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President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people’s lives. Noting the Atlanta school’s mission to cultivate, not just educate, good men, Obama [...]

Valerie B. Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, will address the some 600 members of the Class of 2013 and an international audience of their family and friends at Wellesley College’s 135th Commencement Exercises . “We are delighted to welcome Valerie Jarrett to Wellesley as our 2013 Commencement speaker,” said president H. Kim Bottomly . [...]

In an unprecedented move, Ohio swore in its first African-American County Treasurer. Mark A. Parks Jr. took the oath of office from Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald before a group of 11 council members and community supporters. “Mark continually demonstrates his value to county government with his wide ranging experience and effective management in a [...]

Michigan’s governor, Rick Snyder, recently named a financial overseer for Detroit who is confident his turnaround work could be completed in as short as six months if stakeholders are cooperative partners of his team. Bankruptcy attorney and Jones Day law firm partner, Kevyn Orr was named Detroit’s emergency financial manager. His role gives him sole [...]

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently announced she currently is working on a book exploring democracy within the U.S. and abroad. “My travels both at home and abroad have underscored the promise and the challenges of democracy,” Rice said in a news release issued by Henry Holt, the publisher of her new book. “The [...]