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  • Education

Graduation and Gift Giving – to Parents

In Sunday’s New York Times, I read the article “Parents Deserve a College Graduation Present, Too,” which describes a custom that many Asian families practice: using their first paycheck to buy their parents a gift—or even turning over the paycheck itself.

  • Entrepreneurship

Throwback Thursday: Black Professionals Ban To Invest In Commercial Real Estate

It was a bittersweet moment for Carl Satterwhite when he was toasting the purchase of the iconic 1920s Vernon Manor hotel with a majority interest held by a group of African American first-time investors. That’s because he had worked as a maintenance worker at the hotel during his college days.

  • Education

100 Black Men of Chicago to Host a Night at the Museum

100 Black Men of Chicago will be hosting A Night at the Museum, a white party in support of the organization’s expanding mentoring programs. The event will be held Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Museum of Science and Industry. Kim Foxx, Democratic nominee for Illinois state’s attorney and Chicago City Treasurer Kurt Summers are serving as honorary chairs.

  • Education

There’s an Obama in Your Classroom

Class rosters don’t tell teachers how to pronounce our students’ names, let alone point out which kids will succeed in life. When students arrive on the first day of school, we can’t look into their eyes or read their palms to predict who will grow up to become a famous writer, doctor, or lawyer and who will spend the rest of their lives bouncing from unemployment to low-paying job.

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