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The Financial CoPilot opens growth infrastructure to more entrepreneurs

02/02/2013 - 19:43

MIAMI -- Hugh Stewart's first two forays into business did not bear fruit, so he created or acquired another 18 companies in the last 12 years.

Howard hosts economic summit

01/28/2013 - 19:33

WASHINGTON, DC—A national summit of scholars from universities and policy think tanks will meet at Howard University on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, for the Fourth Annual African American Economic Summit to discuss and analyze policy options and initiatives they think should be considered during President Obama’s second term. A central theme of the Summit will be the remarkably persistent racial disparities in U.S. society and how policymakers should seek to address them.

Williams, Cooke manage HUD technology

01/15/2013 - 14:18

WASHINGTON -- Two experienced federal technology leaders lead the information operations for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.

EPA Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information

Jackson takes lead on technology workforce

01/04/2013 - 06:21

WASHINGTON -- Malcolm D. Jackson, assistant administrator for environmental information, is among the federal chief information officers giving a birds eye view of government requirements over the next four years during Innovation & Equity 2013: Keeping America First in Technology:Public Innovation & Supplier Diversity on Jan. 15, 2013.

The Jackson State University alumnus is one of a dozen African-Americans leading information policy at Cabinet departments and major agencies among the 13th annual 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology.

In addition to his responsibilities for the Environmental Protection Agency, Jackson also leads a committee of the CIO Council on developing the technology workforce.

For more information on Innovation & Equity, call 415-240-3537 or visit souloftechnology.com

345,000 federal workers watching the calendar

12/26/2012 - 03:48

WASHINGTON -- For 345,000 African-American federal workers, the budget uncertainty around Jan. 1 looms large.

According to the Office of Personnel Management, African-Americans are almost twice as represented in the federal workforce as the general labor force: 17.7 percent compared to 10.1 percent.

Lee building a deal infrastructure for venture capital

12/07/2012 - 14:40

WASHINGTON -- Building large-scale technology companies requires an infrastructure of investment and professional support which has typically not been available to African-American innovators.

ReUNION Narrative: From Faith to Freedom Jan. 16-March 5 The Land of Esteban Gomez

01/18/2013 - 21:42

ReUNION Narrative: From Faith to Freedom Jan. 16-March 5, 2013 4th Lesson

According to the National Park Service, Esteban Gomez, a sailor of African and Portuguese descent, was the second European explorer to visit what was to become New York City-- in 1524.

Having sailed with Magellan, Gomes was such a celebrity that the area he reached--attempting to find the Northwest Passage to India-- was described on a map as The Land of Esteban Gomes, now known as New England.