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Bartech Founder John W. Barfield is Celebrated in Inspiring Detroit Public TV Documentary
Bartech, a leader in global workforce solutions, is proud to announce that Detroit Public Television (DPTV) will broadcast a one hour documentary about the company’s founder, John W. Barfield. Based in part on his autobiography, “Starting From Scratch: The Humble Beginnings of a Two
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Lenhardt, Alfonso E. (1943- )
Alfonso E. Lenhardt is currently Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania from 2009 to
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Anthony Welters
Anthony Welters is Executive Chairman of the BlackIvy Group, LLC. Welters is also Senior Adviser to the Office of the CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Prior to this appointment, Welters was Executive Vice President and a Member of the Office of the CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Welters joined UHG upon its
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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: A Brief History
In the account that follows, Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., the President and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute describes the museum’s origins in the powerful and poignant story of the struggle for racial justice in Alabama’s largest city in the
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First Lady Michelle Obama, Former First Ladies Lend Support to First-Ever Healing Garden at Children's National Health System
First Lady Michelle Obama and all five living former First Ladies announced their support for a project to transform a gravel rooftop space at Children’s National Health System into a 7,200-square-foot healing garden. Currently in development, the garden will give patients and their families
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Johnson, Kevin Maurice (1966- )
Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento, California, was born in Californias capital city in 1966. He graduated from Sacramento High School, where he led the state in basketball scoring during his senior year, with a point average of 32.5 points. Johnson then played college basketball at the University
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Ray M. Robinson
Ray M. Robinson was President of the Southern Region for AT&T. Robinson retired from his leadership position after 35 years of distinguished service. Robinson’s career spanned human resources, operations, sales, marketing strategy, customer service, international business, government
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Stacy Brown-Philpot
Stacy Brown-Philpot is Chief Executive Officer of TaskRabbit. Prior to this role, Brown-Philpot served as the Chief Operating Officer before taking over the leadership role at this company. Brown-Philpot’s current position makes her one of the most powerful Black executives in Silicon
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Dale E. Jones
Dale E. Jones is President and Chief Executive Officer at Diversified Search. In this role, Jones leads the ninth largest search firm in the United States. Prior to joining Diversified Search, Jones served as Vice Chairman and Partner of the CEO and Board Practice at Heidrick & Struggles
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Lydia M. Marshall
Lydia M. Marshall was the Founder, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Versura Inc. of Washington, DC, the education loan exchange. Marshall is well respected in the financial services industry.Marshall served as Senior Vice President, then as Executive Vice President of Sallie Mae and as a Vice
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Herman Cain
Herman Cain is the retired businessman and lobbyist from Georgia who in 2011 ran for the Republican nomination for president. Herman Cain came to politics late in life, rising to prominence after a public debate in 1994 with President Bill Clinton over the presidents plan to reform health care. At
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Eric Leon Holoman
Eric Holoman is the Operating Partner of Magic Johnson Enterprises and oversees the company’s day-to-day operations of its largest portfolio companies including President and CEO of EquiTrust, a $18 billion dollar life and annuity business, Managing Partner of JLC Infrastructure and Managing
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Reginald F. Lewis
Lewis was born on this day in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1968. He was a partner in Murphy, Thorpes & Lewis, the first black law firm on Wall Street. In 1989 he became president and CEO of TLC Beatrice International food Company, Lewis became the
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Vada O. Manager
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Kenneth Coleman
Ken Coleman is a long term veteran of Silicon Valley. Ken is Chairman of Saama Technologies, Inc., an advanced data and analytics company delivering actionable business insights to the Fortune 2000 in life sciences and other verticals. He started his career at Hewlett-Packard Company in various
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Major League Baseball Diversity & Inclusion’s Ultimate Engagement Model
Spearheaded by Wendy Lewis, MLB Senior Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Strategic Alliances, Major League Baseball has implemented the ultimate engagement model for job seekers interested in working for the industry of baseball and entrepreneurs who are interested in doing business with
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Chenault Promoted in American Express
Kenneth Chenault become the first Chief Operating Officer and President of American Express. By 2001, it is speculated that he will become CEO. This will be the first time an AFrican American heads one of the main financial companies.
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Michael L. Lomax
Michael L. Lomax is President & Chief Executive Officer of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). In this role, Lomax leads the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships and other educational support to African-American students. Under his leadership, UNCF has raised $2.3 billion and
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Rosalind Brewer
Born: 962 President and CEO, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores, U.S.ABrewer became CEO of discount membership club and retailer Sam’s club in 202, becoming the first woman and first African-American to head a Wal-Mart subsidiary. The $56 billion (revenues) division of Wal-Mart has operations in the
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Cook, Suzan Denise Johnson (1957– )
Suzan Johnson Cook is a religious leader, pastor, motivational speaker, and diplomat who was born on January 28, 1957, in Harlem, New York. Her father, Wilbert Johnson, was a trolley driver and later founder of a successful security company, and her mother Dorothy Johnson, was a public school
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2011
N. Anthony Coles
N. Anthony Coles, M.D. is Founding Investor, Chairman & CEO of Yumanity Therapeutics, a Cambridge, MA-based biotechnology company focused on transforming drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases. Previously, Coles was Chairman and CEO of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was acquired by
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The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - Diversity Fuels Us
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was founded on the belief more than 50 years ago that the best answers for clients came through diversity of thought. Our founder Bruce Henderson encouraged all consultants—even the most junior members on a team—to engage in vigorous debate and
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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Born: 5/7/1905 Seattle, WashingtonLavizzo-Mourey heads the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest healthcare foundation in the U.S. She became the CEO in 2003, a position which has her overseeing an estimated 800 grants, a $10 billion endowment and annual disbursements of more than $450
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Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter and actress who has been making hit records for almost 25 years. She was born on January 11, 1971 in the Bronx, New York to Cora and Thomas Blige. She grew up in a very neglected and disastrous neighborhood and her childhood was marked by
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1971
Steven A. Davis
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Sheila G. Talton
Sheila G. Talton is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gray Matter Analytics, a consulting firm that offers data analytics and predictive modeling services and solutions to organizations in the financial services and health care
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Courville, Cindy L. (1954– )
Cindy Lou Courville is an American diplomat and expert on Africa. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, to Earnest and Mar Courville in 1954, she grew up attending segregated schools until the eighth grade when she was among the first groups of African American children who began to integrate the local
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Gloster B. Current Jr.
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Reginald F. Lewis
Lewis was born on this day in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1968. He was a partner in Murphy, Thorpe & Lewis, the first Black law firm on Wall Street. In 1989 he became president and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holding Inc. With TLCs leverage
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