Eyes on Enterprise: Racism in Corporate America - Importance of Diversity
Examining entrepreneurship, business development, wealth creation, money management, and risk taking, across all races and ethnicities.
November 30th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Eyes On The Enterprise, Latest News with 0 Comments
African-American leaders recently met with President Barack Obama to express their concerns for his second term.
Based on press reports of the meeting, the leaders delivered the right message to the president in saying his primary focus should be on jobs and the economy.
They also told the president that the brunt of the looming "fiscal cliff" or upcoming deficit reduction deal of tax increases...
November 26th, 2012
Written by Michael Melia - Associated Press in Eyes On The Enterprise, Latest News with 0 Comments
LEDYARD, Conn. (AP) — As benefits of tribal membership go, few compare with the six-figure stipends once enjoyed by the Mashantucket Pequots, who own and operate the giant Foxwoods Resort Casino. Since those payments dried up, more have started taking advantage of another privilege: casino jobs.
The Pequots, a tribe of roughly 900 people in southeastern Connecticut, receive special consideration...
November 2nd, 2012
Written by David Pitt - Associated Press in Eyes On The Enterprise, Latest News with 0 Comments
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman who claims she was subjected to racial slurs by co-workers, including finding a doll whose face was painted black hanging outside her home with threats to quit her job at Deere & Co., has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company.
Copa Burse, 48, said racial slurs were painted on her work locker at the Deere plant Ankeny, and that she was...
October 16th, 2012
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NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Stanley is being accused of discriminating against black homeowners and violating federal civil rights laws by providing strong incentives to a subprime lender to originate mortgages that were likely to go unrepaid.
The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was filed Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union and others on behalf of five Detroit residents and Michigan...
September 5th, 2012
Written by Manny Otiko in Eyes On The Enterprise, Latest News with 1 Comment
As the price of college skyrockets, and the American economy struggles, the option of college is increasingly becoming a pipe dream for many ethnic minorities.
According to a recent Huffington Post story, "About 40 percent of students left school with debt averaging about $22,000. But students from families earning between $40,000 and $59,000 were saddled with $6,000 more on average than peers...
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