African
Heritage Month 2006 - The Roots: Defining Our Purpose While
Building Our Legacy
What You Don't Know Will Hurt
You...
The African-American ascendancy in mainstream Corporate America
is a new phenomenon. Twenty five or thirty years ago, in fact, it
was virtually unheard of to find a Black at any executive level in
the White owned firms. This program will be discussing some notable
African-American corporate trailblazers who held executive
positions in mainstream Corporate America in the 1950s, ‘60s ad
early ‘70s. Because these African American go getter’s were willing
to read and take in information that was hidden from them they were
able to break the trend of only White executives in Corporate
America. We will be taking cases like Percy Lavon Julian who is the
first African American to be named director of research at a
White-owned firm, the Glidden Paint Company, to Rob Johnson founder
of BET. This program will be exceptionally educational and will
enlighten minds everywhere. Please join us in this program.
Date
Monday, February 6, 2006
Time
7PM - 9PM
Location
Conference Room C, Queens Campus
Sponsored By
The Communication Club and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.