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Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime ======================== She taught me how to use Twitter in 2009, the very week that the Iranian Revolution burst into headline news, with Twitter being the FIRST to cover this important event. She’s an expert presenter on several social media platforms and regularly keeps up with trends and topics in the tech world. And she’s passionate about Baby Boomers and publishes several blogs on Boomer issues relevant to this important segment of our society. She’s Rosemary Horner, chief encourager, speaker and trainer and a celebrated professional. We’re delighted to have Rosemary on today’s show to help demystify technology for Baby Boomers and help us understand how to use social media in a productive and positive manner. And we’ll find out what’s cooking with the upcoming November 7th Multicultural Conference that takes place in exactly two weeks. Your Comments Are Welcome Below. ======================== How To Download Today's Show •Can't listen live??? No problem. •After The Broadcast...Go To www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole •On My Homepage Next To My Picture Click On The RSS Feed (It's orange and has RSS on it) •Select Today's Show •Download As A MPEG File For Macs or Windows Files Fro PCs •The Broadcast will play on your computer, Laptop, iPad, Android device, iPod, iPhone, or any other MP3 Listening Device
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NECN-TV News Anchor Latoyia Edwards with Carole Copeland Thomas at this summer's National Association of Black Journalist Convention in Orlando, Florida Latoyia Edwards, one of the most enthusiastic and spirited television personalities in the New England region is our opening keynote speaker at the November 7th Multicultural Conference. She kicks off the morning of more than 20 GREAT speakers, panel presenters and diversity advocates who will be a part of our upcoming event.
Did you know that Latoyia is a former Miss Massachusetts??? If not...read on!!!! With two weeks to go, we hope YOU are planning to attend this exciting conference. The Multicultural Conference and the Multicultural Symposium Series (MSS) are the brainchild of entrepreneur Carole Copeland Thomas. DESPITE THE ROLLER COASTER ECONOMY, MSS has been going strong since 2008. It is the only initiative of its kind started and operated by an African American business owner in the region. Here's more information on Latoyia Edwards. Hope to see you at our exciting Nov 7th event. ======== Latoyia Edwards is the weekend Anchor for New England Cable News (NECN) in Boston, Massachusetts. For 13 years Latoyia has had the privilege of covering breaking news and human interest stories for television and radio outlets in New England and in New York. Latoyia is a regular on Boston's WGBH's Basic Black, a live television program hosted by a panel of the region's sharpest observers, who discuss and debate current news, events, and topics that impact the black community locally and nationally. Latoyia recently served as president of the Boston Association of Black Journalists. During her spare time Latoyia enjoys delivering keynote addresses and motivational speeches to youth groups and school children. Latoyia's story of her rise from the projects to the pulpitis able to connect with young and old alike. Prior to joining NECN, Latoyia worked as the weekday 5pm News Anchor for WWLP TV Channel 22 in Springfield, MA. Latoyia's experiences with Channel 22 took her as far as Paraguay, as fast as Richard Petty and as high as the Blue Angles. Before joining Channel 22 Latoyia was crowned Miss Massachusetts, USA 2002. Latoyia accredits the pageant experience for helping project her career. Before joining the 22 News team Latoyia provided local new updates on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Drive Radio Show for WILD 96.9 in Boston. During that time Latoyia taught Performance for Television at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. Latoyia first anchored television for Media One Cable News Network in Lowell, MA where she covered local news and political stories for Billerica, Tewksbury and Lowell. Prior to that Latoyia got her start in television as a news reporter for WICZ Channel 40 a Fox Affiliate in Binghamton, New York. She began her career in news during her college internship as a news writer for WBZ-1030 AM radio. Graduating Magna Cum Laude from Emerson College in 1998 Latoyia where she earned her Bachelors Degree in Broadcast Journalism. Latoyia was a scholar athlete who not only excelled in the classroom but on the basketball court breaking numerous NCAA Division III rebounding and blocked shots records. Latoyia currently ranks 5th in the nation in blocked shots per game 5.1 and 4th in the nation in rebounds per game 15.2. While at Boston Latin Academy High School Latoyia knew she wanted to be a news reporter - it was in her blood. Latoyia is the oldest on 9 children who grew up the notorious Columbia Point Housing Project in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. As a member of the Strand Theatres Teen Players Latoyia found her solace in competing in city and school sponsored oratorical, speech competitions and plays. Latoyia is a proud Boston native who was recently names to Boston Business Journal's 2010 Top 40 Under 40, a recognition of Boston's top 40 young professionals who have established themselves as leaders to be watched in their fields. