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We are a collection of smalls

Small is Huge.Homes, main streets and communities. They’re our foundation. Our building blocks. Brick by brick, they make our whole greater.

They’re why Wells Fargo invests in our communities a little differently. Because small, personal measures offer huge meaning for the people and communities we serve. And with every business, neighborhood and community supported, you’d be surprised how it all adds up to something bigger.

Sometimes a single kitchen can kickstart a local economy with new business. A handful of seeds can sow a community garden of well-being. A single job can support thousands more. And the list goes on from there.

Last year we worked with over 18,500 non-profits and schools from the San Francisco Bay Area to Tampa Bay, donations that totaled more than $275 million. But offering a helping hand can also mean lending your own hand to a cause. So Wells Fargo Team Members vol-unteered nearly 1.7 million hours in their local communities last year.

Little by little we can do a lot. Because small is huge.

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This month THT features General Colin Powell "On Being Ones Own Hero," leading corporations engaged in the promotion of science education, and spectacular interviews from top athletes.

In addition, THT is promoting itself to over a million new readers in the effort to showcase the best and brightest that Harlem and the Harlems of the World has to offer. We hope that you enjoy these stimulating articles on a variety of topics, and that you come away both inspired and motivated.

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Soccer has been gaining interest over the last several years in America, and now it has made its way to the inner cities. FC Harlem’s Director Irv Smalls has

been at the forefront of this movement and he is now looking to take soccer and the program in Harlem to a whole new level. Smalls is working on a project to build a state of the art year around soccer facility in West Harlem. Smalls was a college football player and was part of the 1995 undefeated Penn State Nittany Lions that won the Rose Bowl. He began to transition from football to soccer in 2000 when he joined MLS. When Smalls watched the 2002 World Cup and later in 2004 saw French superstar and current New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry play a match with his former club Arsenal he was hooked. Irv joined then Harlem Youth Soccer Association rebrand-ed it FC Harlem and set off on a journey to use soccer to positively impact the lives of youth in Harlem. FC Harlem’s grand vison is to estab-lish the first inner city leadership and soc-

cer school in the United States. FC Harlem Lions is where young people from ages 5-19 will have the opportunity to develop quality soccer skills but more important-ly be prepared to be positive contributors to their local community and the world. Smalls came up with the name LIONS so

that people will strive to be Leaders In Our Neighborhoods on and off the field. FC Harlem’s objectives are to prepare youth for post high school academic opportun-ities, provide job skills to improve work-force opportunities and establish pathways for competitive soccer. The organization emphasizes the values of community service, confidence and commitment. The

new facility will have classrooms bring-ing together the importance of soccer and youth development. In addition, to this fa-cility being a place to develop soccer skills, FC Harlem intends to create internships programs with local colleges and DEP around facility management and sustaina-bility in urban environments. Irv intends this will be “green project” from design and construction to operations and main-tenance meeting LEED certification. Getting to this point has not been with-out serious challenges over the years, from the community’s acceptance to soccer, lack of playing and program space, pressure from larger outside soccer clubs wanting to move in or just the over competitive high cost pay to play model for youth soccer. But support from the professional soccer industry, individuals, local com-munity and media exposure have kept the small organization in play and ready for the next step in its growth and vision to develop leaders of the neediest kids in Harlem.

FC Harlem's Grand vi-sion is to establish the first inner city leader-ship and soccer school in the United states.

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FC Harlem and Smalls have already re-ceived ringing endorsements from high profile people in the Harlem community and across the country. Below are some quotes: “FC Harlem soccer can turn kids lives around and be that program that makes a difference so kids can be suc-cessful.”-United States Congressional Representative , NY 13 District Charles B. Rangel ( at FC HARLEM FIELD in 2010) “We have a number of communities that are absolutely vital to the future development of sport and the success of the National Team. The African- American community is at the top of our list. FC Har-lem is unique in that it has a good connec-tion to Major League Soccer.” President of United States Soccer Federation Sunil Gulati ( governing body of the Men’s and Women’s National Team) “Irv is a special guy. You meet him, you’re instantly captivated by his opti-mism, enthusiasm and his real commit-ment to the sport soccer but more import-antly, to improve the lives of young people in his community.”Commissioner of Major League Soccer Don Garber “I think FC Harlem is part of the edu-cational process of turning out full rounded human beings.” Daniel Rose, Chairman Emeritus of HEAF "I love the sport of soccer. I really want to see it in more urban communities like the one I grew up in and start to bring in more people of color. It's challenging because of the space requirements but it's a challenge that is worthwhile due to the connection to the world. FC Harlem Lions is a renaissance for the sport in America. I think given the proper financial support soccer in Harlem will continue to thrive

and could be replicated in inner cities around the country.” -Don Cogsville, President of the Cogsville Group and former US National Team Player FC Harlem has been very successful in trying to navigate the NYC bureaucratic maze. Trying to keep a program of this na-ture alive is really a full-time job. What do I mean by that...just trying to find space, in or around New York City, not necessarily Harlem is challenging. 10, 20 years ago, it was easy, easier to find space in Harlem. Harlem was not the so called hot neighbor-hood. Irv Smalls has done a monumental job in trying to keep the program alive and always finds some space over there by the Hudson so FC Harlem can have a field of its own. “It’s our job to make sure that insti-tutions such as FC Harlem find a home and keep them at home. It’s a fabulous program. you’re probably will have other communities that want it or try to copy it. But there is only one Harlem! We need to make sure that soccer in terms of Harlem stays that way. You know this is God’s country out here. I think Irv has done a fabulous job in terms of promoting the FC Harlem program. It was not too long ago

that he brought David Beckham up here. Half of the folks uptown didn’t even know who David Beckham was!” -Harlem State Assemblyman Keith L. Wright As you see from the quote above David Beckham who is one of the most popular soccer players of al-time came to visit Harlem back in 2007 for a soccer clinic. During his interview with CNN Beckham stated something like this is incredible for the kids of Harlem. Jozy Altidore of the US National Team and member of Sunderland FC in the Pre-mier League made the trip to Harlem with Beckham said “this program gives kids hope that if you work hard at something you can succeed in it.” He also stated it’s a way out for some of these kids and shows them that they can make it. So to take FC Harlem to the next level is to build the first ever year round soccer facility in West Harlem. Once the field is open you will see kids playing pickup soccer game similar to what they do in basketball and quality instruction from professional coaches. More importantly as discussed earlier, this will be center for leadership development.FC Harlem is currently looking for funding with hopes that this facility will be open and running by the Fall 2016 which will be right after the next Summer Olympics. FC Harlem is actively putting together a team of stakeholders from the Harlem commun-ity, private sector and soccer community to move forward this amazing endeavor. The impact of this project is ground-breaking will be felt around the world. Never before has there been a project like this that brings soccer and commun-ity together. Irv says “the inner cities are gardens of innovation, creativity and leadership and given the resources for proper cultivation they will yield positive contributors to the global society. I believe that this facility will be a center of innova-tion.” Harlem is full of historic landmarks such as the Apollo, Theresa Hotel and Rucker Park . I am sure upon completion the FC Harlem soccer facility will be added to that list.

