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News Room: Sharpton organizes meeting on race issues

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Thursday, May 22, 2008. Sharpton organizes meeting on race issues. But many suburban leaders can't attend because of an event on Mackinac Island. May 22, 3008. DETROIT - The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to tackle thorny racial politics between Detroit and its suburbs during a private conference of government officials and community leaders next week. But the single issue of race tops the list, said Caree Eason, president of the National Action Network's Wayne and Oakland County chapter. N Charles Anderson, the...

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News Room: April 2008

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Rev Wright reflects how color echoes perceptions. April 29, 2008. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. is not the only person I know of who believes AIDS was concocted by our government, but he's the only one of them in heavy rotation on CNN. I didn't catch Wright's speech Sunday at the NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit. I've heard him before, though, in smaller settings - as a groomsman and a mourner. That's not to say every African American thought O.J. Simpson was...We'd ...

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News Room: March 2008

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Sunday, March 9, 2008. Anti-affirmative-action leader speaks on U of Michigan campus. March 9, 2008. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The leader of a successful effort to pass an anti-affirmative-action ballot proposal in Michigan returned to the state to discuss his views. The Ann Arbor News reports Ward Connerly's remarks Saturday at the University of Michigan Law School were interrupted by protesters, but also received cheers. Information from: The Ann Arbor News, http:/ www.mlive.com/aanews. March 09, 2008.

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News Room: Conference to focus on benefits of diverse workforce

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Conference to focus on benefits of diverse workforce. May 19, 2008. A diverse workforce can positively impact a company's bottom line, according to a number of local companies. They'll discuss their diversity efforts and the impact they've had during “Innovation Through Diversity,” the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion's fifth annual conference June 12. 8220;There are more pieces to the puzzle, and that's how (issues) get solved.”. Susan Molinari, president and CEO of...

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News Room: Imagine Fund can help level the field

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Imagine Fund can help level the field. May 27, 2008. When Michigan voters in 2006 overwhelmingly agreed to ban affirmative action by passing a proposal called the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, they could not completely slam the door on people who see the value of diversity in higher education and want to do something about it. The approach is to link donors interested in establishing scholarships with qualified students and then distribute those gifts. Think of it as a scho...

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News Room: July 2008

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Richardson: A Passion to Work. June 30, 2008. Grand Rapids Business Journal. Attorney Kimberly Richardson knew at age 17 that if she was knowledgeable, prepared and clear about what she wanted to do in life, the world would be her oyster. Just two years out of law school, this young associate attorney at Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt and Howlett is already shaking things up. Click here to read more. June 30, 2008. Grand Rapids Business Journal. Ortega is president of Alternative Mecha...

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News Room: May 2008

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Imagine Fund can help level the field. May 27, 2008. When Michigan voters in 2006 overwhelmingly agreed to ban affirmative action by passing a proposal called the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, they could not completely slam the door on people who see the value of diversity in higher education and want to do something about it. The approach is to link donors interested in establishing scholarships with qualified students and then distribute those gifts. Think of it as a scho...

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News Room: Neo-Nazis looking for you

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Monday, May 12, 2008. Neo-Nazis looking for you. Diversity, economy can aid in recruiting. May 12, 2008. On a dead-end street along Detroit's fringe, the leader of America's largest neo-Nazi group is scheming to exploit the region's economic unease. Detroit's a big city, and the economy is not real good," he said. "Anywhere the economy is bad, people are looking for answers. And I think we provide some.". Kozak's group, which arrived in the late 1990s, dismisses the National Socialist Movement as outside...

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News Room: Opening Doors

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008. June 30, 2008. Grand Rapids Business Journal. GRAND RAPIDS — Today's opening of Spectrum Health's Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion marks what Richard Ortega hopes is a new beginning for minority contractors in Grand Rapids. Although health care construction is one of the bright spots for a beleaguered industry, Ortega said, Proposal 2, which banned the use of affirmative action in public construction projects, has strangled the ability of minorities to take a piece of the pie. Commitm...