Friday, April 06, 2007
At Howard University we just finished hosting our 2007 Black Executive Exchange Program (commonly referred to as BEEP). The Howard BEEP program is part of a national career and professional development initiative hosted by HBCU institutions and the National Urban League around the country. If you are looking for excellent career strategies, and direct face-time with with top African Americans in the corporate world, than you need to find a BEEP program at an HBCU campus near you!
At the 2007 Howard University BEEP Conference we were dazzled by a riveting series of presentations by the National Urban League, President and CEO, Mr. Marc Morial. The youthful "40-something" Marc Morial, a University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown Law graduate, and former Mayer of New Orleans, is clearly a "New Generation" African American leader who is real, engaging, and has "lived" the issues of the "post-Dr. King" African American generation. Mr. Morial is an excellent role model for any future African American leader. And guess what, Mr. Morial didn't come out of the hip-hop community, or professional sports world...imagine that...somebody like the rest of us mere mortals!
Barack who?...Look out for Mr. Morial to someday stake his claim to the White House. If you are looking for a real road map to professional excellence, see Marc Morial's amazing bio at http://www.nul.org/marchmorial.html.
For more information on the Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP) see: http://www.nul.org/blackexecutiveexchangeprogram.html
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Merovingian said...
I believe this is a very refreshing perspective. Many of our community’s needs are economically based, and require solutions crafted in the world of business and industry. I would love to see an African American leader with integrity, political know-how, and well defined business chops, make a run for the White House someday.
Kim R. Wells said...
In Marc Morial, Barack Obama, and others in the pipline, this nation is poised to see many new and refreshing African American leaders in the years to come. KRW
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