I think FC Harlem is part of the educational process of turning out full rounded human beings. - Daniel Rose, Chairmain Emeritus of HEAF

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Cars: sometimes you can't live without them! But in order to live with them, you have

to deal with acquiring insurance. It's also no surprise that New York City is the most expensive to get insur-ance in. The boroughs ascend in cost going from Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx, and then Brook-lyn. (Several places in nearby Nassau County were also price) One reason why insurance prices change is population density. The high populations of the city correlate with accident rates because more people have to drive in congested areas as opposed to many smaller cit-ies and towns upstate and to the west, where populations and densities are less. With the congestion and com-plexity comes more complex driving experiences which increases chances of driver error. A company called ValuePen-guin produced a study, which can be found at the following link http://

www.valuepenguin.com/best-cheap-car-insurance-new-york This study gives overview level information about various prices of insurance across both the various neighborhoods of the city, and other cities and towns across the state. One reason that Manhattan could be the least expensive, is because it has relatively few people commut-ing in their own vehicles, estimated at 200,000. From there, the Bronx climbs to just over 500,000, and Brooklyn tops the list at 800,000. While less of a factor, high popula-tion densities also increase the risk of urban crimes such as auto theft and vandalism, which also factor into insurance rates. Queens has over a million commuters, but its large land area reduce that population density factor, which can ease the complexity of commutes and so reduce accident ratios.

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• Discounts for Home ownership: Can be combined with a multi-policy discount if you insure your vehicle and house with the same company• Lower Rates for Married Couples• Student Discounts: Earning grades of B and above, making the honor roll, leaving for college or living far away• Safety Features Discount: For cars with anti-lock brake systems (ABS), airbag capacity, daytime running lights, and anti-theft devices• Lower Rates for Reduced Miles Driven: Typically for annual mileage less than 10,000• Multi-Vehicle Discount• Discounts for Professional and Organization Affiliations: Some companies discount premiums for nurses, teach-ers, policemen, safety officers, federal employees, and military members in recognition of their services. Check for discounts for your employer, alumni association, trade group, sports conference, or industry organization• Discounts for Mature Drivers: Proof you've passed a licensed mature driver improvement course can get you up to 5 - 7% off• Defensive Driving / Driver Education Savings: If you take a licensed driver re-education course every couple of years, you can save up to 10%• Lump Payment Methods: Paying in full and going paperless avoids installment and administrative fees• Customer Loyalty: If you should be a long-standing customer of a company, you should squeeze some extra con-sideration for this by asking for loyalty discounts. • Green / Hybrid Vehicle Discounts

"Of the cheapest borough", Harlem and Washington Heights emerged as among the most expensive. Certainly, these are dense areas. However, the East Village is also packed full of vibrant residents, yet their rates are a little lower. The precise reasons for this are unclear. Insurance companies keep their precise formulas as proprietary. A broad way to describe these influences is, in the words of ValuePenguin analyst Ting Pen, "the experiences that dif-ferent insurers have with the varying areas." For example, different areas for different companies could have varying quantities and types of claims processed. It's important not to become overly wrapped up which neighborhoods ranked where on a listing. Most of the vari-ants in Manhattan are few hundred dollars - it's unpleasant that Harlem and Washington Heights were near the top of the list, but certainly not a reason to avoid living there or moving. A couple of the providers reported much higher rate quotes than the others, which makes the averages much smaller. Another factor is that Geico was the least expen-sive, but it is mostly an online company, and drivers who need a more personalized relationship with the agent may not have the best experience with them - premium isn't everything! So it's important to do your own research in detail be-fore choosing a policy. There are many factors to consider, so an independent agent can help sort out the complex-ities. Drive safely!

Tips to reduce car insurance costs, provided by Ting Pen at ValuePenguinGood Driver Discounts: No accidents or traffic violations in the past three years (some insurers stretch this out to five years)

Most of the variants in Manhattan are few hundred dollars - It's unpleasant that Har-lem and Washington Heights were near the top of the list, but certainly not a reason to avoid living there or moving.

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66ApproachesTo CrisisManagement

By Alice Gordon

An immediate reaction to a crisis could be to tense up, freeze, loose your cool or do nothing. The Business Dictionary defines a crisis as a “Critical event or point of decision which, if not handled

in an appropriate and timely manner (or if not handled at all), may turn into a disaster or catastrophe.” Most business owners are ill prepared to handle a major crisis. They fail to consider the “the what if” crisis scenarios, which invariably happens at the worst time. A crisis could occur during the middle of an im-portant board meeting, when your child has a baseball tournament, when you are impressing the new hire for your company or worse yet in the middle of a per-formance review with your manager. Crisis management may seem like a buzzword but has real tentacles with critical assessments, approaches and solutions. Let me explain.

1. Identify and Isolate the Issue - This allows one to step back and access the situation.

2. React quickly – Communicate often – timing is critical. No one wants to wait for information in the 24 hour news world we live in.

3. Take control and set the agenda – in other words tell your own story. Be the first to set the record straight.

4. Hire a professional – the issue won’t simply go away - Enough said.5. Make changes, communicate what they are - If changes are made

such as an improvement in product design, new rules or employee changes – talk about them. Everyone likes to know that action was taken to fix a situation.

6. Reflect, Review & Resolve – Take a moment to think about what has happened. Review what worked and what did not and how the crisis would be addressed going forward.

Lastly, plan to proactively make an impact.

Alice Gordon, is the CEO and Executive Problem Solver of Skye Connect, Inc. Her firm specializes in getting to the root cause of issues and crisis management, developing creative content management to incorporate in global conversations with social media and effective supply chain integration and metrics. She can be found at www.skyeconnect.com or on Twitter - @TheAliceConnect.

If an organization has to craft a response to a problem or issue within less than 2 hours, that could constitute as a crisis for some business owners. In addition, the crisis could be temporary but continue to cause a disruption in the daily work-flow.

To manage an expected situation here are 6 ways to approach a crisis or difficult issue

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IMMIGRANT CHILDRENA Special Lens For The Immigration Situation

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Immigration is a situation, not a prob-lem. After all, the very nature of im-migration means that people's lives are in a mixed state of present stress and

hope for a better future. Questions of identity weave in and out of the topic. Immigrants have to leave the patriotic pride of their former home and their own personal history, to navigate what being American now means to them. This piece will focus on the corollary matter of what it means to join a new society as a child. Personal growth is accompanied by times of immense stress, all a part of the immigrant’s long journey. At the top of the list is the economic issue. The financial implications of immi-gration can veer into complex aspects at

a rapid pace. For adults the role of work is crucial to social life. Put another way, new jobs are not created as quickly as new members join the grand American family. The current citizen worries about losing

work, faced with competition from the new citizen needing to find work. Also important are national security topics, which arise from the influx of immigrants crossing the borders and put-ting stress on previously balanced law enforcement ratios. Avoiding the impli-cation that immigrants are more danger-ous than current citizens, there are still concerns that any time you overload the capacity of the police force to maintain the safety equilibrium, difficulties will occur. Immigrant families indeed present the full range of matters to attend to. However, out of the spotlight, a twist on the theme emerges when families send their children alone! Generally, a working adult's eco-nomic safety is not challenged when a child arrives to the country. Similarly, the initiatives to curb employment of illegal immigrants also do not apply to children. The same reasoning goes for the national security angle — children are not a significant risk factor. So from these and other examples, the issue of isolated children being sent to Amer-ica alone should be treated separately from other immigrant initiatives. The considerations involving children are many and deep, but they are of a slower nature, providing time to navigate the issues, hopefully in a reasoned and level manner.

The current citizen wor-ries about losing work faced with competition from the new citizen needing to find work.

