Posts Tagged ‘minority’
Drs. Jeffrey Hines and Chirag Patel of WellStar discuss COVID-19
Dr. Jeffrey Hines is the lead gynecologic oncologist with WellStar Health System in Atlanta as well as the medical director for diversity, inclusion and health equity. We spoke with Hines on our HealthIQ broadcast along with Dr. Chirag Patel, the assistant vice president for population health and clinical integration at WellStar. Both broke down some…
Read MoreStacey J. Key creates opportunities for minority business owners with GMSDC
Stacey J. Key is the president and CEO of the state of Georgia’s leading small business development and supplier diverse organization. Through the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, Key and her staff help minority business owners position themselves to secure contract opportunities with major local and national corporations. As a woman of color, what do…
Read MoreSophia Vuelo becomes Minnesota’s 1st Hmong-American judge
Sophia Vuelo is the first Hmong-American to be appointed as a judge in Minnesota and only the third in the United States. Vuelo is the newest member of the Ramsey County District Court bench. Vuelo plans to use her 19 years of varied legal experience to serve the community. Is this your first time serving…
Read More2 Black women launch law firm in metro Detroit
Attorneys Jehan Crump-Gibson and Ayanna Alcendor have joined forces to create the powerhouse law firm Great Lakes Legal Group PLLC in metro Detroit. The minority women-owned law firm was launched at the beginning of 2018, and will offer one-stop-shop service to a range of clients. Crump-Gibson comes with a plethora of experience, as she’s been…
Read MoreAlpha Phi Alpha brother uplifting entrepreneurs with BYOB tour
Photo credit: The O Agency As an innovator and brand builder, Andrew Nguyen lives by the words, “you have to work twice as hard, to get half of what others have.” Co-founding The O Agency, a brand and performance marketing agency was an intuitive leap that he never looked back from. With an extensive background…
Read MoreBlack father dies of heart attack after police racially profile his teenage son
New York police officers will have to answer questions regarding the untimely death of 43 year-old Carlos Alcis. According to reports, New York police who banged on his family’s door awakened Alcis at 5:30 a.m. The police were looking for a suspect who punched a woman in the face and took her iPhone. They believed…
Read MoreChampions of Diversity Awards at Diversity Business Conference
DiversityBusiness.com Conference Honors Multicultural Businesses
“Remove failure as an option and all of a sudden your chances for success become better,” said Joan Lunden, former host of “Good Morning America” and luncheon keynote speaker at the DiversityBusiness.com’s 11th annual National Multicultural Business Conference, held April 19-21 at the National Harbor, just outside of Washington, D.C. More than 340 representatives of…
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