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BE & CNN Celebrate the Next Generation with Harlem Style

Posted on May 18, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Last night, Black Enterprise along with CNN hosted an exclusive reception in honor of the magazine’s “BE NEXT” campaign, a celebration of fearless, young entrepreneurs ages 21-35 who are making significant achievements in their respective industries. Continue reading →

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Rare 1936 Bugatti $30 Million

Posted on May 7, 2010 by | 3 Comments

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A 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, the rarest of the rare, may have set a sales price record.

The auction house, Gooding & Company, won’t disclose the sale price even as it touts that that the car went for a sales record. Continue reading →

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Rare Jackson Portrait In Harlem Showroom

Posted on July 4, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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Jackson_PortraitA rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson is on display inside a Harlem showroom that sells luxury cars to celebrities.

Owner Marty Abrams says an oil painting titled “The Book” is the only portrait Jackson sat for because he was friends with Australian painter Brett-Livingstone Strong. The painting shows Jackson sitting in Renaissance-era clothes and holding a book.

The 40-inch-by-50-inch portrait was sold for $2.1 million in 1990. Abrams says he acquired it in 1992 and had it stored.

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