Verone Mankou hopes to become the Steve Jobs of Africa. The 27-year-old Congolese entrepreneur recently released the continent’s first ever homegrown smart phone and tablet, a move Mankou hopes will result in his company, VMK, cornering the booming mobile phone market in Africa. “Only Africans know what Africa needs,” Mankou explained during a speech at…
Since bursting on the scene as a hardcore rapper a decade ago known for talking up his bravado and ability to take shots—both literally and figuratively—at his foes, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson has been making moves to parlay his rap career into a corner office in corporate America. His partnerships with Vitamin water, Reebok, and…
Veteran writer and ‘Sparkle’ producer Debra Martin Chase just signed a two-year deal with ABC Studios to help develop series projects for the network, an effort that could add more much-needed diversity to the network. Deadline give more details: The deal brings Chase back to ABC where she started her TV career as executive producer…
