On the Cover
These days, minority-owned businesses are opening their doors at a rapid rate, but still only account for 5 percent of all businesses in the United States. In this issue, Urban Influence Magazine gets insight from several “breakthrough” entrepreneurs, including basketball legend Magic Johnson, fashion innovator Tony Shellman and hair care products prodigy Jasmine Lawrence as they talk about how they blazed their entrepreneurial trail.
Business Center
 Every business needs different resources and direction at different times, whether the business is 20-years-old or 20 months young. Learn where to go online for valuable information and contacts to help your business get and stay ahead.
Urban Living
 Bring a piece of the runway home to your closet this summer after reading UIM’s summer fashion preview that features celebrity designers Tracy Reese, Michael Kors and Tommy Hilfiger and their must-have fashions.
Entertainment & Influence
 From Dick Gregory to Richard Pryor to Chris Rock, black comedians have always
managed to critique society with a little humor. UIM talks to comedienne and
Republican Sheryl Underwood as she shares her thoughts on going from being
a comic to a social critic.
Total Wellness
 If you think the only way to get in shape is sweatingin a gym, then you’re wrong. Read how you can go to the spa and relax the unwanted
pounds away.
Hot Picks
 Celebrity publicist and brand strategist Marvet Britto gives us a peek into her daily life and shares her top picks that you may want to consider adding to your brand.
UIM Summer Special: Living The Good Life
 Go inside the little-known but exciting worlds of
African-American skiers, scuba divers and surfers. Get details on how and why to take a fabulous cruise, and learn how to add a little world history to your next getaway with a new trend in traveling.
Look for this and more in the Mary/June 2008 issue of Urban Influence Magazine!
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