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 7TH CONFERENCE. Carole Carole Copeland Thomas C. Thomas & Associates 26 Years In Business 1987 - 2013 (508) 947-5755 ![]() Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern. Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime ======================== You’re smart, ambitious and “qualified”... but that’s no longer enough to take you to the top. Fresh from the 35th Annual Conference of the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) former NBMBAA Board Chair William Wells, Jr. (Bill) discusses the highlights of the yearly event of nearly 10,000 attendees. With hundreds of top corporations sponsoring the event held recently in Houston, Texas, Bill will give us the inside track and will share key findings that are changing the career dynamics across the United States. As part of Carole’s new “Kitchen Cabinet Leadership Team,” Bill delivers a healthy dose of reality for listeners who are just starting their careers to emerging leaders to seasoned veterans. He’ll regularly join Focus On Empowerment with new data, surveys and tangible insights pertaining to the world of work for people of color. ======== About The National Black MBA Association www.nbmbaa.org The genesis of the NBMBAA can be traced back to an historical 1970, two-day conference held at the renowned University of Chicago in which a group of dynamic African-American MBA students, faculty advisors and businessmen, compelled by feelings of social and political unrest, convened to discuss and examine whether to establish a professional organization of Black MBAs. The momentous conference represented some of the most illustrious academic institutions including Harvard, northwestern, University of Southern California, Cornell University, Indiana University, Wayne State, Loyola University and a host of others. In the end, it was determined that a professional organization which celebrated and promoted African-American economic sustenance and empowerment was not only needed buy long overdue, thereby paving the way for the formation of the NBMBAA. The two-day conference entitled, "Survival of Minority Business Students and Graduates in the Business World" was held April 3-4, in the auditorium of the University of Chicago's Center for Continuing Education (UIC). It was funded by a $10,000 grant from Metropolitan Applied Research Center Foundation (MARC), a subsidiary of the Ford Foundation. The purpose of the conference was to explore avenues for professional advancement and economic empowerment among Black MBAs, exchange ideas and information and determine whether there was a need for an organization that would serve as a nucleus for Black business professionals and MBA candidates. Approximately 34 universities were represented and over 150 minority students, faculty members, a distinguished minority businessmen from across the country were in attendance. There were participants from Howard, Purdue, the Wharton School of Business, Colombia, The University of Rochester, Stanford, Dartmouth, Loyola, Harvard, Cornell University, Berkeley, and a host of other schools. Businesses that were represented included DeValco, Inc. Management Information, Inc., Quaker Oats, Bank One, Chase Manhattan Bank and many more. Several questions were raised at the conference. Are graduate schools of business geared to the needs and interests of Black students? Where can a Black with an advanced degree go in corporate management? What are his alternatives to corporate employment? These questions remain relevant today. As the conference neared an end, it was unanimously determined that a national organization, which embraced and espoused the economic advancement of Black MBA candidates, professionals and entrepreneurs, was not only needed buy mandatory in order to satisfy and accomplish the diverse tasks which the conferees had designated for themselves and to address the growing needs and objectives of Black professionals. The country was then divided into regions - East, Midwest, and West in order to formulate proposals for the development of the national organization. On April 2, 1971, nine delegates from across the country returned to the UIC's Center for Continuing Education charged with the responsibility of collaborating and finalizing plans for the national organization. The end result of their collaboration was the genesis for what became the National Black MBA Association, Inc. (NBMBAA or "The Association"), a premier non-profit organization designed to embrace and encourage Black economic empowerment and independence. Today the NBMBAA is a tour-de-force, non-profit organization that boasts members and corporate partners throughout the United States and abroad. Its novel scholarship program has awarded over $5million to deserving minority students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The NBMBAA has expanded its outreach to include 45 chapters and 27 collegiate chapters. ======================== How To Download Today's Show •Can't listen live??? 