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The economic perspective of the effects of lonely immigrant children shifts from employment and security to the costs of caring for the children. Typically children are transferred to and among different in-stitutions with varying levels of support ca-pacity available, including schooling. This is where the economic principle of finite resources appears, as the adults involved attempt to provide complete care for their children. Decisions begin to be made, at the micro level of each individual child in tandem with the structural resources available, with varying levels of distress, desperation, and ingenuity. This is the intense level when each of the many aspects already mentioned conflict with each other, with certain sets of partial components of solutions proving impossible to provide together. Our country looks to national policy to provide guidance on how to solve some of these resource conflicts. Of central importance to children any-where is education. Democrats and Repub-licans differ in opinion about how best to allocate and administer education funds and resources. Those details are not import-ant here. At the broader level, the tension comes from the definition of a citizen as someone who is fully entitled to all the ben-efits of being an American. So when illegal immigrants enter the country, there simply is a new person arriving who will partake of those services, while not having been granted the full rights to receive them. Returning to our focus on children, investments in all aspects of education funding are now being spread across more children than planned, strained by the newcomers who also have not fully been granted rights to receive these benefits. An-other way to state this is that each party’s proposals can be analyzed by the amount of spending in a particular area, divided by the number of children intended to be served. So when a surging influx of new children

arrive, those ratios change unfavorably. However, after all the downside cost in-creases are worked through, it is important to balance that out with the subtle benefits. According to the White House website, im-migrants boost demand for local consumer goods. From the perspective of caring for immigrant children, this means boosts in both childcare goods and private childcare

services. Immigrant children and youths, who become adult citizens, are still people who have just changed countries and are missing some of the normal support structures of their former family life. They then join the discussion with their new American identi-ty. And through it all, some of those peo-ple will succeed to great heights — as the troubling technicalities of their childhoods fade away, leaving only their contributions to America. We still need to find ways to develop the legal immigration process with a spe-cial focus on the vulnerability of children. Assistance must be sought to handle the administrative issues normally performed by immigrating adults. As noted on the White House website, President Obama said on July 4, 2012, ‘”The lesson of these 236 years is clear – immigration makes America stronger. Immigration makes us more prosperous. And immigration positions America to lead in the 21st century.”

As noted on the White House website President Obama said on July 4, 2012, " The lesson of these 236 years is clear - immigration makes us more prosperous. And immigration positons America to lead in the 21st century.

The economic perspec-tive of the effects of lonely immigrant chil-dren shifts from employ-ment and security to the costs of caring for the children.

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Shaquille O’Neal will go down as one of the most dominant players to ever play in the NBA. At his peak, Shaq was an unstoppable force on

the basketball court. Don’t believe me? Take a look at some of his mind-boggling stats. In his MVP season of 1999-2000, he led the league in scoring with 29.7 points per game, while shooting 57% from the fl oor. He also averaged 13.6 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, and 3.8 assists. In his three Finals wins with the Lakers, Shaq averaged 38 points, 16.7 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks in 2000; 33, 15.6, and 3.4 in 2001; and 36.3, 12.3, and 2.8 in 2002. In 2004, it was easy to see the rift between Shaq and Kobe explode. Shaq was still as dominant as in the fi rst three champion-ships, shooting an amazing 63% from the fi eld while scoring 26.6 per game. Kobe scored 22.6 per game in that series as well, but shot 38% while averaging close to 23 shots per game. Shaq, meanwhile, aver-aged just under 17 shots per contest. That was the last time the two played on the same NBA team. At an NBA on TNT media event prior to the start of the NBA season, Shaq re-fl ected on his time with Kobe. “When I get inside position and you shoot a jumper, then you shoot another jumper,” Shaq said about his frustration over playing with Bryant. Still, defending Kobe, Shaq said, “I guess I can understand his point of view too, I’m open too.”

Later, Shaq touched on the idea of teammates needing to get along. “I think it’s a misconception about players have to like each other. The key word is respect. You don’t have to like me. Don’t matter if you like me, but I know you respect me when I got somebody on my back…and guess what? When I get doubled I respect you enough to throw it out.” Shaq con-tinued talking about the success he shared with Kobe, and peaked into an alternate universe to see what could have been. “That’s how we were able to win three in a row. If we would have stayed together, could we probably have got six? Defi nitely man.” We will never know what would have happened if Shaq and Kobe stayed together, but six would defi nitely have been possible. Shaq also played with four-time NBA MVP LeBron James, but it was a Shaq that was in the twilight of his career, in his next-to-last season in the league. I asked Shaq what would have happened if he were able to team up with James in his prime. “We would have defi nitely got the three in a row, and then we would have stayed together,” Shaq said of the fantasy situa-tion. “He’s the type that, he plays the way you like. He plays too unselfi sh some-times.” Then Shaq compared LeBron’s mindset of passing the ball to a teammate not many would have guessed. “(LeBron) reminds me of the fi rst guy I played with, a guy named Scottie Skiles. If

I did that (the ball) was there every time,” Shaq says, motioning with his hands that he is demanding the ball. “I never had to say ‘Scott you missed me’ or if Scott missed me one time, I’m getting (the ball) 10 times in a row. LeBron’s that type of player.”Shaq seems to think that a partnership with LeBron James would have resulted in the same three championships he won with Kobe Bryant, then more, as he and LeBron would have got along. Perhaps along with Shaq, LeBron would have been secure with the secondary role. Unfortunately, it was the clash of egos between Shaq and Kobe, among other things, that led to the end of one of the most dominant combinations ever to play in the NBA. Shaq and LeBron could have been even more successful.

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New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher made his NBA coaching debut on Wednes-day, October 29, 2014, in a 104-80 loss to the Chicago

Bulls. Almost 18 years prior, on November 1, 1996, Fisher made his NBA debut as a player with the Los Angeles Lakers, scoring 12 points while dishing out 5 assists against the Phoenix Suns. Before Fisher made his coaching debut, I asked him to compare any similar feelings between making his debut as a player and as a coach. “Anytime I have ever walked out of the tunnel and I approached a basketball court, I have always approached it from the mind-set of wanting to win, so those feelings are the same. Every team I have ever been on I have always wanted to do everything I could to help my team win. Some nights were better than others, but that was always the ultimate goal. So walking out of the tunnel tonight, as much that has changed in the 18 years that has not changed at all. The ultimate goal is just to try to help my team win. Now as a coach that’s at the top of the list.”

Coach Fisher was able to help his team win from the bench the night after his debut, shocking the basketball world with the Knicks pulling off a 95-90 road upset over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the debut of LeBron James in his return to Cleveland. For Knicks fans, hopefully this will be the first of many victories for Fisher as head coach of the team. With Fisher’s arrival, former head coach Mike Woodson is gone, but there are also other players who aren’t in Knicks uni-forms, and others who have replaced them. Those who exited are center Tyson Chand-

ler and gun-toting point guard Raymond Felton. New Knicks include point guard Jose Calderon, who missed the beginning of the season due to injury, center Samuel Dalembert, and energizers Quincy Acy and Jason Smith.

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"Anytime I have ever walked out of the tunnel and I ap-proached a basketball court, I have always approached it from the mindset of wanting to win, so those feelings are the same..."

