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Mickey Leland Hosted the First CBC Energy Session in 1982

Norris McDonald & Mickey Leland in 1982
Today the CBC hosts five or six energy and environment braintrusts during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference. 'In the old days,' they actually held the sessions in Congressional hearing rooms. Now the sessions are held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington, DC.

Congressional Mickey Leland hosted the very first energy and environment braintrust on behalf of the CBCF in 1982. He reached out to our president, Norris McDonald, to organize the session for him. It turned out to be a very successful session and now there are numerous such sessions sponsored by the CBCF. But everyone should remember that the late Congressman Mickey started it all.

The American Association of Blacks in Energy coordinated a reception after the session. It provided for a great networking opportunity at that time. Larry Irving was Congressman Leland's Legislative Director and Counsel at that time. Larry went on to head of the National Telecommunications Infrastructure Administration (NTIA), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce. In 2009, Larry became Vice President of Global Government Affairs for Hewlett-Packard Company, the largest technology company in the world.

Mickey is a legend. And those who met him and got to know him will never forget him.

CBC Energy and Environment Sessions at 2010 Conference

CBC GREEN ROUNDTABLE
BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Moving Towards Restoration & Long Term Recovery
Honorary Host(s): Rep. Barbara Lee
Thursday, September 16, 20102:00 PM - 3:50 PMWCC Room 144-BC

Green: The New Black; How We Should Capitalize on the Opportunities of this New Environmental Honorary
Host(s): Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II
Friday, September 17, 20109:00 AM - 4:50 PMWCC Room 209-B

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BRAINTRUST
Securing Our Future: Using New Technology to Reduce America's Dependence on Foreign Fuel
Honorary Host(s): Rep. James E. Clyburn
Friday, September 17, 201010:30 AM - 12:00 PMWCC Room 143-C

Energizing Minority Participation in the New Energy Economy
Honorary Host(s): Rep. G.K. Butterfield
Friday, September 17, 201010:30 AM - 12:00 PMWCC Room 144-A

How Climate and Energy are Shaping U.S. Policy and Perceptions as Viewed from a Global
Honorary Host(s): Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Friday, September 17, 201010:30 AM - 12:00 PMWCC Room 146-B

CBCF ALUMNI SERIES
Going Green in the Hood
Honorary Host(s): CBCF
Saturday, September 18, 20101:00 PM - 3:00 PMWCC Room 140-A

How to Push Your Business to Get Growth From Developing Markets

In a recent Wall Street Journal Article, "Philips's CEO Urges Local Strategies for Emerging Markets," reporter Paul Glader interviews Philips Electronics NV Chief Executive Gerard Kleisteriee.

Kleisteriee shines a magnificent light on his firm's global strategy. The company aims to boost emerging-market sales from 30% to 50% by 2015 by focusing on China.

An interesting snapshot:

WSJ: What do companies have to do differently now in emerging markets?

Mr. Kleisterlee: It does not suffice to serve only the metropolitan areas. In India and in China you need to have good rural distribution.

Increasingly we, and also our competitors, develop products in these emerging markets for the emerging markets. So it is not a European or a U.S. concept that gets sold in China or India but things that we have designed, engineered and manufactured locally for the local market.

Read the entire interview here.

By the way, I did not know Philips has an online store.

Are You a Loosey-Goosey Leader?

Find out at my latest installment for Small Business Trends and the American Express OPEN Forum:

5 Signs of 'Loosey-Goosey' Management
by Laurel Delaney

Illustration credit: American Express OPEN Forum

Posted by: The Global Small Business Blog

Anderson Cooper Abuses Congresswoman Johnson

CNN should be ashamed of the way that Anderson Cooper handled the interview with Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX). He aired the interview on Thursday, and because it seemed to catch the congresswoman sounding vulnerable, he aired it again tonight. Congresswoman Johnson stated that she reimbursed the $21,000 in scholarships that were awarded to her grandkids. Anderson was not satisfied with that and proceeded to essentially abuse the Congresswoman as she tried to explain the situation. It is clearly 'open season' on Congressional Black Caucus members.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson does not serve on education committees in the House of Representatives but has gone out of her way to aggressively promote educational achievement by minority students. We have attended events organized by the congresswoman to raise awareness and funding for scholarships for needy students. Anderson Cooper's conduct was unconsciousable and he did seem to be 'creating a scandal' where none exists.

We know that Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will remain strong in the face of this 4th estate abuse from The Left. We salute you Congresswoman Johnson, for we know about your work. And why hasn't the media been out covering your hard work in promoting educational achievement for minority kids. Where was Anderson Cooper in promoting all of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's great works in this area? It simply is not fair and represents an abuse of freedom of the press.

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Monkey with cat, originally uploaded by Salim Virji.