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New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher made his NBA coaching debut on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, in a 104-80 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Almost 18 years prior, on November 1, 1996, Fisher made his NBA debut as a player with the Los Angeles Lakers, scoring 12 points while dishing out 5 assists against […]
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The Eastmond family knows boilers. For 87 years, they have owned and operated EASCO Boiler Corporation; the largest minority owned and operated steel boiler and tank manufacturer in the country. Situated in the heart of the Hunts Points Industrial Complex in the Bronx, EASCO has built a reputation for high quality products that are in
The ‘Heat Is On’ in Hunts Point! Read More »
Dignity is very important for any human being. To have dignity is to have protection, self-sufficiency, and reserves. One of the ways to acquire dignity is to look inwards into the true self. It starts with examining one’s emotions. The emotions are known to affect the quality of thoughts, and thoughts are known to predict
No longer are four wheels, two axles, and a few seats enough components to be considered a car. The automobile industry is experiencing a confluence of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in terms of considering the design and functionality of a vehicle. Now manufacturers constantly dig through the current market trends to integrate a
Chrysler Group: STEM — Mining The Future of Automotive Engineering Read More »
Immigration is a situation, not a problem. After all, the very nature of immigration means that people’s lives are in a mixed state of present stress and hope for a better future. Questions of identity weave in and out of the topic. Immigrants have to leave the patriotic pride of their former home and their
Immigrant Children: A Special Lens for the Immigration Situation Read More »
Smiles, embraces, and a dose of pats on the back are what one would find at a gathering of the leadership of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE). The 37-year-old non-profit organization was founded by a circle of dedicated professionals who were focused on a single mission — to serve as a voice
Getting Down to Business – AABE Command Attention During the Quarterly Board Meeting Read More »
Last month we surveyed the business environment that makes Africa a force to be reckoned with in the global marketplace. One in three Africans are classified as middle class; real income has doubled throughout the continent since 2000; 11 of the top 20 fastest growing economies are located in Africa (seven of which are in
From Big Game to Big Data: Africa’s IT Industry Read More »
An immediate reaction to a crisis could be to tense up, freeze, loose your cool or do nothing. The Business Dictionary defines a crisis as a “Critical event or point of decision which, if not handled in an appropriate and timely manner (or if not handled at all), may turn into a disaster or catastrophe.”
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A brute fact of life in 2014 is that black inner city youth are being frozen out of lucrative future high tech careers for lack of early preparation in mathematics. In addition to—not instead of—reading, writing and speaking effectively, early mastery of the basic computation skills is crucial to a child’s future educational development. Children
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Historic Black Colleges and Universities are designated higher education institutions that were established before 1964 to serve and educate minority populations that might not otherwise have the opportunity to increase their knowledge and enlighten themselves. The first institution of higher education that was created exclusively for blacks was Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in 1837. Cheyney
The HBCU Renaissance Read More »