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Seven varied African Americans provide perspectives on leadership, past, current and future, as part of the Global Atlanta Work Leadership video series. View the first two perspectives provided by Aaron Turpeau, ARC Board member and chairman of the Global Atlanta Works Advisory Committee and Michael Russell, President and CEO, H.J. Russeell Construction Company. Mr. Turpeau describes the role of African Americans in the political process over the past 30 years from the vantage point of experiences working closely with former Atlanta Mayors Maynard Jackson, Andrew Young and current mayor Shirley Franklin. Mr. Russell discusses leadership challenges and opportunities. Michael Russell was promoted to chief executive officer of H.J. Russell & Company in October 2003, succeeding his father Herman Russell, who founded the company in 1952 and led it for 50 years. Future issues will include conversations with Robert Brown, President and CEO, R.L. Brown & Associates, Leonardo McClarty, President, DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, Gwen Keyes Fleming, DeKalb County District Attorney, Stacey Abrams, Georgia State Representative and CEO, sageworks.IIc, and Lonnie King CEO, Onyx Development Company.
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Are traditional civil rights leaders ready for a new generation to take the helm? Listen to: Passing the Torch of Leadership - A National Public Radio (NPR) Interview
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Video: (Complete) "An International Perspective on Diversity" with Andrew Young
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Whites will become a minority and U.S. Latino population will triple in size by 2050
A report released Monday, Feb. 4, by the Pew Resource Center concluded that if current trends continue, by 2050 the nation's non-Hispanic whites will make up 47 percent of the population, compared to 67 percent in 2005. The Center projects that the national population will increase by 48 percent between 2005-2050 with Latinos accounting for 60 percent of that growth. Read the complete U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050 report.
Source: Pew Resource Center