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Bernice King
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---Bernice King, President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference---The NAACP congratulates Bernice King on her recent appointment as President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King, 46, was elected as the first female President in the organization’s 52-year history. “The NAACP recognizes the invaluable civil rights contributions made by women throughout American history, and congratulates Bernice King on her prestigious achievement in being elected the first female President of one of our country’s most esteemed civil rights groups,” said Benjamin Todd Jealous, NAACP President and CEO.King continues the civil rights legacy of her father, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was instrumental in the creation of the Conference and was its first President. Founded in 1957, the organization played an active role in the civil rights movement.
---Robert Johnson’s Urban Trust Bank---
Urban Trust Bank, a minority-controlled federally chartered thrift, announced the fee schedule for its new "Urban Trust Success" prepaid debit card, under the Visa Inc. brand. The Urban Trust Success card provides flexibility, security and a low cost alternative for consumers who now rely on cash or face challenges with obtaining traditional bank products. The Urban Trust Success prepaid debit card has a simple fee structure: $4.95 activation fee, $4.95 monthly fee, no fees for transactions, and $2.50 for ATM withdrawals. There are additional services including online or mobile account management, electronic fund loads, direct deposit, and account inquiries using ATMs or the automated phone system all free of charge. "Our customers deserve to fully understand the benefits and true costs of the financial products available to them, said Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of Urban Trust Holdings, Inc. The fee schedule for the Urban Trust Success prepaid card is simple, transparent, and consistent with our mission of providing low cost products that enable access to capital when needed and personal better financial management. Cardholders can use their Urban Trust Success to load cash or automatically deposit their paycheck onto the card, make purchases anywhere Visa is accepted, and withdraw cash at any ATM. However, unlike a traditional checking account, the Urban Trust Success prepaid debit card does not charge overdraft fees, insufficient fund fees, or late fees. Urban Trust Bank (UTB) is a federally chartered community-oriented bank that provides value-oriented, common-sense banking and mortgage services through a network of branches in Florida and the Washington, DC area. UTB is also developing a suite of products to empower individuals and families in diverse communities who have been underserved or undervalued by traditional financial institutions."
Job Opportunity of the Week: Harvard University has a job opening for Director of Major Gifts – International and Global Affairs and Development (Economic & International) as well as for Director of Major Gifts – Markets, Business and Government/Social Policy, Women’s Public Policy Program. For more information, please go to: http://www.unityfirst.com/majobbank.htm
---National Law Journal's 2009 Diversity Report---
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., an intellectual property law firm in Washington, D.C., has been recognized for having the highest percentage of minority partners among Washington-area law offices with at least 25 partners in the 2009 Legal Times 150 published in the October 19, 2009 issue of The National Law Journal. Twenty-five percent of the firm's 28 directors identify as minorities - the next highest ranked firm had seventeen percent minority partners. Additionally, SKGF was ranked #18 in total lawyer racial diversity. "We are very pleased with our diversity," said firm Managing Director Michael B. Ray. "We place a premium on lawyers who also have advanced degrees in various technical and scientific fields, which naturally means that we work with a significantly smaller recruitment pool than firms with multiple practice areas. Moreover, this pool tends to be less diverse, because certain minority groups tend to be underrepresented in engineering and the sciences. To fully appreciate the scope of this issue, consider that, of our 127 timekeeping professionals, we have a large number of Ph.D.'s and Master's degrees." Each year, the Legal Times/The National Law Journal surveys all Washington, D.C. metro area law offices in order to compile its Legal Times 150 rankings.
---Shaw University has received its largest research grant ever---
The Institute for Health, Social, and Community Research (IHSCR) at Shaw University has been awarded a five-year research grant for $4,116,437 from the National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD). The grant will be used to implement The Shaw NCMHD Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions (RIMI) Project. The RIMI Program is designed to establish a research capacity-building infrastructure program, with benchmarks for training students, and developing a cadre of clinical, biomedical and behavioral research scientists who possess the skills, knowledge and abilities to engage in leading, cutting-edge and innovative research and training that will ultimately contribute to reducing and eliminating health disparities in the United States.
---Rihanna on Lifetime Television---
Lifetime Television and ABC News are giving viewers a second chance to see music superstar Rihanna's exclusive emotional interview with Diane Sawyer where she publicly revealed for the first time what happened last February with singer and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. The interview -- which originally aired on Friday, November 6, on ABC's 20/20 -- is now re-airing in a half-hour format as Rihanna Speaks Out: A Lifetime and 20/20 Special premiering on Wednesday, November 25, at 10 pm ET/PT on Lifetime Television. During the in-depth interview, Rihanna talks candidly about the incident which resulted in the couple's seemingly fairytale relationship being shattered and Brown being sentenced to community labor, five years probation and one year of domestic-violence counseling. In addition to speaking out to raise awareness about domestic violence, Rihanna talks openly about growing up in Barbados, her family life, and how she has been doing since that fateful February night. "Rihanna's decision to speak with Diane Sawyer about her personal experience with domestic violence was an incredibly brave act and we applaud her," said JoAnn Alfano, Executive Vice President, Entertainment, Lifetime Networks. |
