John F. Robinson is the Founder, President and CEO of The National Minority Business Council (NMBC), a non-profit organization that has been instrumental in fostering small businesses by providing educational opportunities, business seminars and a wide array of professional services to small businesses and women and minority...
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Bishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Speaking on Early Child Marriage Issues
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner and chair of the Elders, a group of independent global leaders working for human rights, was in Washington on Wednesday to promote his latest campaign: ending child marriage in the developing world. In 2011, the...
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Guyanese–American Business and Professional Council’s 5th Annual Business Awards Gala — 2012
The Guyanese American Business and Professional Council (GABPC) was pleased to invite attendees to celebrate the Fifth Annual Business Awards Dinner Gala 2012. The theme this year was Embracing Diversity, Honoring Excellence. This spectacular black-tie affair recognized individuals in the private and the public sectors for their...
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Exclusive Interview with Lynda Ireland, NY& NJ Minority Supplier Development Council, President and CEO, at the Annual Expo 2012
The New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (The Council), established in 1973 is a vital link between major corporations and minority business enterprises (MBEs). Each year, member corporations have reported billions of dollars spent with Council-certified Minority Business Enterprises. Serving the New York...
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Live Performance by Legendary R&B Sensation Ray, Goodman, & Brown – 2012
Ray, Goodman, & Brown is an American R&B vocal group. The group originated as The Moments, who formed in the mid-1960s and whose greatest successes came in the 1970s with hits including "Love on a Two-Way Street", "Sexy Mama" and "Look at Me (I'm in Love)".
In 1979,...
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Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Day and 2012 Business Awards Luncheon – 2012
HARLEM WEEK began in 1974 as HARLEM DAY, a day of encouragement and fellowship in Harlem for New Yorkers. Given the huge success of the celebration, more days were added to showcase the community’s rich economic, political and cultural history.
Now in its 39th year, HARLEM WEEK offers...
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Susan L. Taylor Essence Magazine’s Former Chief Editor & Founder of National CARES Mentoring Movement
For more than thirty years, Susan L. Taylor has been the tour de force behind Essence magazine’s success as one of the nation’s leading lifestyle magazines for African American women. She joined Essence in 1971 as a young freelancer in fashion and beauty, and by 1981, her...
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Exclusive Interview with H.E. Dr. Donatus St. Aimee, Ambassador of Saint Lucia to The United Nations – New York, 2012
Saint Lucia is a Caribbean island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago.
The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally...
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House of Marley Products and Interview with Rohan Marley – 2011
Our goal is to create high-quality products in the most ethical and environmentally positive way. That means not cutting corners and doing what’s right, not what’s easy.
We’re holding ourselves to the toughest standards. Our products are made from the highest standard for wood and forest products. We...
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Interview with Festus Mogae, Former President of Botswana
Festus G. Mogae was president of Botswana from April 1, 1998 to April 1, 2008. He was born on August 21, 1939 at Serowe in the Central District of Botswana. He studied economics at the universities of Oxford and Sussex in the United Kingdom. He started his...
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National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS 25th Annual Gala – New York, 2012
The National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS (NBLCA), founded in November 1987, is the oldest and largest not-for-profit organization of its kind in the United States.
Their mission is to educate, organize, and empower Black leaders, including clergy, elected officials, medical practitioners, business professionals, social policy experts, and...
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17th Annual Men Cooking for Change Gala – 2012
Women In The Black New York Inc. is a Harlem based entrepreneurial organization created for the purpose of educating, training and supporting women business owners.
Women In The Black is committed to educating and equipping women with the skills and resources necessary to start, build, lead and grow...
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