The literature that explores African-American leadership has largely examined the institutional and societal factors that threaten the likelihood that African-Americans will emerge or be successful as leaders. However, the emergence of African-Americans in key executive positions within the Fortune 500 suggests that select individuals are managing to overcome external threats...
National surveys reveal striking racial/ethnic disparities in adolescent smoking behavior. Whites and Hispanics are more likely than African Americans to be current or daily smokers throughout adolescence and also appear to initiate smoking earlier. Asian youths tend to exhibit lower rates of smoking than Whites and Hispanics but not African...
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama and John McCain touted their respective tax plans to a key Hispanic group Tuesday, arguing that their different approaches to the economy would benefit all Americans. Their speeches before the League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC, the nation's oldest Hispanic advocacy organization, were...
WASHINGTON AFP — Civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson apologized to Barack Obama on Wednesday for making a "crude" remark about him, which was picked up by a live television microphone. Jackson said the Fox News microphone picked up his disparaging remarks about the way Obama, vying to...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Job Descrimination Collective Bargaining Richardson v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities 06-0474-cv Appealed from the District...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Job Descrimination Collective Bargaining Richardson v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities 06-0474-cv Appealed from the District of Connecticut Background: The plaintiff is...
Barack Obama's favorite pastime is basketball, but he's taking his game to the gridiron when he accepts the Democratic presidential nomination on Aug. 28. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean announced Monday that Obama will deliver his acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High, home of the...
Study is one of few trials to recruit large percentage of African American participants PORTLAND, Ore., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeping a food diary can double a person's weight loss according to a study from Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research. The findings, from one of the...
WASHINGTON -- Collective Vision, a group of professionals looking to bridge the divide of life experiences between diverse cultures, today announces the latest exhibit by nationally-renowned artist Lisa Jones. Jones will be exhibiting her latest artwork titled Life III Collection at the Reagan Building on July 9, 2008. Fifteen percent...
Pioneers in Online Media Donna Byrd and Omar Wasow Team Up to Redefine Black Media WASHINGTON -- The Root, an online magazine featuring perspectives from prominent and emerging black thought leaders, today announced that Omar Wasow will be the site's Product Strategist, joining recently named Publisher Donna Byrd....
Premier Organization for African Americans in IT and Leading Diversity Job Board Recognize Best Companies for Blacks in Technology LARGO, Md. and PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The National BDPA, Black Data Processing Associates (http://www.bdpa.org/), and WorkplaceDiversity.com (http://www.workplacediversity.com/), the source for diversity talent, announced Allstate Insurance,...
Station Located in the Washington, DC Market WASHINGTON -- Radio One, Inc. ("Radio One" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:ROIAK and ROIA) announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of radio station WPRS-FM, located in the Washington, DC market, for approximately $38.0 million in cash. The Company...
Tavis Smiley, Wal-Mart, and Special Guests Kicked off 'America I AM Across America' at ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, July 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of people united at the ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans today to celebrate the launch of "America I AM...
PICK OF THE DAY Only Yesterday: the Carpenters' Story 9pm BBC4 BBC4 is dedicating part of its evening schedule to a tribute to the Carpenters. The centrepiece is Only Yesterday, a revealing film uncovering the dark secret that was hidden behind the twee image...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-4 July 2008-Essence and iClips to stream music festivalC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Essence Communications Ltd, the promoter of the New Orleans Essence Music Festival and a media company promoting African-American women, and iClips Network LLC announced on 3 July that they have formed a partnership to present...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of a day when people are judged by character, not skin color, should apply everywhere -- particularly in banks. That's the message that Jeanetta Williams, president of the Salt Lake branch of the NAACP, had on Wednesday, the anniversary of the Civil...
At least 17 of the country's biggest mortgage lenders have discriminated against African-Americans, according to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. State and local NAACP leaders were joined by labor organizers, ministers and at least one state legislator Wednesday morning for a rally outside...
Music World Entertainment's artists head to NewOrleans for several performances during The Essence Music Festival. The Essence Music Festival is the nation's largest annual gathering ofAfrican-American musical talent, featuring an unprecedented three days ofcultural celebrations and empowerment seminars and three nights ofperformances by some of today's greatest African-American artists. ...
R&B Artists Lyfe Jennings and Noel Gourdin, Syndicated Radio Personality Ebony Steele and Author & Nutritionist Dr. Ro to Promote Circle of Promise at Booth #401 DALLAS, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Circle of Promise Ambassadors Ebony Steele and Dr....
Wes Clark sure put his foot in his mouth, didn't he? It's not that Clark, himself a retired general, was wrong to question whether John McCain's service as a Navy pilot made him more qualified to be president. But in this election year of the lethal counterpunch, Clark, himself a...
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