EDUstation — UnityFirst

Home » EDUstation (Page 2)

Race Forward Releases New Report On Racial Bias In The 21st Century Workplace

December 4, 2016 / EDUstation, Front Page

Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation released its latest research report, Confronting Racial Bias at Work: Challenges and Solutions for 21st Century Employment Discrimination at their 2016 Facing Race National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Coming on the heels of a presidential election that will weigh heavily on the future of racial and social justice in this country, the research report examines the effectiveness of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited employers from discriminating against workers on the […]

Continue reading »
Business And Media Pioneer Robert L. Johnson Announces Launch Of New iOS App For Subscription Streaming Service Urban Movie Channel (UMC)

December 4, 2016 / EDUstation, Front Page, Intersection Exhibit, Tech World

Urban Movie Channel (UMC), the first subscription video on demand (SVOD) service created for African American and urban audiences in North America, today announced the arrival of the highly-anticipated iOS app. Available to download free at: http://apple.co/2epkX7z, UMC offers a seven-day free trial and thereafter, is just $6.99/month. Created by Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), UMC features quality urban content and showcases feature films, documentaries, original series, stand-up comedy, and other exclusive content for […]

Continue reading »
Photographer’s New Book Celebrates Basketball Hall of Famer Allen Iverson

December 4, 2016 / EDUstation, Front Page, Intersection Exhibit

Allen Iverson spent 14 years in the NBA on the way to a hall of fame career looking for the perfect shot. Gary Land, a leading force in advertising and commercial photography, working with iconic brands like Beats, Nike, and Under Armour, and celebrity athletes like LeBron James, Tiger Woods, and Serena Williams, also has been seeking the perfect shot. Land, who first worked with Iverson when he turned pro 20 years ago, teams up with his favorite subject to produce an attractive […]

Continue reading »
‘A Lillian Smith Reader’ Re-Introduces a Pioneer Civil Rights Leader

December 4, 2016 / EDUstation, Front Page, Intersection Exhibit

The name Lillian E. Smith may not conjure up the same memories as Selma, Alabama, and the March on Washington. But before the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, this former teacher and girl’s camp director in Clayton, Georgia, was shining a light on the evils of segregation and white supremacy in the heart of the Jim Crow South. An astute chronicler of Southern life, Smith’s contributions to social justice are remembered in a new book called “A Lillian Smith Reader,” which gathers more than […]

Continue reading »
UnityFirst October – Education Special Feature highlighting select Independent Schools in Massachusetts

October 7, 2016 / EDUstation, Front Page, LifeStyle

To view this issue, click the link or go to: https://unityfirst.com/assets/regionalemags/2016octissue/index.html

Continue reading »
Citizens Trust Bank Announces Next Generation Advisory Board

June 20, 2016 / EDUstation, Front Page, LifeStyle

Citizens Trust Bank Cynthia N. Day, President and CEO, and the Inaugural Next Generation Advisory Board Citizens Trust Bank, a recognized leader in the financial services industry, today announces its Next Generation Advisory Board (NGAB). The advisory board will serve in a collaborative capacity to explore innovative and strategic ways to offer financial solutions to a changing and diverse demographic. NGAB is comprised of thirteen young and inspiring Atlanta business leaders who have an interest in enhancing access to financial services […]

Continue reading »
Change begins Now — People of color will be a majority of the American working class in 2032 –

June 20, 2016 / EDUstation, Front Page

What does this mean for the effort to grow wages and reduce inequality? In a new paper, EPI economist and director of the Project on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy Valerie Wilson projects that people of color will be a majority of the working class by 2032-11 years earlier than the overall U.S. population. “It is important to realize that the working class is more diverse than stereotypical images of white men in blue collar jobs suggest,” said Wilson. “While […]

Continue reading »
African Americans and Hispanic Americans: Invisible in the Dean’s Office at America’s Leading Business Schools

May 24, 2015 / Business World Index, EDUstation, National

African Americans and Hispanic Americans are far less likely to hold the Dean’s chair at America’s leading business schools than they are to serve on the Board of Directors of the major corporations those business schools prepare students to work in, according to a new study by The PhD Project. The PhD Project works to increase minority representation in business school faculty. The study found that among the 1,601 business schools in the U.S., African Americans are Dean of just […]

Continue reading »
Dr. C. Reynold Verret: From Haitian refugee to new president of Xavier University (Louisiana)

May 24, 2015 / African American, Business World Index, EDUstation, National

The Board of Trustees of Xavier University of Louisiana announced that it has unanimously elected Dr. C. Reynold Verret as the university’s next president. Dr. Verret earned his undergraduate degree cum laude in biochemistry from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a postdoctoral fellow at the Howard Hughes Institute for Immunology at Yale University and at the Center for Cancer Research at MIT. Dr. Verret is joining Xavier from Savannah […]

Continue reading »