‘Fifty Educated African Americans’ (or, Why Black Enterprise?)
The following was forwarded to me by a friend. I’ve shared it with others, including many of the people I am honored to mentor, and today I was inspired by...
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From Hyde Park to the White House
On Election Day, Chicago’s seventh ward Alderman Sandi Jackson, a seasoned political strategist, former campaign manager for several Illinois politicians, and presidential appointee in the Clinton administration, says President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign was both painful and exciting. Painful, because her duties as alderman kept her from participating in the campaign, and exciting because watching the Obama family go from Hyde Park to the White House has been for her a fascinating ride.
HBCUs Take Green Initiative
Last month, the Alliance for Climate Protection, an organization headed by former vice president Al Gore, and Environmental Justice and Climate Change (EJCC), an advocacy group, formed an initiative to enlist historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to help encourage blacks to go green.
Offer Your Kids the Best, Yet Trim Costs
Children can be life’s greatest joy—and it’s most expensive. From the necessary expenses, such as food and shelter, to the not-so-necessary—Air Jordans and Hannah Montana apparel—your kids can put a major dent in your wallet and drain your bank account.
Rep. Rahm Emmanuel is Obama’s Chief of Staff
Rep. Rahm Emmanuel formally accepted President-elect Barack Obama’s request to be the White House chief of staff. Emanuel, 48, serves in the House Democratic leadership and will have to resign his seat and put aside hopes of becoming House speaker. The Chicago Democrat began carving out a name for himself as a senior staffer during the Clinton administration.