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For the Knicks, Car-melo Anthony is as close to a given as you get in the NBA, and you can expect him to do what he does arguably as well as anyone in the league: score. Melo also had his finest season rebounding the ball a year ago, but he will need assist-ance in the areas of scoring and rebounding. JR Smith should be the second scoring option on the team, but Smith has been inconsistent through-out his career. Who are some of the Knicks who could step in on any given night when Smith is strug-gling shooting from the floor? Jose Calderon is a lethal three-point shooter who doesn’t always look for his shot, but when left open, he will make you pay. Iman Shumpert has shown flashes throughout his career, but has lacked the consistency to make him a viable scoring threat. Perhaps in his fourth and final year of his rookie deal, Shumpert is able to take his game to another level, something many have thought possible for the last couple of sea-sons. Tim Hardaway Jr. was one of the few bright spots for the Knicks a year ago. The second-year swingman who brings a lot of energy to the team is known for his three pointers and dunks, but also needs to find the consistency that can make him a key contributor. Then there is perhaps one of the biggest x-fac-tors in the NBA: Amar’e Stoudemire. The former All Star, in his fifth and final year of his deal with the Knicks, talked about regaining his love of the game of basketball, which

he had lost due to injury. Though Amar’e may think that the All Star still lives within, and believe me, Knicks fans hope it still does, if he can stay healthy and contribute 75% of what he used to be, then Stoude-mire will be a key contribu-tor to the team. Without the big man who stands tall and talented, the Knicks lack consistent front-court scoring outside of Carmelo, who, with the loss of weight over the summer due to diet, may not be capable of banging on the inside like he did last season. Ultimately, I see this team winning around 45 games, which would make them a playoff team, but will also more than likely lead to a first-round exit. This won’t be the cham-pionship year that Knicks fans have yearned for the last four decades, but it will hopefully set the foundation that allows fans to see that it may come in the near future under Derek Fisher, Phil Jackson, and starring Carmelo Anthony.

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For the Knicks, Carmelo An-thony is as close to a given as you get in the NBA, and you can ex-pect him to do what he does arguably as well as anyone in the league: score.

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NBA PREVIEW2014-2015

By Jason Leach

This upcoming basketball season is one of the most anticipated in recent history. There are many storylines and questions heading into this season. Will LeBron James bring a title to Cleveland? How long will Kevin Durant be out? How will the Knicks fair with first year coach Derek Fisher? Can Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose stay healthy? Lastly, will the San Antonio Spurs repeat?

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CENTRAL DIVISION

ATLANTIC DIVISION 1. Toronto Raptors - The Raptors won the Atlantic division last year but were eliminated in the first round by the Nets. Now, the Raptors are hopeful that their playoff experience and the addition of Kyle Lowry will get them past the first round.

2. New York Knicks - New coach Derek Fisher will do his best to make the triangle offense run as smooth as possible. With new players and a new offense, there will be growing pains for Knicks fans. But, when all else fails, they can give the ball to Carmelo Anthony.

3. Brooklyn Nets - Injuries to Brook Lopez and Deron Williams have prevented the Nets from reaching their full potential over the last few seasons. Now, with Kevin Garnett a year older and Paul Pierce in Washington, the Nets will have to fight just to make the playoffs.

4. Boston Celtics - The good news for the Celtics is that Rajon Rondo is healthy. The bad news is the Celtics don’t have enough scoring to compete in the East. If rookie Marcus Smart has a fast start to the season, the Celtics may trade Rondo since he’ll be a free agent at the end of the season.

5. Philadelphia 76ers - The 76ers won 19 games last year and it doesn’t seem that they will fare much better this year. It will take at least another sea-son before we can expect anything from the young 76ers.

1. Cleveland Cavaliers - With LeBron James now back in Cleveland, the power structure of the East has changed dramatically. The Cavs were able to make a trade to acquire all-star Kevin Love and now they have their own Big 3 (James, Love, Irving).

2. Chicago Bulls - In the offseason, the Bulls added Pau Gasol to increase scoring in their front court. In the draft they added sharp shooter Doug McDermott. Now, the Bulls are hoping Derrick Rose can play a full season.

3. Indiana Pacers - The prospect of the Pacers making another deep run in the playoffs ended when Paul George broke his leg. With Lance Stephenson now in Charlotte, the Pacers will have to rely on their big front court consisting of David West and Roy Hibbert to carry them.

4. Detroit Pistons - The Pistons have three talented big men in Josh Smith, Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe. If new coach Stan Van Gundy can improve on their shot selection, the Pistons can contend for a playoff spot.

5. Milwaukee Bucks - The Bucks may have the rookie of the year in Jabari Parker, as he is a pure scorer. However, new head coach Jason Kidd will have his work cut out trying to improve on the Bucks 15-67 record last season.

New York Knicks Head Coach Derek Fisher

Toronto Raptors PG Kyle Lowry

Boston Celtics PG Rajon Rondo

Cleveland Cavaliers PF Kevin Love

Chicago Bulls PF/C Paul Gasol

Milwaukee Bucks SG/SF Jabari Parker

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SOUTHEAST DIVISION 1. Washington Wizards - The Wizards backcourt of John Wall and Brad-ley Beal is one of the most talented in the NBA. After making it to the second round of the playoff last seasons, the Wizards added Paul Pierce, believing his championship experience can take them to the next level.

2. Miami Heat - With LeBron James back in Cleveland the Heat will need for Dwayne Wade to play like the Wade of old. Expect Chris Bosh to become more involved in the offense as in his early days in the NBA when he was with the Raptors.

3. Charlotte Hornets - Slowly but surely Michael Jordan is building a contender in Charlotte. They made the playoff last season, and now with the addition of free agent Lance Stephenson the Hornets are looking to win a playoff series.

4. Atlanta Hawks - Last season Paul Mishap had a career year and made his first All-Star team. With center Al Horford returning from his pectoral injury, the Hawks frontcourt will cause problems for any team they play.

5. Orlando Magic - The Magic has a promising rookie point guard in Elf-rid Payton. Unfortunately, there’s not much talent on this roster to improve on the 23 wins they had last season.

Washington Wizards PG John Wall

Miami Heat PF/C Chris Bosh

Charlotte Hornets SF Lance Stephenson

1. Oklahoma City Thunder - With Kevin Durant expected to miss at least a month of the season, the Thunder will have to rely on Russell West-brook to carry them in Durant’s absence. The Thunder will still win around 55 games but it will not be enough to contend for the number one seed come playoff time.

2. Portland Trailblazers- Damian Lillard showed in last year’s playoffs that he is a superstar in the making, as the Trailblazers won a playoff series for the first time since 2000. Look for Lillard to take the next step and improve on his 20.7 PPG from a season ago and for Portland to once again advance to the Conference Semi Finals.

3. Denver Nuggets - The success the Nuggets have this upcoming season revolves around the health of JaVale McGee, who missed 77 games last year due to a stress fracture in his left tibia. If he’s healthy, his 7'6’ wingspan can have the Nuggets contend for a playoff spot. If he’s not, expect the Nuggets to have a similar record as last year, 36-46.

4. Minnesota Timberwolves - The Timberwolves traded the corner stone of their franchise, Kevin Love, and acquired the number one pick in this year’s draft, Andrew Wiggins. While Wiggins has a promising future, it’s not realistic to expect him to match Love’s 26.1 points per game, or for the Timberwolves to do better than their 40-42 record from last year.

5. Utah Jazz - It’s clear that the Jazz are in rebuilding mode. They’re hoping that their young talent consisting of Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors will continue to improve, but they’re not ready to compete in the deep West.

NORTHWEST DIVISIONOklahoma City Thunder PG Russell Westbrook

Portland Trailblazers PG Damian Lillard

Minnesota Timberwolves SF Andrew Wiggins

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PACIFIC DIVISION1. Los Angeles Clippers – The Clippers have as talented of a roster as there is in the NBA, led by Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. This team should win close to 60 games if they stay healthy. The question is, can the Clippers take that next step come playoff time?

2. Golden State Warriors - In Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson the Warriors have arguably the best backcourt in basketball. The pressure will be on first year head coach Steve Kerr to take this team on a deep run in the playoffs. Under Kerr, the Warriors offense should be better, but their defense could slip a bit.

3. Phoenix Suns - The Suns dynamic pick and roll backcourt of Goran Dragic and Eric Bledsoe help lead them to a 48-34 record and they almost made the playoffs. In the offseason they acquired guard Isaiah Thomas who put up career highs in points and assist. With Dragic set to become a free agent in July, the Suns may look to trade him and acquire a big man sometime this season.

