Collector keeps black history at fingertips (Birmingham News)
Melvin Humes has made preserving black heritage his mission in life. "We know so little about ourselves, being forcefully removed from Africa," he said, standing in a museum-like house filled with artifacts and memorabilia....more...New York Life's African-American Marketing Unit Launches Career Web Site and Resource Center (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----New York Life Insurance Company announced it has launched a Web site http://www.newyorklife.com/africanamericancareers for African-Americans seeking information about the benefits of a career in life insurance at all stages of professional development....more... Jefferies' private equity placement agent sets up S.F. office (BizJournals)
The Jefferies Investment Bank said Tuesday that its Helix Associates division, a private equity fund placement agent, will establish a San Francisco office....more... Taggart elected to lead national insurance group (Cody Enterprise)
When Jeff Taggart was elected president of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors as its 118th president, little did he know he was the first to follow in his grandfather's footsteps....more... Odds and Ends (Richmond.com)
This week: The Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce is recognized for economic contributions and other tidbits from the world of Richmond business....more... Novazone lands produce distributor (BizJournals)
Novazone Inc. said Tuesday that produce distributor Tanimura Distributing Inc. will use Novazone's cold-storage ozone purification system....more... Evadna Bartlett: Thoughts of high school return with class reunion (Charleston Daily Mail)
LANSING, MICH. -- As we left our high school reunion, a woman who had been a classmate since elementary school confessed she had reservations about attending....more... New USS Liberty revelations stoke anger (Gulf Times)
By John Crewdson BRYCE Lockwood, Marine staff sergeant, Russian-language expert, recipient of the Silver Star for heroism, ordained Baptist minister, is shouting into the phone....more... Television movies for the week of Oct. 7 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Television movies for the week of Oct. 7...more... |