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In 1968, Bruce S. Gordon chose corporate America over education.
Corporations were opening up to Blacks, and he believed they could be a platform for civil rights change. Today, he is one of the nation's most |
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Just when our government joyously proclaimed the start of better economic times, Wal-Mart Stores, the nation's largest retailer, told the truth and pooped the party. Ordinary Americans, said Wal-Mart's chief executive, H. Lee Scott, are living with tight budgets, proof that they don't yet see the better times the government does. |
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As I write this, new government reports are proclaiming that with the economy growing 7.2 percent in the quarter ending Sept. 30, the longest hiring slump in 60 years may be over. While we are a long way from a return to the boom years of the 1990s, it appears America's economy may have turned a corner and that there is hope for better times ahead. But will that hope become a reality for all Americans?
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