Spotlight — UnityFirst

Home » Spotlight

Harlem World reports: Prince Harry joins Harlem kids for baseball

May 15, 2013 / Business World Index, DiverseCity, National, Spotlight

It is not every day that a prince shows up to play a little baseball in Harlem, but that’s exactly what happened Tuesday afternoon as Britain’s Prince Harry continued his visit in the United States by playing baseball with kids there. Jolita Brettler, 9, was definitely thrilled to be one of the lucky kids who played baseball this afternoon with his Royal Highness in Harlem.Harry spent part of the afternoon at Harlem RBI’s Field of Dreams. He came here to [...]

Continue reading »
Clark Atlanta University’s Dr. Valerie Odero-Marah, receives National Cancer Institute grant

April 15, 2013 / Business World Index, EDUstation, National, Spotlight

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) announced this week that Dr. Valerie Odero-Marah, associate professor and researcher in the Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development (CCRTD), has received a new grant of $289,494 from the National Cancer Institute to support her research. Her project, titled “The Role of SNAIL Signaling in Prostate Cancer Metastasis,” will be conducted for the next three years. African-Americans have the highest bone density as compared to any other race. This project will study whether SNAIL protein [...]

Continue reading »
Shop at www.tracyreese.com

April 15, 2013 / Business World Index, National, Shop First, Spotlight

With an innate desire to create beautiful things, Detroit native Tracy Reese headed for Manhattan in 1982 to attend Parsons School of Design where she received an accelerated degree in 1984. Upon graduation, Reese apprenticed under designer Martine Sitbon while working for the small contemporary firm, Arlequin. Reese has also worked at the some of the industry’s top fashion houses, including Perry Ellis where she was the design director for Women’s Portfolio. In 1996, Reese launched her eponymous collection to [...]

Continue reading »
The Lost Daughter: A Memoir by Mary Williams (Jane Fonda’s adopted daughter) releases book

April 15, 2013 / DiverseCity, National, Spotlight

Mary Williams recently released her book, “The Lost Daughter: A Memoir” to share her life story which includes her relationship with adopted mom Jane Fonda. As she grew up in 1970s Oakland, California, role models for Mary Williams were few and far between: her father was often in prison, her older sister was a teenage prostitute, and her hot-tempered mother struggled to raise six children alone. When Mary was thirteen, a silver lining appeared in her life: she was invited [...]

Continue reading »
IBM Report: Technology in Accra, Ghana

April 15, 2013 / Business World Index, National, Spotlight, Tech World

IBM announced the launch of a report entitled ” A Vision for Smarter Growth: an IBM Smarter Cities Report on Accra, Ghana” that highlights how the rapidly emerging West African city should turn to technology to transform its key urban systems. Based on the opinions of local experts from across public and private sectors and civil society, the report identifies city services, transportation, and energy as essential for Accra’s urban reform. According to the International Monetary Fund, Ghana is one [...]

Continue reading »
Valerie B. Jarrett to speak at Wellesley College

April 15, 2013 / African American, DiverseCity, National, Politics, Spotlight

Valerie B. Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, will address the some 600 members of the Class of 2013 and an international audience of their family and friends at Wellesley College’s 135th Commencement Exercises Friday, May 31, at 10:30 a.m. “We are delighted to welcome Valerie Jarrett to Wellesley as our 2013 Commencement speaker,” said president H. Kim Bottomly . “As a successful and influential leader in public [...]

Continue reading »
African American Museum in Hempstead NY offers lecture on the African American Experience in Early New York

April 11, 2013 / African American, Authors and Speakers, Business World Index, DiverseCity, National, Spotlight

On April 13, Dr. Sherrill D. Wilson who earned a Ph.D. in Urban Anthropology from the New School for Social Research and is the former Director of the African Burial Ground Archaeological Project in New York City, will deliver a presentation on “The African American Experience in Early New York” at the African American Museum in Hempstead, New York. Dr. Wilson lectures and writes on the subject of the African presence in northern colonial era cities. She has lectured at [...]

Continue reading »
Miss Israel, Yityish Aynaw – setting a new pace

April 9, 2013 / DiverseCity, National, Spotlight

Yityish Aynaw’s Miss Israel of Ethiopian heritage, Belaynesh Zevadia‘s appointment as Israel’s first Ethiopian-born ambassador to Ethiopia, or Pnina Tamano-Shata becoming the first female Ethiopian-born Knesset member are ushering in a new generation. While there is inspiration for the Ethiopian community, Israel, Jews around the world, and women in general, there is much work to be done in terms of inclusion. According to one report who share Aynaw’s excitement about her new role as Miss Israel notes her history:, “Aynaw [...]

Continue reading »
Harvard Medical School Surgeon Dr. Oneeka Williams releases children’s book

April 9, 2013 / Business World Index, EDUstation, National, Spotlight

“Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo’s Mission to Pluto is an imaginative, creative story for children. Using modern surgery to rescue Pluto in space is enchanting. Young readers will be entertained and educated by Dr. Dynamo’s space adventure. The beautiful illustrations enhance the impact of this delightfully compelling story. I highly recommend it.” Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Great For All Kids! Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo is truly the embodiment of everything I hold dear,” says [...]

Continue reading »