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Tidjane Thiam First Black CEO of FTSE 100 Company

British insurance giant Prudential P.L.C. yesterday named Finance Chief Tidjane Thiam as chief executive effective Oct. 1. Thiam will become the first black head of a FTSE 100 company.

From Pollution-Based to Inclusively Green

With the American Recovery and Investment Act allotting millions of dollars in support of green-collar training, weatherization, and more energy-efficient infrastructure, now is a ripe time for minority entrepreneurs to jump into an industry that can not only help communities, but be good for bottom lines.

8. I Will Support the Creation and Growth of Minority-Owned Businesses

Disposable income in the black community is still on the rise. Black buying power today is $913 billion strong and is predicted to reach an all-time high of $1.2 trillion by 2013. Yet, studies show that African Americans spend only five cents out of every dollar with black-owned businesses.

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