Click on the link below view charts that can explain where Black American males stand on achievement and opportunity that point out to us where we’re going.
National Basketball Association superstar, LeBron James, is coming back home to play with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Click on the link below to read why he is doing this.
A new survey shows that Obamacare has done a fantastic job of reducing the uninsurance rate — for everybody except black Americans. Click on the link below to read more.
Marc Hudson is an amateur filmmaker and father of 1 son and an social activist. He became frustrated with the family court system during his divorce several years ago. After the judge informed him that he was only allowed to see his son 2 weekends a month, he felt there was something wrong. He decided to speak with other fathers going through the similar issues. Those conversations spawned his current film project highlighting the issues noncustodial fathers/ parents encounter. He started conversing with noncustodial dads in 2012. A group of recently divorced fathers and Marc shared stories about no longer being able to spend time with their children anytime they wanted. They talked about feeling rejected as life events occur in their child’s life and they are not able to be there during those times.
Marc has documented about 25 conversations with fathers from all across Georgia. His goal is to complete 75 more. He will also continue to converse with representatives from the medical and educational sector (e.g. social workers, psychologists, counselors, educators, etc.) to provide more insight. These films will initially be geared towards organizations that help to establish and strengthen the bond between parent and child, but will eventually expand to a wider audience.
Marc will be on our show live tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific.
During our live conversation, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
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The subject of race can be very touchy. As finance executive Mellody Hobson says, it’s a “conversational third rail.” But, she says, that’s exactly why we need to start talking about it. In this engaging, persuasive talk, Hobson makes the case that speaking openly about race — and particularly about diversity in hiring — makes for better businesses and a better society.
Mellody Hobson handles strategic planning for the Chicago-based Ariel Investments, one of the largest African-American-owned money management firms in the United States. Beyond her work at Ariel, Hobson has become a nationally recognized voice on financial literacy and investor education. She is a regular contributor and analyst on finance, the markets and economic trends for CBS News, contributes weekly money tips on the Tom Joyner Morning Show and writes a column for Black Enterprise magazine. As a passionate advocate for investor education, she is a spokesperson for the Ariel/Hewitt study, 401(k) Plans in Living Color and the Ariel Black Investor Survey, both of which examine investing patterns among minorities.
Hobson is chair of the board for DreamWorks Animation. Her community outreach includes serving as chairman of After School Matters, providing Chicago teens with high quality out-of-school-time programs.
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According to the Pew Research Center, 63% of Americans believe that black people who “can’t get ahead” in life “are mostly responsible for their own condition.” Click on the link below to read the results.
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Fast track entrepreneurship training can be a potent remedy to chronic unemployment in inner-city America. Henry Rock of City Startup Labs is piloting an academy, to teach young black men in Charlotte, North Carolina how to start and operate small businesses, using accelerated, boot-camp style instruction.
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