Martin H. Nesbitt

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Martin H. Nesbitt

Martin H. Nesbitt is Co-Chief Executive Officer and founder of Vistria Group, LLC. In this role, he shares the leadership role of the Chicago-based investment company focused on education, healthcare and financial services industries.

Prior to co-founding Vistria, Nesbitt was Chief Executive Officer of The Parking Spot, an owner and operator of off-airport parking facilities. Nesbitt conceptualized and co-founded The Parking Spot and was responsible for running all its strategic and operating aspects.

Nesbitt’s approach to the off-airport parking business was heralded by industry insiders as extremely innovative and has been recognized in national publications like The New York Times, USA Today, and Fortune Small Business Magazine. Nesbitt is a former Board member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee.

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James Baldwin established his reputation with his first novel, Go Tell It On The Mountain (1953), an autobiographical tale of growing up in Harlem. He became one of the leading African-American authors of his generation, known for novels and essays that tackled black-white and hetero-homosexual

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How to Talk with Young Children about the George Floyd Protests

The recent protests sparked by the death of George Floyd (as well as Breonna Taylor and many other people of color) have affected families with young children in many different

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Dwayne A. Wilson

Dwayne A. Wilson is a former Senior Vice President of Fluor Corporation. In this role, he reported to the Chairman and CEO on key initiatives of strategic importance to the corporation. Previously, Wilson served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC

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Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, and his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots. Gossett has also starred in numerous film

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Paula A. Sneed is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phelps Prescott Group, LLC. In this role, Sneed leads Phelps Prescott’s work as a strategy and management consulting

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49ers CB Richard Sherman calls for more diversity in NFL | The Atlanta Voice

But the San Francisco 49ers’ star cornerback called on the league to do a lot more that just talk in the coming weeks and years to confront a problem that hasn’t gone away despite years of protest by

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Samsung leader appears in court, faces risk of return to jail

Samsung Group heir Jay Y Lee arrives for a court hearing to review a detention warrant request against

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Source: TechCentral

Recovering from COVID crisis, higher education should retool around Texas' needs

While the pandemic and related economic fallout have created unique challenges for our colleges and universities, these institutions offer a bridge to a better future for individual Texans and for our state’s economic

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Just Eat Takeaway to buy Grubhub for $7.3-billion

European food-ordering firm Just Eat Takeaway.com said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy US peer Grubhub in an all-stock deal that, if completed, would create the world’s largest food delivery company outside

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Source: TechCentral

Crispus Attucks

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Mayor Young Announces Extension of Grocery Access Pilot Program in West and South Baltimore Through August | Afro

Mayor Young Announces Extension of Grocery Access Pilot Program in West and South Baltimore Through August

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Local banks face deepest profit slump in 50 years

Image: Steve Buissinne

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Source: TechCentral

David J. Grain is Founder & Managing Partner of Grain Management, LLC, a private equity firm with offices in Sarasota, FL and Washington D.C. In this role, Grain leads a firm that manages funds for an impressive list of the country’s leading academic institutions, endowments and public pension

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Black-Owned Laboratory Uses Artificial Intelligence-Based Drug Discovery Platform to Develop Treatment for COVID-19

The development of ENU200, as a therapeutic, is targeted to treat the up to 80% of asymptomatic, mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 viral

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

James I. Cash, Jr. is Founder of The Cash Catalyst, LLC, a firm that provides management development and consulting. Cash regularly convenes meetings of the Chief Information Officers, and for five years led a leadership development program for future Chief Information Officers. Cash was the

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New memoir reveals that fascinating life of an African American change agent

/EIN News/ -- CHICAGO, June 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James H. Lowry encapsulated his 30-plus years of experience in the field of minority business development in the book he co-authored in 2011, “Minority Business Success: Refocusing on the American

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Tracy Morgan is the black American comedian best known for his years on Saturday Night Live and for his role as the eccentric TV star in Tina Feys television series 30 Rock. A stand-up comedian since the early 1990s, Morgan got his break into television with the Martin Lawrence series, Martin. That

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Scholarship Named for Departing Trustee Creates Opportunity for African American Students

A new scholarship named for Florida Polytechnic University Trustee Frank T. Martin is designed to provide more opportunity to African American students and help them achieve their STEM career

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

N. Cornell Boggs

N. Cornell Boggs, III is Senior Vice President & General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Dow Corning Corporation. In this role, Boggs leads the global legal, government affairs, corporate security, as well as ethics and compliance functions. Prior to joining Dow Corning, Boggs served as

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Nelda J. Connors

Nelda J. Connors is Founder, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Pine Grove Holdings, LLC, which operates growth oriented manufacturing companies that offer original equipment, manufactured and remanufactured products, and after market services. Previously, Connors served as President and Chief

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I Can’t Breathe: A diagnostic criteria of being black in America

As a black woman and mother of black boys, I experience a constant lack of oxygen as I hold my breath daily when they are not in my

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Morial, Urban League leaders: We need a revision of culture

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, along with Urban League affiliate leaders from around the country, issued the following statement in response to the civil unrest sweeping the nation: Our communities are overwhelmed with

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Dawn M. Jones Installed As 58th President Of State Bar of Georgia

Attorney Dawn M. Jones, managing member of The Firm of Dawn M. Jones, LLC in Atlanta, was installed as the 58th president of the 52,000-member State Bar of Georgia on June

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

How To Retool Your Retirement Plan In The Midst Of COVID-19

“COVID-19 has caused a lot of retirees and those approaching retirement to rethink their plan for retirement,” says Dennis Notchick, a certified financial planner for Stratos Wealth Advisors

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

People Are Shocked These Brands Aren’t Actually Black-Owned

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of Ariel Investments, LLC. In this role, Rogers leads Ariel as a firm that offers six no-load mutual funds for individual investors and defined contribution plans as well as separately managed accounts for institutions and high net worth individuals. Rogers founded Ariel Investments in 1983 to

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Patton, Lynne (1973- )

In June 2017, Lynne Patton, Vice President of the Eric Trump Foundation and a senior assistant to Eric Trump, was appointed by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Region II office which manages the department’s activities in New York and New

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Reddit Replaced Alexis Ohanian With Black Tech Entrepreneur Michael Seibel After Ohanian’s Powerful Resignation

UPDATE: 6/11/2020 10:30 AM ESTLess than a week after Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian stepped down from his board position in order for a Black candidate to take his place, the social sharing platform announced Michael Seibel would be

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