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America’s ugly history
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Spring 2014: Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America - Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman & CEO Kaiser Permanente
Savoy’s Spring 2014 Issue features the Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America. Savoy lists the 2014 achievers and influencers leading some of the world’s largest corporations. Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente is featured in an exclusive interview as the cover
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One, the long running love-hate relationship between the US and the UN, and two, a better understanding of how global public health is governed and in the overall context of global
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