GD eNews | Vol. 4, No. 01 | January 16, 2005
Saving the Soul of America: Remembering Civil Disobedience
Martin Luther King Jr. asked us to save the soul of America, and gave us the tools to make change happen. A fundamental democratic precident to affect mass change was embraced by civil rights activists: Civil disobedience at its core... Continue»
Posted on January 17, 2005 to Politics | Comment
My Money, My Life: Pittsburgh Area Youth Get a Fresh Start
Part of a broader initiative to combat predatory lending and increase homeownership among the African- American community, “My Money, My Life” aims to counsel at least one thousand low-income young adults, 16-19 years of age by 2009. The first class started January 10 at a church in downtown Pittsburgh. Continue»
Posted on January 17, 2005 to Career News | Comment
Breakfast of Nations Serves Up the Benefits of Diversity
By Kaniqua S. Daniel of The Daily Oakland Press (PNS) Michigan – Leadership Oakland, a volunteer-driven organization in Troy known for exploring issues affecting the region, will bring together seven leading ethnic associations to discuss the benefits of a diverse... Continue»
Posted on January 17, 2005 to Diversity News | Comment
Swimming in a Multicultural Sea
By Joe Bellavance One of the greatest goals and biggest frustrations for college campuses is creating diversity. As a whole, higher education believes strongly in diversity, affirmative action and creating multicultural environments for students to learn and grow. But despite... Continue»
Posted on January 17, 2005 to Education Resources | Comment
THE MEASURE OF A MAN
A friend of mine read an immensely popular book that claims to disclose secrets about men every woman should know. As I listened to my friend divulge the book’s “secrets,” I could not help feeling that there isn’t anything secret about its “secrets” and that it is little more than commonplace drivel about appeasing emotionally disturbed, controlling and abusive males who just are not recognized as such. Continue»
Posted on January 17, 2005 to Moving Forward | Comment
The Japanese On Surviving Tough Times and Banking on Buckwheat
CHICHIBU, Japan — While cross-country skiing along a logging road in the Oku Chichibu mountains northwest of Tokyo, I came across an elderly forester plodding through the knee-high drifts. “Come to look at your cedars?” I asked. He nodded in reply. The dense stands of evergreens on the steep slopes swayed in an updraft, as if trying to shake off their mantle of snow. To break the ice, I asked the standard question these days: “How’s the economy around here?” Continue»
Posted on January 17, 2005 to Business News | Comment |