4. Los Angeles Lakers - The good news for the Lakers is that Kobe Bryant is back and looks close to his former self. The bad news is that the Lakers have been hit with injuries, with Steve Nash and rookie Julius Randle lost for the season.

5. Sacramento Kings - Demarcus Cousins seems to improve every year and this was on display during the FIBA World Cup this summer. Unfortu-nately, with the exception of Rudy Gay there’s not a whole lot of talent be-sides Cousins.

Los Angeles PG Chris Paul

Golden State Warriors PG Steph Curry

Sacramento Kings PF/C DeMarcus Cousins

1. San Antonio Spurs - With all of the major pieces back from last year’s championship team, the Spurs are poised to repeat. Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard is set to become a star in this league.

2. Dallas Mavericks - With Tyson Chandler back in Dallas after spend-ing 3 years with the Knicks, the Mavericks interior defense has improved greatly.

3. Houston Rockets - The Rockets have a legit MVP candidate in James Harden. But with the loss of Chandler Parsons, and the Rockets unable to get another star to go with Harden and Dwight Howard, the Rockets will likely lose in the first round again.

4. Memphis Grizzles - If the Grizzles played in the Eastern Conference they would likely be a top three seed as they have won 50 games for two years in a row. Acquiring Vince Carter almost assures them of another 50 win season, but they’ll likely be no better than a 7th or 8th seed in the play-offs.

5. New Orleans Pelicans - In a few years Anthony Davis may be best player in the NBA. The acquisition of center Omer Asik should put the Peli-cans on the brink of being a 500 team.

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Houston Rockets SG James Harden

San Antonio SF Kawhi Leonard

Dallas Mavericks PF Dirk Nowitzki

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General Powell on STEM Education, Careers in the Military, and America’s Future

By Paul Jackson & Austin Arrington

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Colin Powell rose from humble roots to become a retired four-star gener-al, statesman, and diplo-mat. He is perhaps best known for serving as the 65th United States Sec-

retary of Service under President George W. Bush, as the first African American to hold that position. Powell also served as National Security Advisor, Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command, and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Persian Gulf War. Whether or not you agree with General Powell’s military philosophy, it’s hard to argue against his character. Born in Harlem and raised in the South Bronx, the son of poor Jamaican immigrants and the product of the NYC public schooling system, Pow-ell is the sort of hardscrabble American that embodies what is possible through much work, determination, and dedication. Both during his years in service and as a civilian, Powell has been outspoken about the importance of a good education system to our society. The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at the City

College of New York (CCNY) was born out of CCNY’s Colin L. Powell Center for Leadership and Service, founded by Powell in 1997. The School is based around the social sciences, comprising five depart-ments: Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology, with interdisciplinary programs ranging from Pre-Law to Latino Studies. Powell also founded America’s Promise Alliance in 1997. The foundation works with corporations, non-profits, faith-based organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies to achieve its goal of helping young people from all socio-eco-nomic backgrounds. The five “promises” of the foundation are: 1) Ongoing relation-ships with caring adults — parents, men-tors, tutors, neighbors, youth volunteers or coaches; 2) Safe places with structured activities during non-school hours; 3) Healthy start and future (this includes access to healthcare and good nutrition); 4) Marketable skills through effective edu-cation (this is about technically preparing young people to have the skill-sets required by 21st century jobs); and 5) Opportunities to give back through community service.

HT: Who or what has been the big-gest inspiration in your life?

Powell: “The question I get asked all the time, and it’s unfair to signal out any one person or one inspiration. We’re the product of everything that comes into our life, good and bad. I would have to say it was the inspiration and support I got from my family, principally my mother and father but also my extended family. You know, immigrant family; came from Jamaica, settled in Harlem. I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx. And the only reason I made it and got through school was because of the expectations that my family had for me, that I would get the education

that they didn’t have, and that I would re-spect the family and make the family proud of me no matter what I ended up doing. My sister became a teacher. I became a soldier. They were proud of us both. And they were also proud of the extended family, all of the cousins in the extended family…I’ve writ-ten about this. The gift of a good start is the gift of a good family, that get’s you started and then a good education. In my case it was the New York City public school sys-tem, kindergarten through college.”

HT: You chose the military as a career. What motivated you to pursue this path?

Powell:“It’s almost as if the military chose me. When I entered City College of New York, just short of my 17th birthday, not sure of what I wanted to do, I knew I had no choice but to go to college because my parents expected it. I started out in engin-eering, that didn’t really appeal to me. It didn’t go well. And then the second se-mester at City College I saw these cadets marching around in uniforms and that was impressive. So I learned more about ROTC and decided to join ROTC to see where that would take me. At the same time I was studying to get a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Geology.

"The gift of a good start is the gift of a good family, that get's you started and then a good education. In my case it was the New York City public school system, kinde-garten through college" - General Colin Powell

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But I fell in love with the structure of military; I fell in love with the guys who were part of that structure. They were all like me, poor kids, mostly immigrant kids from inner-city sections of New York…so I found in ROTC a new family, kind of like the family I had in my upbringing, but now I was alone in college and here was a new family. “I went into the Army not knowing what the future would hold and with the Army promising me nothing except an opportunity if I worked hard enough and I had potential. It was just a few years after the last unit was desegregat-ed in the Army. So I was really in that first genera-tion of kind of black offi-cers who were not facing any segregation in the armed forces. And at that time the armed forces in the United States were perhaps the most pro-gressive social institution in the country. “And so that’s what I did, and of course I went south. Coming from New York with a very diverse background and a good education I was troubled by what I saw in the south. The bases were integrated but the towns off the base were not integrat-ed, they were still segregated. And it was another 6 years before that went way. So I had exposure to segregation and what it was like in those days, but what the Army kept telling me was “Yep, that will change too. But right now you just to do the best you can and you compete with the young officers who are from West Point, Princet-on, Harvard, Yale, and that’s what I did. I did my very best and I was able to say that all of those guys from those other schools became colleagues and buddies of mine over the next 35 years.”

HT:So what do you think are some of the

most promising careers in the mil-itary?

Powell: “Well there are hundreds of careers in the military, and not just the Army but the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps. Some are combat arms, which is what I was (which you’re the ones who will take the fight to the enemy, either as an infan-try officer or armor officer or as fighter pilot or in a submarine or something like that). And then there are more much more sophisticated, technically demanding jobs in the Army — repairing radar, working on navigation systems…there are some in between, like being a mechanic or being a software designer or engineer. Everything you can think of in civilian life you can find in the Army. “Increasingly though, compared to when I first when into the Army 56 years ago, it’s much more technologically ad-

vanced. And so increas-ingly, we need youngsters coming in who first and foremost have gradu-ated from high school. That’s are first prefix for two reasons. One; they finished high school. Therefore, they are more trainable than someone who hasn’t. Two; they stuck with it. They didn’t quit, they stayed with it and got their high school education and now they’re in the military and we can train them. “More of them that

come in with some sort of STEM background, that they didn’t shy away from science, technology, engineering, and math the better we like them. Because that’s the kind of skill-set we require for a modern armed force. I think it’s still a great career for young people. I think serving your coun-try is something noble to do and I’m proud to have that opportunity in many ways, both in the Army and in civilian diplomat-ic life. So any youngster

who’s inclined in that direction, I hope they would pursue it. Take a visit to a recruiting sergeant, any one of the services, and see what might be available to them. “Here’s a statistic that you need to be aware of. Of the youngsters between the ages of say 17 and 25, only about 25% of them can actually get in the military, can actually pass our basic vocational apti-tude test, who don’t have criminal records that would disqualify them, are in good physical condition, and don’t have serious health problems that would not be wise to bring into the military. So we’ve got a lot of work to do with our education system to make these kids smart enough to pass our basic test and that we get them away from drugs and other criminal activity. Fortun-ately we have been able to do that. 25% of that cohort is enough to fill the Army, but I still wish there were a lot more youngsters who were qualified to get in.”

