace, but also the role of women.

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