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Wineberry, Jesse Calvin (1955- )
Former Washington State Legislator and current internet business entrepreneur, Jesse Calvin Wineberry was born in 1955 in Sedro Woolley, Washington, and adopted by parents Peter and Mary Wineberry. Wineberry grew up in Seattle’s Central District and attended Queen Anne High School. He earned
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Lydia H. Kennard
Lydia H. Kennard is President & Chief Executive Officer of KDG Construction Consulting. In this role, Kennard leads a company that provides program and construction management services to public and private sector clients throughout California and the Western United States. Kennard has also
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Tidjane Thiam
Previously, Thiam was Group Chief Executive of Prudential plc from 2009 to 2015, having served as Chief Financial Officer from 2008 to 2009. Previously, Thiam served in a variety of leadership roles at Aviva from, holding successively the positions of Group Strategy and Development
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Lilicia Bailey
Lilicia Bailey is Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer at Belk, Inc., a $4 billion privately-owned retailer with 23,000 associates. In this role, she is the chief people strategist for the enterprise, a member of the senior leadership team reporting to the Chairman and CEO, and serves
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Cooper, J. Gary (1936– )
J. Gary Cooper, military, government, and business leader, was appointed United States Ambassador to Jamaica by President Bill Clinton in 1994. He was the first African American to occupy the position. Prior to his appointment, he had a distinguished military
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U.S. Bank and the Vikings Kick Off $1 Million Effort to Enhance Minnesota's Places to Play
U.S. Bank and the Minnesota Vikings are teaming up to invest $1 million over the next three years with U.S. Bank Places to Play, an effort to make Minnesota an even greater place to live, raise a family and create lifelong
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Tony Prophet
Tony Prophet is Chief Equality Officer of Salesforce. He leads the company’s equality initiatives, focusing on gender, LGBTQ and racial equality to ensure that Salesforce reflects the diversity of the communities it serves. He is a member of the company’s executive committee, reporting to Chairman
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Lewis, Delano Eugene (1938 - )
On November 16, 1999 President William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton nominated Delano Eugene Lewis to be the United States Ambassador to South Africa.  Lewis was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and served in that capacity from 1999 to 2001.  Having spent much of his adult life to that point as an attorney
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The Blood of Entertainers: The Life and Times of Jimi Hendrix's Paternal Grandparents
In the following article, Janie L. Hendrix, President and CEO of Experience Hendrix and  the younger sister of music legend Jimi Hendrix, reflects on the lives of their grandparents, Bertram Philander Ross Hendrix and Zenora Moore.  Her article reminds us of the rich entertainment heritage dating
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Sheila G. Talton
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Paula A. Sneed
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United Negro College Fund
The United Negro College Fund, or UNCF, is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for black students and general scholarship funds for 37 private historically black colleges and universities. UNCF was incorporated on April 25, 1944 by Frederick D. Patterson (then president
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Ronald G. Forsythe, Jr.
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Kenneth Coleman
Ken Coleman is a long term veteran of Silicon Valley. Ken is Chairman of Saama Technologies, Inc., an advanced data and analytics company delivering actionable business insights to the Fortune 2000 in life sciences and other verticals. He started his career at Hewlett-Packard Company in various
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Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur (also known by his stage name of 2Pac) was legendary rap and hip-hop musician. He was born in New York City in 1971 to Billy Garland and Afeni Shakur, both activists of a revolutionary black nationalist organization named “Black Panthers”. His name, Tupac Amaru
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Kenneth Denman
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Halle Berry announced as official ambassador for "2016 Key to the Cure" campaign
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O’dell M. Owens, M.D.
O’dell M. Owens, M.D. is Medical Director for the City of Cincinnati. Previously, Owens was the President of Cincinnati State as well as holding many healthcare related leadership roles including serving as Medical Director for a major insurance company. Owens also helped launch a Cincinnati-based
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Leslie A. Brun
Leslie A. Brun is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Sarr Group, LLC. In this role, Brun leads a diversified holding company that handles key investments. Previously, Brun was a Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations in the New York office of CCMP Capital Advisors. Brun also
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Cheryl L. Shavers
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)[a] is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial organization to advance justice for African Americans by W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield
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Brenda J. Gaines
Brenda J. Gaines was President & Chief Executive Officer of the Diners Club for Citigroup. In this role, Gaines was responsible for leading the activities of the North American franchise in the global twenty-nine billion-dollar Diners Club International network. Gaines has held various
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Bertram L. Scott
Bertram L. Scott is Senior Vice President of Serves on Board of Directors for: Population Health at Novant Health, Inc. In this role, Scott integrated population health across the Novant Health system, both culturally and operationally, so it creates value for patients, families and consumers. By
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Lawrence V. Jackson
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Rose McKinney-James
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Paula H. Cholmondeley
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It All Begins With Self: Ambassador Delano Lewis on Achieving Success & Giving Service to Others
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Jackie Robinson Foundation Announces Honorees for 2016 Awards Dinner
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