The Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation (BPACF) has announced Randell McShepherd is their 2011 Black Professional of the Year. McShepherd is joining an elite group of individuals who have been honored by BPACF.

Can you believe it’s April and tax deadline is near.

I don’t know about you but, when it is tax season time, I have seen many just lose it. And, it’s due to all the frustration from waiting until the very last minute to file.

I am sure many have good intentions after the problems you had last year on the deadline day. People start talking a good game all the way back in January. They got their W-2’s together and then compile all their receipts. These items are then placed neatly on the edge of a desk.

Fifth Third Bank, Northeastern Ohio will hold a grand opening celebration of its Union Miles Banking Center at 4127 East 131st Street, Suite 400 in the Miles Pointe Crossing Shopping Center on Saturday, April 9, 2011. The location is near the corner of E. 131st Street and Miles Road.

To celebrate the office, which opened February 7, 2011, the Banking Center will have the unveiling of an art mural created by children in the community, as well as a kids’ corner, music,

Job growth in professional and business services, education, health, manufacturing, and construction is an encouraging sign, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial recently said, but the nation’s urban and minority communities are in danger of being left behind in the fragile recovery.