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Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime ======================== Now that the week of commemorations paying tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington has ended, where is America headed in its fight for freedom and justice for all? President Obama spoke yesterday at the site of Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream Speech” ... but has their twin message of equality and activism made its way to the board rooms, offices and factory floors across America? Is Racial Diversity Succeeding On YOUR Job? Or has it lost its potency in the wake of name changes and add-ons...including words like “Inclusion?” We’ll look at the landscape of the American workplace with veteran diversity professional and Immediate Past Chair of the National Black MBA Association William Wells, Jr. And we’ll determine the necessary steps companies, human resource professionals, and business leaders should take to keep the effectiveness of Diversity in place for generations to come. ================================================================ About William Wells, Jr. Bill Wells is President, W. Wells & Associates, LLC, a management consulting company specializing in diversity strategy and inclusion solutions. Bill works with his clients to develop strategic plans focused on creating a culture of inclusion and addressing important diversity related issues impacting the workforce, workplace and marketplace. Additionally, Bill provides coaching, consultation and guidance to senior executive leaders through culture change and transformation. Bill’s work is also focused on helping client organizations achieve recognition as an “Employer of Choice” as well as a “Great Place to Work”. Previously, Bill served as Managing Partner for InclusionINC, serving as a thought leader and diversity practitioner/strategist in the diversity and inclusion space. Prior to this role, Bill served as president of W. Wells & Associates, LLC. In 2000, Bill was appointed to the position of Vice President, Global Diversity /Chief Diversity Officer for The St. Paul Companies (now Travelers). Bill also served as the company’s EEO/AAP Officer. In that role, Bill was responsible for managing the design, development and implementation of the enterprise wide diversity and inclusion process. Earlier in his career, Bill held various executive level positions in both the telecommunications and insurance industries including general management, operations, customer service, finance, marketing, IT and HR. Bill has also served as co-producer, Master of Ceremonies/Host and legacy contributor, for the Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity & Inclusion. Bill also served as President, Twin Cities Chapter, National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) and was instrumental in creating a nationally recognized program designed to enhance recruitment, development, advancement and retention of diverse business professionals in the Twin Cities. The program was also designed to promote the Twin Cities as a destination and great place to live, work and thrive. Bill is also the former Chairman of the Board for NBMBAA and continues to serve on the Association’s national Board of Directors. As an expert diversity and inclusion practitioner, and organizational effectiveness specialist, Bill speaks at various national, regional and local conferences. Additionally, Bill designs and facilitates a variety of workshops including executive leadership retreats and various other programs addressing organizational and human resources issues. Bill also serves on boards both nationally and locally and continues to work as a mentor/coach for diverse business professionals across the country. Beyond that, Bill has also participated in a special global mentoring program designed to assist high-potential female executives develop important skills to help them effectively navigate and advance their careers in the corporate sector. Throughout his career, Bill has received numerous awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award – Multicultural Forum, Chairman’s Leadership Award - Diversity Champions, Corporate Innovation Award, Outstanding Achiever in Business & Industry and Outstanding MBA of the Year. Bill holds an MBA degree with a major in Marketing, a graduate certificate in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Psychology major. Bill is a life member of both the NBMBAA and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. ======================== How To Download Today's Show •Can't listen live??? No problem. •After The Broadcast...Go To www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole •On My Homepage Next To My Picture Click On The RSS Feed (It's orange and has RSS on it) •Select Today's Show •Download As A MPEG File For Macs or Windows Files Fro PCs •The Broadcast will play on your computer, Laptop, iPad, Android device, iPod, iPhone, or any other MP3 Listening Device Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern. Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime ======================== Freedom is NEVER Free. It is always paid for on the backs of those who march, fight, negotiate, and die for our rights. From the birth of America to the Civil Rights Movement, the cost of freedom has been staggeringly high. And the cost of justice and fairness exacts an even higher cost. Today marks the beginning of a week of tributes to the foot soldiers who paved the way for freedom and justice in the Civil Rights Movement. This weekend commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and next Wednesday marks the 58th Anniversary of the brutal murder of Emmett Till. This December marks the 58th anniversary of the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. ALL of these events come 150 years AFTER the Emancipation Proclamation...reminding us that our fight for Freedom never ended. Our special guest today, Deborah Watts, will share her family’s story as she leads the organization that keeps her cousin’s memory alive...The Emmett Till Legacy Foundation. We’ll also pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, Dorothy Height, A. Philip Randolph and ALL of the 250,000 foot soldiers who defied the odds at the 1963 March On Washington. ======= Who Was Emmett Till? The story of Emmett Till resonates among the lives of Americans as the start of the Civil Rights Movement. Emmett Louis Till was born on July 25, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois and was murdered at the age of 14 on August 28, 1955. The reason for his death: reportedly whistling at a white woman. The main suspects were acquitted in only 67 minutes by an all white jury, which outraged the people of America and Europe. To illustrate how brutal and cruel the murder of her son was, Mamie Till-Mosely held a public funeral service with an open casket. Buried in Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, Till's body was exhumed for autopsy when the murder case was reopened in May of 2004. Since his body was reburied in a new casket, the Till family donated the original casket to the Smithsonian Institution. Who was Emmett Till? Emmett Louis “Bobo” Till, Born on July 25, 1941 in Chicago's Cook County Hospital to Louis and Mamie Till. At the age of 14, Emmett traveled to visit relatives at the home of Mose Wright in Money Mississippi on August 21, 1955. After going to Bryant’s Grocery and Meat market (owned by a white couple Roy and Carolyn Bryant) for refreshments, Emmett purchases bubblegum and was heard by the kids who were there with him, whistle at Carolyn Bryant. On August 28, 1955, at about 2:30 a.m., Roy Bryant, Carolyn's husband, and his half brother J. W. Milam, kidnap Emmett Till from Mose Wright's home. They brutally beat him, took him to the edge of the Tallahatchie River, shot him in the head, fastened a large metal fan used for ginning cotton to his neck with barbed wire and pushed his body into the river. They were arrested on Aug 29 and held in jail without bond on kidnapping charges. Just 3 days after the kidnapping Emmett’s badly decomposed body was pulled for the river and identified only by the ring that he was wearing. In summary, Emmett’s lynching, brutal murder, his open casket funeral, the published photos of his corpse in Jet and local newspapers, the acquittal of the murderers who later confessed, shocked and outraged people across the country and even the world. Although, you won’t find Emmett Till’s name and story in the timeline of American History, it represents one of the most horrific inhumane injustices committed against an innocent young person in this country. It also represents the spark that ignited the civil rights movement and an end to the racist Jim Crow laws, lynching and other injustices committed against African Americans across the country. Source: http://www.emmetttilllegacyfoundation.com =========== March On Washington The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom or "The Great March on Washington", as styled in a sound recording released after the event, was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history and called for civil and economic rights for African Americans. It took place in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony during the march. The march was organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations, under the theme "jobs, and freedom". Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 to 300,000. Observers estimated that 75–80% of the marchers were black and the rest were non-black. The march is widely credited with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965). Source: Wikipedia Can't attend this weekend's March on Washington? You can participate virtually! For Complete Details Visit: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/3675-let-s-march-on-washington ======================== Your Comments Are Welcome Below... -Carole How To Download Today's Show •Can't listen live??? No problem. •After The Broadcast...Go To www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole •On My Homepage Next To My Picture Click On The RSS Feed (It's orange and has RSS on it) •Select Today's Show •Download As A MPEG File For Macs or Windows Files Fro PCs •The Broadcast will play on your computer, Laptop, iPod, iPhone, or any other MP3 Listening Device Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern.
Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime ======================== While the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) held their 38th Annual National Convention in Orlando, Florida last week, The Cleveland Plain Dealer laid off one third of its newsroom staff. Last year The New Orleans’ Times-Picayune cut staff and is now published only three days a week. The impact of these cutbacks is embedded in the mounting evidence that social media, the Internet, cable news organizations and citizen journalism have revolutionized the face of journalism throughout the world. We’ll talk to NABJ Immediate Past President Greg Lee, Jr, newly installed President Bob Butler, Boston Chapter President Gary Washburn and Boston University Associate Professor Michelle Johnson to learn how these changes are affecting members of their association. Regardless of how you get your news, the impact of these changes are significant to all communities across the world. Today’s show will give insight into how African American journalists are adapting to an industry in transition. ==== About The National Association of Black Journalists www.nabj.org The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an organization of journalists, students and media-related professionals that provides quality programs and services to and advocates on behalf of black journalists worldwide. Founded by 44 men and women on December 12, 1975, in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation. Many of NABJ's members also belong to one of the professional and student chapters that serve black journalists nationwide. NABJ is committed to the following:
Each year, NABJ awards nearly $100,000 in scholarships and internships to college and high school students nationwide, as well as fellowships for seasoned professionals. The NABJ Media Institute provides professional development and technical training for black journalists at venues across the country. NABJ is headquartered on the campus of the University of Maryland-College Park, 1100 Knight Hall, Suite 3100, College Park, Maryland 20742. Every two years, the membership elects a president and national board of directors to govern NABJ. An executive director leads the national office staff. ======================== Your Comments Are Welcome Below... -Carole How To Download Today's Show •Can't listen live??? No problem. •After The Broadcast...Go To www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole •On My Homepage Next To My Picture Click On The RSS Feed (It's orange and has RSS on it) •Select Today's Show •Download As A MPEG File For Macs or Windows Files Fro PCs •The Broadcast will play on your computer, Laptop, iPod, iPhone, or any other MP3 Listening Device Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern.
Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime ======================== A Special Edition Of Focus On Empowerment Shocked by some and celebrated by others, the George Zimmerman not guilty verdict certainly touched the third rail of race in the judicial system around the country and beyond. It is an established fact that George Zimmerman did kill Trayvon Martin on a rainy day in February 2012. The question remains what precipitated the tragic death of an unarmed 17 year old, merely walking home with a bag of Skiddles and a can of Arizona iced tea The judge, jury and executioner became an armed neighborhood watchman wary of young black men wearing hoodies. It’s all on trial here in Florida...Stand Your Ground. Gun Laws. Self Defense Trials. And the never ending saga of RACE in America. Tampa Based Attorney Warren Hope Dawson is our guest today. A veteran attorney who mentored Attorneys Daryl Parks and Benjamin Crump, the lawyers representing Trayvon Martin’s parents. He’ll walk us through the Florida legal system that yielded Saturday night’s not guilty verdict. Special thanks to my brother, Attorney Wilson Copeland, for helping to arrange the interview with Attorney Dawson. =========== Attorney Warren Hope Dawson Biographical Profile Source: A September 14, 2011 Article In The Tampa Tribune Dawson represented the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund in a lawsuit that desegregated the Hillsborough County School District. Litigation lasted 27 years, from 1974 to 2001. He also participated in a voting rights case, Warren v. City of Tampa, which challenged the at-large system of city council elections and led to the creation of single-member districts in the city and county. He also lobbied for the Florida legislature to adopt single-member districts. In 1970 he ran for a state House seat. Though he did not win, Dawson became the first black candidate to be in a runoff in Hillsborough County since Reconstruction. He was the first black hired in the National Labor Review Board's Tampa regional office and was the city's first black assistant city attorney. Prior to the 1990 Super Bowl in Tampa, Dawson pushed for the integration of the then, all-white Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla. He also lobbied against a proposed theme park that would have featured a slave ship. Dawson served as the 40th president of the National Bar Association and was inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame; is a life member of The Fellows of the American Bar Association Foundation; and was the national president of the Howard University Law Alumni Association. Born in Mulberry, Dawson is only the second black graduate of a Polk County high school to become a lawyer. He received a degree in political science from FAMU in 1961; was an officer in the U.S. Army on active duty from 1961 to 1963; and received his law degree from Howard University in 1966. While at FAMU, he was an Army ROTC distinguished military student, the voice of "The Marching 100," lead speaker on the varsity debating team and a member of the university's choir. ======================== Your Comments Are Welcome Below... -Carole How To Download Today's Show •Can't listen live??? No problem. •After The Broadcast...Go To www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole •On My Homepage Next To My Picture Click On The RSS Feed (It's orange and has RSS on it) •Select Today's Show •Download As A MPEG File For Macs or Windows Files Fro PCs •The Broadcast will play on your computer, Laptop, iPod, iPhone, or any other MP3 Listening Device |
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