AG Leadership was founded in 2016 and now has dozens of mentees under its wing.
“I don’t know where I would be without Albert,” said mentee, Juan Rivera. “I moved here from Honduras when I was 15; I had to move out of my dad’s house because he was an alcoholic.”
“I lost two friends to gun violence this year.” Hear why this student says seeking mentorship helped change his life. @BN9pic.twitter.com/1dnhxUuEqd Ashonti Ford TV (@AshontiFordBN9) December 22, 2020
Rivera moved to Florida his junior year but his high school experience looked much different than others.
“I had to sleep in my car in Home Depot parking lots; there were times I was so hungry I thought I’d starve.”
UPSâs chief marketing officer in June 2018 after a 34-year career at Xerox,
Kevin Warren was only the second outsider
 in the companyâs 113-year history to join in at the C-suite level.
Now, in a business that has long prided itself on promoting from within, Warren brings to the package delivery industry a new set of eyes and a mandate to drive the companyâs success in the world of e-commerce.
Warrenâs selection reflects a âmajor uptick in the number of CMOs with ethnically and/or racially diverse backgrounds; positive signs that companies are taking seriously the importance of increasing diversity at the most senior levels of leadership,â according to a report released in May by leadership advisory firm Spencer Stuart.
By Caleb Jones
For the Birmingham Times
Building a business from the ground up can be strenuous. The dedication and sacrifice required are hard enough for most people to manage under normal circumstances, but 17-year-old Jaiden Smith is doing it during a pandemic and doing it well.
The Ramsay High School senior is owner and founder of Quarantine Essentials Shop, an online shopping hub for sanitation products and personal protective equipment (PPE), including hand sanitizer, disinfectant sprays and wipes, and latex gloves.
“I’ve always wanted to have a business,” he said in a recent interview with the Birmingham Times. “I had a whole bunch of ideas … [that] I just wrote down but never actually [pursued]. So, I sat down with my mom, [Shatoya Brown], when the quarantine started [this year in March] and asked her, ‘What’s one thing you wish was easier?’ She was like, ‘I cannot find cleaning products none.’ That’s where I got the idea, and I just went from ther
UGA historically Black sororities, fraternities to receive markers on campus following decades of effort
For many, it isn t just a figure. It represents a piece of culture warped in a rocky past of desegregation at UGA that will now be cemented on campus. Author: LaPorsche Thomas Updated: 6:28 PM EST December 16, 2020
ATHENS, Ga. After many years of effort, the National Pan-Hellenic Council at The University of Georgia will be recognized with markers (more commonly known as plots) on campus.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council, better known as NPHC, is composed of nine historically Black fraternities and sororities.
According to a press release, the plots were recommended on behalf of the Presidential Task Force on Race, Ethnicity, and Community. For those familiar with the fight to establish a piece of the Divine 9 history on campus, the move is greatly appreciated and long overdue for both current students and alumni.
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University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead has approved the installation of campus markers at the Tate Student Center to recognize the nine historically Black fraternities and sororities that are members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
“This project will support our ongoing efforts to create a more welcoming and inclusive environment at the University of Georgia,” Morehead said. “I am excited about the opportunity to recognize our historically Black fraternities and sororities in this meaningful way.”
Morehead acted on a recommendation by UGA s Presidential Task Force on Race, Ethnicity, and Community.
The nine member organizations of the NPHC include Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. T