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Troy
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Username: Troy
Post Number: 1126
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:24 am: | 
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African American Student Union
36th Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference
http://www.hbsaasu.com/custpage.cfm/frm/8139/sec_id/8139
The folks on the panel I participated in included: Robert Sirleaf- Director of Fixed Income Sales, Wachovia (son of Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf), James Brown- CBS Sports commentator, Joyce M. Roche- President & CEO, Girls, Inc. Alicia Boler-Davis- Plant Manager, General Motors (first woman in this role for GM)
Kelvin Boston- Executive Producer & Host of the Moneywise with Kelvin Boston Public Television Series (someone I've worked with a couple of time in the past --http://aalbc.com/authors/kelvin_boston.htm)
The event was executed superbly. Despite a snow storm the Saturday of the event it was very well attended.
All the panels had serious, accomplished people on the them. I was honored to be included in the mix.
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Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 86
Registered: 02-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:38 am: |
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Troy, it sounds like a great experience! Do you know if they are going to place video on the web?
And I forgive you for consorting with the enemy. ;-)
Signed,
Black Eli Kitty |
Troy
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Username: Troy
Post Number: 1127
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:30 am: |
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No I don't recall video being taken. But I do hope to get a couple of photos.
Sorry the "consorting with the enemy" joke was lost on me. Please elaborate. Do you mean Harvard? |
Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 89
Registered: 02-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:32 am: |
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Yep, Harvard. Yalies sometimes refer to themselves as Elis, after Elihu Yale, the founder. |
Troy
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Username: Troy
Post Number: 1129
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:41 am: |
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{deep} I keep meaning to read Lawrence Otis Graham's boos so that I can school myself on these subtlies (smile).
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Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 90
Registered: 02-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:50 am: |
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Blech @ LOG.
His book was an interesting and enlightening, if not nauseating, read.
He went to Princeton (and to Harvard Law, I believe). If memory serves, in "Our Kind of People", LOG recalls his white neighbor's response to his acceptance into Brown University--the neighbor thought it was "one of those black schools", and because LOG cared what the white neighbors thought, he felt that he had to be more impressive. Or something. |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11713
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 12:33 pm: |
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Way to go, Troy. I'm going to start referring to you when I want to name-drop.  |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11718
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 01:54 pm: |
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FK, I can't tell you how often crossword puzzles use "eli" in its Yale context when supplying a clue for a 3-letter blank to be filled.
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Yvettep
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Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 2718
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 - 10:22 am: |
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Sounds like a great panel, Troy. Do let us know if a taped version of it becomes available. ( I guess I am so spoiled: I assume everything should be available on YouTube! LOL) |
Chrishayden
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Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 6361
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 - 12:06 pm: |
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Troy:
A Question.
How is it you keep getting on all these panels?
Are you like, a celebrity and that? |
Troy
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Username: Troy
Post Number: 1131
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 03, 2008 - 08:58 pm: |
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Chrishayden, I don't do very many panels however I hope to do more now that I'm doing AALBC.com full time. |
Urban_scribe
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Username: Urban_scribe
Post Number: 675
Registered: 05-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 07:56 am: |
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now that I'm doing AALBC.com full time.
CONGRATS! That is a major move. Wishing you much success!  |
Connie_briscoe
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Username: Connie_briscoe
Post Number: 14
Registered: 01-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 09:36 am: |
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Yes, congrats, Troy. Didn't realize that.
Books must be treating you good (smile)!
Connie Briscoe
www.conniebriscoe.com |
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