"Of the youngsters between the ages of ages of say 17 and 25, only about 25% of them can ac-tually get in the military, can acually pass our basic vocational aptitude test, who don't have criminal records that would disqualify them, are in good physical condition and don't have serious health problems that would not be wise to bring into the military. " - General Colin Powell

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HT:So is there is a base? Do you need to take AP classes? (Advanced Place-ment)

Powell:“Anybody who has the opportunity to take an advanced placement class should take it. It’s a lot more demanding, but we’ve got to teach our youngsters throughout America that we desperately need you to get all the education you can in high school, in order to prepare you so that you’ll be successful in college, and to make you employable when you come out the other hand. As I was raised my family kept saying, ‘You know you’re not going to college just so you can enjoy yourself, or so that you can self-actualize, you’re going to college for one purpose — and that’s to get out and get a job (and get out of the house). So that’s the upbringing I had in New York City.

HT:I’ve heard engineers say that a lot of kids are dissuaded from becom-ing engineers because they thought they had to be geniuses, when you just need to stick to it. What are your thoughts on this?

Powell:“Well you just have to willing to open your eyes and study like you’ve never studied before. They are not simple courses. I was not a great student. I had straight As in ROTC, but otherwise I was a little over 2.0. But I rose to the top of two professions, a military profession and a diplomatic pro-fession because I worked like a dog and the Army insists that you do the very best at everything you are given to do, whether you like it or not you have to do your very best. That’s something we need to instill in our children. “It’s especially the case with our Afri-can American youngsters, mostly the boys. The young women in the African American community, they get through high school at a higher rate. I was on the board of Howard University for many years. It used to disturb me that every freshman class during my time on the board 15 years ago, for every freshman class roughly 67 – 70% were women and only 30% were boys. And the women graduated at a higher rate. If you follow that string out you can see the kind of sociological, the kind of demo-graphic problems this gives when we get these highly educated women, who will

do well in the work place, trying to form a family with men who have not achieved that level. We really need to think through the consequences of our young boys not doing as well. “That’s what I anticipate in the President’s program called “My Broth-er’s Keeper,” which we launched earli-er this year, and a lot of other similar programs. Because we’ve got to get these boys to stay in school, mind their manners, behave, and get an education. Unless they just want to have a low-level, low-wage job, and they’ll never get much better in terms of improving their situation in life.”

HT:What is your mes-sage to these boys?

Powell: “What I say to them is ‘Look, you’ve got the same brain, the same body as anyone else. And the fact that you were born poor or that you are in a not-great neighborhood

is a disadvantage, but disadvantages are to be dealt with and worked over. So you may have to work harder, you may have

to study harder, got ahead and do it. Don’t waste your time with drugs. Don’t waste your time thinking it’s cool not to study (because you look white or something, some nonsense like that). At the end of the day you have to stay on the right path, and not get in trouble with the law and get your education.’ And the thing I like to leave them with is that ‘We have expectations for you. We need you; your country needs you. Above all, be your own role model. Stop looking at a general or Lebron James or somebody else. Set your own standards, be your own standards, stop fooling around and stick with it; you’ll be somebody in life. And the good news is that so many young people do that. I meet on a regular basis with different groups of young African American boys and men in school or who have graduated from school, and they are great — they can compete with anybody. But we need more of them. Just because you started out with a disadvantage in life, doesn’t mean that de-fines your life. And it doesn’t count where you start in life, it’s what you do in life that will determine where you end up in life.That’s what I tell them.”

"Set your own standards, be your own standards, stop fooling around and stick with it; you’ll be somebody in life. And the good news is that so many young people do that." - General Colin Powell

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HT:You started America’s Promise. How does what your saying fit into this mission for life?

Powell:“Yes, exactly. America’s Promise was created in 1997, I was the founder. I did it at the request of President Clinton, then the other living presidents. It’s still going on now. President Obama signed our charter a month ago. So every president since 1997 has signed the charter. It essentially says, ‘We know what it takes to keep children in play.’ One, they need responsible, caring adults in their life. Two, they need safe places in which to learn and grow. More Boys and Girls Clubs, more YMCAs, more places where kids can be protected, more after school programs. Three, they need a healthy start in life. That’s why I’m all for universal healthcare. It’s a shame that we have so many Americans who are not covered, and that has to be a national priority. Fourth, these youngsters need a

marketable skill…a skill that gets you a job is marketable. And that means you have to study and get an education that’s relevant to the job market, not just get an education for the fun of it, but it’s got to be relevant to the needs of the society and the econ-omy. And then the fifth part of America’s Promise...the fifth promise is we promise to give every young person an opportunity to serve. In high school and college I think it’s important for young people to get involved in service to the community. Cleaning up some place or mentoring younger kids, or helping with older people who might have needs — doing something where you’re giving back to the society, and it puts in your heart and soul the virtue of giving to others, and not just thinking it’s all about you.”

HT: With young people pursuing STEM careers, careers in the military, or-ganizations such as America’s Prom-ise, where do you see this generation

20 years from now? Powell: “I see them in a country that is rapidly changing with respect to its demographics, a country where by the year 2043 the min-orities of America will be the majority of Americans. I think it will be a country that is less divided with respect to racial issues than it perhaps is now (because young people have not yet been taught to hate for the most part). I feel they will be entering a country where…we will need them to be educated more than ever before. And that education includes a liberal arts education, a medical education, but above all STEM education because that’s where all the jobs are going to be.”

Perhaps one of the most powerful take-aways young people can get from General Powell’s message is this — you can’t wait for the world to change itself; if you want change, you’ve got to do something about it today. Put the work in, stay focused and dedicated, and the future is yours.

"We know what it takes to keep children in play.’ One, they need respon-sible, caring adults in their life. Two, they need safe places in which to learn and grow. More Boys and Girls Clubs, more YMCAs, more places where kids can be protected, more after school programs. Three, they need a healthy start in life." - General Co-lin Powell

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A brute fact of life in 2014 is that black inner city youth are being frozen out of lucrative future high tech careers for lack of

early preparation in mathematics. In addi-tion to—not instead of—reading, writing and speaking effectively, early mastery of the basic computation skills is crucial to a child’s future educational development. Children who fall behind by the fourth grade rarely catch up. Pundits who bemoan the under-representation of black engineers, computer technicians, even C.P.A.’s must look first at the state of elementary school-ing. These are the years when the child’s self-confidence in the ability to perform successfully is internalized, when their view of the world and of life goals and aspirations are established. Negative

stereotypic thinking about black children, lack of classroom stimulus or preparation, negative peer pressure, lack of encourage-ment or example by family or neighbors

destroy the prospects of countless inner city children capable of significant accomplish-ment. The failure of the New York City public education system to instill in children in their earliest years basic arithmetic pro-ficiency required for later math progress must be acknowledged. The question is what parents or the wider community can do to help those children prepare for the more advanced mathematics required for an increasing percentage of meaningful careers. All mathematics is hierarchal, with pro-ficiency in addition, subtraction, multipli-cation and division of whole numbers (then of fractions and decimals) the foundation of the geometry and algebra that should be mastered in elementary and junior high school.

