No one I asked, not even other New Jersey residents, seemed to really know what Irvington, N.J., was all about. The only thing everyone agreed on was that there were signs for Irvington on the highwa
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Remaining complacent in your job won’t do your career any good these days. That’s because employers are looking for their employees to work more efficiently and expediently, while also being metic
BY Feona Sharhran Huff
Growing up Black, female and poor—first in Harlem, then in Long Branch, N.J.—in an America that didn’t think little brown girls should or could succeed, Yvonne S. Thornton and her five siste
With few members of the current generation of Americans remembering the Civil Rights Move-ment, questions are being raised about the relevance of the movement in an increasingly diverse society. H
Hearing Miguel Mancebo and Monica McClure Mancebo speak about their lives and their business ventures leaves you breathless. She, quotable and passionate, finishes his sentences in her lilting Jamaic
Corporate America has long held the promise of a better life for Black Americans. For many, however, the realities of racism have shattered that dream. But as 2004 drew to a close, the Executive Leade
BY Tanya Radford
The Black community in 2004 had its share of highs and lows as it struggled against relentless economic and social pressures to enhance its presence in, and contributions, to American society. Politic
BY Ines Bebea
As I enter his office for our scheduled interview, it’s not hard to see that Edison O. Jackson is the force behind the makeover under way at Medgar Evers College, the youngest o
GE's African American Forum
Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric Co., is an engaging speaker. Dressed in standard business attire but for a jacket—light blue shirt, blue tie and d
This year’s Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference was characterized by a sense of urgency. The Caucus, determined to get Sen. John Kerry D-Mass.) elected president of the United S
BY Tanya Radford