What You Should Know Now

Meet our 2011 Superwomen on March 30th [event]

 

The Weekender: Historic Old Fourth Ward Park -- Have you seen it? [pics]

 
{Photo source: clatl.com}

This weekend, we had the chance to check out the Historic Fourth Ward Park and Conservancy, the newest Beltline greenspace situated in the area of its namesake. It's the first phase of an expanded greenspace project that will ultimately link with Ralph McGill Boulevard, the proposed Beltline and the city's first (planned) public skate park. The park, a joint project between ABI and the city's Department of Watershed Management creates a green amenity and helps Atlanta meet a federal judge's order to overhaul the city's aging sewer system.

Featuring:
-The centerpiece stormwater retention pond surrounded by tall granite walls
-A 350-seat natural amphitheatre
-Chairs carved from stones by local artist Maria Artemis

The public can access the park via Morgan Street, Dallas Street and Edith Street. Wheelchair access to the pond is available at the intersection of Garden Park Drive and Morgan Street.

This is an artistic rendering of what the conservancy will look like eventually:

 

 

TechByte: A Day Made of Glass [video]

Take a look at Corning's vision for the future with specialty glass at the heart of it. So, what do you think?

Former Apprentice Randal Pinkett's National Book Tour Stops in Atlanta

Co-Authors Randal Pinkett & Jeffrey Robinson Give 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success & Find Greatness in their Book “Black Faces In White Places”

It all came down to this moment. Onstage at New York’s Lincoln Center, on live television with millions of people watching the possibility of me, Randal Pinkett, being chosen as real estate mogul Donald Trump’s next Apprentice. – Randal Pinkett, author

It’s a Town Hall like no other as Drs. and co-authors Randal Pinkett and Jeffrey Robinson discuss their book, (with Philana Patterson) Black Faces in White Places: 10-Game Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness, and detail how Black Americans can redefine the game by leveraging ethnic and cultural assets to not only win the game of success in any arena, but to reshape America and leave a powerful legacy.

The National Tour comes to Atlanta, Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Georgia Institute of Technology, Klaus Advance Computer Bldg., 266 Ferst Drive. Dr. Pinkett will give a keynote speech to the Black Leadership Conference at 1:50– 2:25 p.m. The two authors will host the Redefine the Game National Town Hall in the same building at 2:45 – 4:30pm. Town Hall participants include: DLA Piper LLP’s Associate, Anthony Webb, Esq.; Co-owner of ICON Studios, Stone Stafford; and Dr. Director of Title I of Fulton County Schools, Tawana D. Miller. The event is not only part of the Black Leadership Conference but ties in with Georgia Tech's celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the matriculation of Black Students. Other cities the two authors will travel to include: Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. where they will continue to delve into these issues. Showcased during the Town Hall will be the individuals that Pinkett and Robinson interviewed and special guests that experienced similar situations in their workplace.

In the era of celebrating “the Aha” moment, co-authors Randal Pinkett and Jeffrey Robinson believe every person of color has had a “moment;” a not quite “Aha” Moment but rather, that “moment” when he or she is confronted with a challenge related to race. They call this the “Black Faces in White Places Moment.” Randal Pinkett had “a moment” immediately after becoming the first Black winner on The Apprentice, when Donald Trump asked him to share his victory. He stood firm as the sole Apprentice, backed by his unrivaled, undefeated, record on the show and Trump’s own rules for competing for a coveted executive position.

A position, like many others, that come to so few African Americans. “African Americans represent 12 percent of the U.S. workforce. Yet, according to some sources, African Americans only hold between 3 percent and 4 percent of senior-level positions in Fortune 1000 companies today, a scant increase from 2.5 percent in 1995. I wrote this book with Dr. Jeffrey Robinson, respected business thought leader and member of my inner circle, and inspiration from the examples of many successful Black men and women, to share strategies found to be most effective for African Americans to compete, win, and ultimately change for the better an ever-changing game.”

In addition to Randal’s “moment,” Black Faces in White Places interviews other game-changers who share their experiences -- Don Thompson, president of McDonald’s USA; actor and social activist Hill Harper and television and radio personality Roland Martin.

“Plain and simple – to succeed at anything, you need a plan; a strategy for success; an outline of escalating accomplishments to reach your desired goal,” states Jeffrey Robinson. “Black Faces in White Places provides a game-plan uniquely tailored to the specific issues that affect African Americans and can be a critical tool for their success.”

Drawing on wide-ranging success stories, Pinkett and Robinson reveal why African Americans need to expand their focus from working harder and smarter in order to shatter that metaphorical “glass ceiling.” They show how to achieve professional and personal success while affirming and amplifying racial pride by learning, mastering, and ultimately redefining “the ever-changing game”— their new metaphor for our competitive world of work and life.

Building on the four dimensions of the contemporary Black experience—identity, society, meritocracy, and opportunity—BLACK FACES IN WHITE PLACES provides a strategic roadmap to keep African Americans moving forward in their journey toward not simply equal treatment, but equal respect for their diversity and uniqueness. Covering ten groundbreaking strategies (see attached) the chapters inspire and empower every Black man and woman to make a difference for all diverse people in our increasingly multicultural, multi-ethnic, minority dominated world. The book has received praise from CNN’s Soledad O’Brien, actor Bill Cosby, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial and NAACP President and COO Benjamin Todd Jealous.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Randal Pinkett, Ph.D., is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, an information technology and management consulting firm based in Newark, New Jersey. After defending his status as the sole season four winner of The Apprentice, he served as an executive with Trump Entertainment Resorts in Atlantic City. A frequent speaker for corporate and community groups, he is also a regular segment host for CEO Exchange on PBS. He holds five academic degrees, including a Master of Science in Computer Science from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and a Doctor of Philosophy from the MIT Media Laboratory. Born in Philadelphia and raised in East Windsor, New Jersey, he lives in Somerset, New Jersey, with his wife and daughter.

Jeffrey Robinson, Ph.D., is an award-winning business scholar and Assistant Director of The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development at Rutgers Business School. The author of several books and articles on social entrepreneurship, Black unemployment, and African American women in business, he received the Aspen Institute’s Social Impact Faculty Pioneer Award in 2007 for his research and service. A sought after speaker at events and conferences around the world, he holds five academic degrees including a Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia Business School. Born in East Orange and raised in Parsippany, he now lives in Piscataway, New Jersey with his wife and three children.

Philana Patterson is a business news editor for the Associated Press. She lives in Newark, New Jersey.

Title:               BLACK FACES IN WHITE PLACES
                       10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness
Author:          Randal Pinkett, Ph.D. and Jeffrey Robinson, Ph.D., with Philana Patterson  
ISBN:             978-0-8144-1680-8
Price:              $24.95 Hardcover
Pub. Date:      October 28, 2010
Pages:             288

COVER PREVIEW: Celebrate Women's History Month with our 2011 Superwomen!

On the cover:
The 2011 Superwomen

Marietta Davis, General Manager, Microsoft's Greater Southeast District
Dr. Alvetta Peterman Thomas, President, Atlanta Technical College
Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams, Fulton County Superior Court Judge

Inside:

Women of Note
Salute the HERStory maker of yesteryear.

50 Years Later: African-American Women and Georgia Tech
Learn the stories of the first black women to matriculate at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Pretzels, Pralines and Profits
Sweet pointers about product development.

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