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EMPLOYMENTBy Daniel Rose

The failure of the New York City public educa-tion system to instill in children in their earliest years basic arithmetic proficiency required for later math progress must be acknowledged.

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Parents and community institutions must fill the gap between what the child needs and what the school provides. Through books, stories, games and toys; building blocks; exposure to cooking reci-pes or baseball batting averages, children should be encouraged to feel that numbers are important and understandable and that dealing with them can be fun. Thinking of fractions through examples such as a pizza pie divided into halves or quarters, or figuring how many pennies buy a candy bar or make change in a purchase, telling time and determining how many hours until supper—these help preschoolers prepare for “the next step.” Children whose parents or other adults check their geometry or algebra homework and praise their efforts and success are be-ing prepared for the calculus study that will be crucial for their college admissions and later careers. The heartbreaking number of youngsters who drop out of high school or who enter college requiring many remedial courses are a charge against our society. That blacks

constitute 12% of the U.S. population but receive 7% of STEM bachelor’s degrees, 4% of master’s degrees and 2% of Ph.D.’s are challenges that must be faced. If only 3% of U.S. high school students in Advanced Placement classes are black, is it surprising that later numbers are bleak? Inner city children must understand that negative cultural stereotypes do not apply to them, and they must take heart from the knowledge that the world class physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was advised by his high school teacher to pursue a career in

sports rather than in science! Bright, ambitious inner city students should stretch to prepare for Advanced Placement (AP) and college prep classes that are important for admission to college and universities; they must avail them-selves of summer school and after-school programs; they must look ahead and pre-pare today for the exhilarating, productive careers of tomorrow. America’s national interest requires all the talented, well-trained innovators and creators we can produce, regardless of skin color. It is in the national interest to see that talented inner city youngsters are in the pipeline. Self-disciplined, sustained effort; fu-ture-mindedness and the planning that goes with it; self-confidence based on a previous record of accomplishment—these are the assets inner city children must be able to bring to the table. If they seek a motto, it can be that of the victorious sailors with Aeneas in ancient Rome: “They were able because they thought they were able!”

The Heartbreaking number of youngsters who drop out of high school or who enter college requiring many re-medial courses are a charge against our society.

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Picatinny Arsenal is a military research and manufacturing facility located in

Morris County, New Jersey (about 35 miles west of NYC). Founded in 1880, Pi-catinny started out primarily manufacturing gunpowder for the military. As time has passed, Picatinny’s scien-tific and manufacturing programs have evolved to match the breakneck pace of emerging technology. Today Picatinny is known as The Joint Center of Excellence for Arma-ments and Munitions, and provides products and services for all branches of the U.S. military. In the effort to adequately protect and prepare the American soldier, Picatinny’s special-izes in “the research, de-velopment, acquisition and lifecycle management of advanced conven-tional weapon systems and advanced am-munition.” Picatinny’s portfolio includes: IED defeat technologies; small, medium and large caliber conventional ammunition; precision-guided munitions; mortars; dire control systems; small-arms weapon sys-tems; howitzers; gunner protection armor; warheads; fuzes; and insensitive munitions. Recently, scientists and engineers at Picatinny have been working with additive manufacturing techniques, 3D printing technology, and nanotechnology. Conduct-ive inks can be used to create conductors, semiconductors, or resistors. One applica-tion of Picatinny’s cutting-edge research is a process allowing engineers to print sensors directly onto weapons or articles clothing!

Despite all this exciting activity, Picat-inny is also investing in another future-ori-ented resource, one more powerful than all the weapons in the world — young people; the future scientists, engineers, and problem solvers destined to move Amer-ica forward. Supporting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education is arguably the biggest hope that the United States has to stay competitive

as a scientific, technologic-al superpower in the 21st century. Picatinny is committed to improving STEM aware-ness, and has several pro-grams of school outreach to educate young people about the amazing opportun-ities provided by a STEM education. The fundamen-tals of Picatinny’s STEM outreach programs include: recognizing the school as a customer; motivating students towards STEM careers from Pre-K through High School graduation; speaking to students in the digital language of their generations; assisting teachers in the communi-cations transition to digital technologies; recognizing the importance of teachers as an educational resource; mentoring teachers and

students about the opportunities available through a STEM career; and encouraging creativity in the classroom. Picatinny offers free educational out-reach assistance and has developed special-ized activities created with its own resour-ces and through partnerships with other organizations. These programs include: the Picatinny STEM Academy Summer Enrichment Program; Accelerated Parent Communications (social media presence); Creative All Terrain Transport System; Introduce a Girl To Engineering Open House; STEM Starters (Family Science Activities); the Student Created STEM Video Competition; and a 3D Printing In-itiative (a partnership with the Josh & Judy Weston Foundation and MakerBot).

“We are a human capital, a goldmine of mentors, experts, and people that are on the cut-ting edge of technology.” – Col (Ret) Ed Peterson

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“Peterson talks to students at an elementary school in New Jersey about being a geologist.”

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The Harlem Times recently interviewed Col (Ret) Edward E. Peterson, STEM Program Manager at Picattiny. Peterson graduated from Rutgers with a B.A. in science teaching, a R.O.T.C. commission as a 2nd Lieutenant, and a pilot’s license earned in the on-campus flight training program. Continuing his studies at Rutgers he received a M.S. in Geology and a M.Ed. in Educational Administration and Super-vision. His military education included the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course (Honor Graduate), the Field Artillery Officer Ad-vanced Course, and Command and General Staff School (Commandant’s List).

Here are some highlights from the interview:

HT: Why is Picatinny involved in STEM out-reach?

Peterson: “About 8 to 10 years ago the United States Department of Defense became painfully aware that we were in a bind in terms of our future workforce, and that is in the area of research and development that goes on in government labs like Picatinny across the country.” “Picatinny has great potential in terms of STEM education and reaching out to students...We are a human capital, a gold-mine of mentors, experts, and people that are on the cutting edge of technology.” “People would often say to me,‘You’re from the Department of Defense. Why would you care what goes on in my eighth grade classroom?’ And we would say that’s because we’re worried about our future workforce and having enough qualified people with enough understanding of tech-nology that they can meet our needs. So we decided to get involved in educational outreach.”

HT: Is Picatinny Arsenal future-oriented?

Peterson: “We are very much future oriented. Our work here requires us to be looking at not just what’s important today, but the future technology, what’s going to be important in the future, what will we need to know 5, 10, 15 years down the road in order to maintain our level as the most technologic-ally superior nation in the world, and con-

tinue our work her in the arsenal providing services to soldiers, their families, and the general public as well.” “As a result of looking towards the future, our program evolves constantly….we are constantly looking at what’s new and what should the students be learning in school…I visit a lot of schools, we do a lot of curriculum work, we advise dis-tricts in many ways. If I’m visiting your school today and you say ‘I’m the science teacher’…if you’re not teaching robotics and nanotechnology you might as well call yourself a history teacher.”

HT: Describe part of the problem in

getting young people to engage with STEM.

Peterson: “What we have found in our survey of the students is that close to 90% of all the students that we ask the questions to, 90% have no idea what is an engineer is or what an engineer does….So then it becomes fair-ly logical. How can we expect the student to opt for engineering as a career, if he or she has no knowledge of what someone in that career field does?”

HT: Do critics ever raise an issue with teaching young people about weapons technology?

Peterson: “We do so much more than weapons here. We have students that come in for field trips. How I explain our operations to the students…our main field is armaments. Think of it this way-- if it explodes, if it shoots, or it protects you from something that does, chances are it was made at least in part at this facility for the military. So it’s really more about protecting our service people, bringing them back alive to their families after they do their tour of duty….Everything here is really geared towards protecting them and helping them survive what is obviously going to be a very diffi-cult and very dangerous line of work.”

