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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 »
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.”
6 Approaches to Crisis Management Read More »
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 »
“GOD IS DEAD—NIETZCHE” was a famous graffiti exchange, under which was written “GOD IS NOT DEAD; HE IS JUST AN UNDER-ACHIEVER.” The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference is another prominent under-achiever. The four-day social networking gathering of America’s richest, best-connected black business executives and politicians held in Washington each September helps (or at
Less Posturing, More Action Read More »
The Giants will play their first divisional game of the season Thursday night as they take on the (1-2) Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Division games are always important, but this game is particularly important to both teams as they look to remain in striking distance of the 1st place Philadelphia Eagles.
Giants vs. Washington Preview Read More »
The Giants will look for their first win of the season as they take on the Houston Texans Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Although this is only week 3 of the season, this is a must. The Giants can ill afford to dig themselves into a deep hole has they did last season. Here are 3
New York Giants vs. Texans: Week 3 Preview Read More »
Marijuana is pervasively known in two strains; Sativa and Indica. Sativa grows tall and slender in hot countries in and around the equator, it’s predominantly over 6ft tall and suited for outdoors. Indica grows short and wide and flourishes in higher altitudes, its shorter growth spans is suited for indoor cultivation. There’s a contrasting experience
Marijuana: The Political Irony of Illicit Drugs Read More »
Excessive use of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana can be devastatingly harmful—physically, socially, spiritually. If any easy, painless way could be found to banish them from the face of the earth, mankind would be the better for it. Unfortunately, we don’t know how. And all past efforts to deal with the problem—from the most severe to
Legalize Marijuana? Pros and Cons Read More »
French train executives not only have egg on their faces but also have a nasty financial smashup, to the tune of $68 million and counting, on their hands. It was just discovered that their 2000 newly purchased trains are too wide to fit their train stations. Parisian officials blame this colossal mistake on the fact
French Lessons On Collaboration – By Lisa A. Bing Read More »