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Benjamin Jealous
Hilda L. Solis
Mathew Knowles
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Business World Index
---NAACP and others celebrate with Senegal---
With performances, symposia, special exhibitions, parades and the dedication of the 150 foot high African Renaissance Monument, tens of thousands of spectators gathered in the capital city of Dakar on April 3 - 4 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Senegal’s founding as an independent republic. Representatives of the NAACP, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and many other U.S. organizations were among many heads of state, artists, intellectuals and activists in attendance. Among prominent Americans taking part were NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock, NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous, NAACP Chairman Emeritus Julian Bond, who will be joined by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dr. Julius W. Garvey, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Dr. Lonnie Bunch, Rev. Herbert Daughtry, Randy Weston, AKON, Richard Gant, Sen. Anthony C. Hill, Sen. Rodney Ellis, Constance Newman, and Debra Fraser-Howse. Under the auspices of President Abdoulaye Wade, the events focused on the future of Africa and place particular emphasis on how all African states can work together to foster and support the economic, cultural, social and political well-being of the entire continent.
---March employment numbers---
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis commented on the March 2010 Employment Situation report: "This past March, the economy gained 162,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.7 percent. Today's numbers show that the steps we have taken over the past year have put the American economy on the right track. The progress we have made would not have been possible without the Recovery Act. The most recent estimates from the Congressional Budget Office indicate that the Recovery Act raised employment by between 1 million and 2.1 million jobs through the end of 2009, and raised GDP by 1.5 to 3.5 percent in the fourth quarter. The job growth this month is an encouraging sign, but we still have more work to do. Fifteen million Americans are still unemployed, and 6.5 million have been looking for work for more than six months. Job creation remains the administration's primary focus, and we are tackling the problem from all angles. It also is important that job creation measures reach the groups that are suffering the most.”
---Mathew Knowles and 'Management Leadership for Tomorrow'---
Entertainment entrepreneur Mathew Knowles and Music World Entertainment, have made a donation towards the future of the minority leaders of tomorrow. Knowles presented a $50,000 beneficiation to the Management Leadership for Tomorrow, a national non-profit that has made ground-breaking progress developing the next generation of African-American, Hispanic and Native American leaders in major corporations, non-profit organizations and entrepreneurial ventures. The organization equips underrepresented minorities with both hard and soft skills, career direction, mentoring and 'door-opening' relationships necessary to become business and community leaders. The organization was recently featured on the CNN special series, "Black in America 2. "Despite comprising nearly 30% of the population in the U.S., underrepresented minorities comprise only 3% of the business leaders at corporations and entrepreneurial ventures." Leadership success begins with a foundation of developed skills, a clear road map and access to opportunities," says Mr. Knowles. "We need to support the leaders of tomorrow with resources and important opportunities to drive thriving businesses and bring about social change."
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