“About 8 to 10 years ago the United States Department of Defense became painfully aware that we were in a bind in terms of our future work-force, and that is in the area of research and development that goes on in government labs like Picatinny across the coun-try.” – Col (Ret) Ed Peterson

“A summer STEM program the New Jersey Institute of Technology runs for underrepre-sented minorities. NJIT receives funding from the US Army Educational Outreach Pro-gram to conduct this summer activity. Picatinny Arsenal allows groups of these students to visit their laboratories and interact directly with engineers.”

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LockheedMartin

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Engineering Solutions

The call for increased diversity in STEM (Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering, Mathematics) fields is growing. There is a stereotype often talked about of engineers all being

white guys. People are breaking that stereo-type everyday; with a growing number of women and underrepresented minorities pursuing education opportunities in STEM. For someone whose parents are from a developing country, or for a kid struggling with the stressors of inner-city life, a career in computer science or medicine can lead to financial opportunity and also the chance to give back to society. In order to solve the problems of the 21st century, we’ve got

to pool from the collective experience of a global community. To design innovative products that change lives, you must be able to think from the perspective of different backgrounds and cultures. Lockheed Martin, the world’s number one defense contractor, features an aero-space and advanced technologies portfolio. Lockheed Martin, like many other corpor-ations, has realized that in order to stay competitive and technologically innovative, diversity is imperative. “At Lockheed Martin, we’re at our best when we bring talented people with diverse capabilities and experiences together to take on our customers’ toughest challen-ges,“ says Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Em-bracing diversity sparks creativity, gener-ates new ideas, and raises smart, insightful

questions. That’s when innovation really takes flight.” The Harlem Times recently interviewed Rainia Washington, Vice President of Diversity, Culture and Equal Opportunity programs at Lockheed Martin. Rainia was born in Ohio and got her undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering (with a min-or in Math) at the University of Pennsyl-vania. She has been with Lockheed Martin for 20 years, and stresses the importance of providing the experience of diversity in the workplace, not just talking about it. The basic idea is that through experiencing diversity, leaders can begin to appreciate it and effectively engage the workforce. Rainia is also open about the role that par-ents play, alongside teachers and other role models, to get young people involved with STEM.

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Here are some highlights from the inter-view:

HT:How has your technical experience in en-gineering helped you in HR?

Rainia Washington: “It’s interesting. A lot of people think that engineering is about the math, and it is about your technical capabilities. But what I learned in my undergrad experience is that engineering is really about giving you the tools needed to solve very technical and complex problems. When I think about engineering and the education that I gained, it was more along the lines of … how do you make sure that you’re bring-ing unique ideas to the table, that you’re able to synthesize ideas to come up with a solution. And so, when I think about transitioning from the engineering world into HR, trust me the people issues we deal

with are just as complex, just as difficult. I may be counting people, but at the end of the day it’s about how you solve problems, and that’s really what my undergrad pre-pared me for.”

HT:What is the function of Lockheed Martin’s Diversity, Culture, and Equal Opportunity programs?

Rainia Washington: “Traditionally, the role identified opportun-ities, programs, and initiatives where the company can leverage diversity and de-velop an inclusive culture. But now, since coming into the role, I think it’s more than that. I’m evolving this role to think about the culture that we’re creating and really define what diversity and inclusion means for the company. “Over the past couple of years we’ve said that diversity is about bringing differ-

ent perspectives to the table….I’m really trying to take the conversation to some-thing a little broader than that. That conver-sation lends itself to this: we’re all diverse in our own various ways. We all were born in different places. We all come into Lock-heed Martin everyday with different ex-periences. Whether or not it’s experiences that you can see based on the color of my skin or my gender. But I’m trying to really get us to a point where it’s about differ-ences that are visible but also ones that you can’t really see. So we’ve talked a lot about diversity of thought, we’ve talked a lot about diversity of technology — and how that impacts the workforce. “Once you determine that you’ve got diversity in the workforce, then how do you help employees feel included? How do you help them feel as though their ideas, their thoughts that they bring to the table, that they’re able to bring them to the table without retaliation, without retribution, and oh by the way — they’ll be valued? I use that as the backdrop of all the pro-grams and initiatives that we have. How do we get employees to really engage in diversity? How do we get leaders to dem-onstrate the behaviors that we expect them to demonstrate as an inclusive leader? And then, how do we partner externally with universities and colleges, how do we make sure that we’re connected there?”

HT:Tell us a little more about some of the pro-grams that you’re passionate about.

Rainia Washington: “Sure….The majority of our population, over 50%, is male and in some regards it’s white male. We work really hard to engage our white male population in all of the diversity and inclusion initiatives that we have….We started a program working with an external consultant…essential-ly that program is designed to provide a venue where white men, minority women and minority males can get in the room and really talk about the challenges of the workplace. And what were doing, to be quite honest, is we’re providing a safe zone where employees and leaders can talk very openly about not only the differences in the work place but how to leverage them. We’re creating a language in the company where it’s OK to say, ‘Look, this employee resource group is only women, we want to get white men involved. How do we do that and how do we leverage them for support?’

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“We also have leadership forums and employee resource groups that we use heavily at the company, and it’s really our pulse on the community. These leader-ship forums are along the lines of various dimensions of diversity. When I say ‘di-mensions’ I’m really talking about not just race and sex but also our employees with disabilities, our veterans community, we’re talking about generations and looking at how our baby boomers are connecting with our millennials, so we have a variety of employee resource groups and leadership forums that really hit at bringing people together…We’ve also added in this whole notion of allies. So if I’m in what we call our LGBT leadership forum or ERG, I also have allies, where I may not be a part of that particular community, but I participate, I attend, provide guidance, and maybe even lead some of these employee re-source groups as an ally and supporter. We have the same for our African American leadership forums and Hispanic leader-ship council. So we have really started to leverage these employee groups and leadership forums to get all the way down to our lowest level employee and get them engaged in really being ambassadors, not just externally, but internally for Lockheed Martin as well.”

HT:Tell us a little about Lockheed Martin’s work in STEM outreach.

Rainia Washington: “STEM is important to us. We have so much activity happening across the corpor-ation that we’re in the process of creating a council that’s focused on from A to Z what we’re doing as it relates to STEM…Lockheed Martin has partnered with an or-ganization called Girls Inc. It’s a non-profit organization that inspires girls to be strong, smart, and bold, and really think about the fact that they can be whatever they want to be. It’s really about getting STEM in front of them at that 9 -12 age. So we’ve provid-ed a grant to Girls Inc., a one-year com-mitment that we want to work very closely with Girls Inc., providing engineers from Lockheed Martin to go out and meet girls all over the country and talk to them how they can be engineers, scientists, astro-nauts, and things of that nature….Lock-heed Martin has also partnered with Project Lead The Way, and we’ve provided them with a grant to really look at working with educational providers…providing them with training as well as looking at equip-ment in the classroom, supplies, and really just focusing on identifying and exposing young girls and boys to STEM. With Pro-

ject Lead The Way the first area that we’re focusing on is the Washington, D.C. public schools and we’re looking to do something similar across the U.S. in various commun-ities. “The last area of focus for us as it relates to STEM is when you get to the college level…We’re starting to focus on how to leverage our engineers within the company to work at the college level to help these students make it through and help them decide to make a career in the STEM fields. We’ve just finished a whole grant process within Lockheed Martin, where we’re providing over $800,000 to 12 historically black colleges and univer-sities, with programs specifically targeted at sophomore through senior year students who have elected to go into STEM, really having that conversation with, providing resources, labs, etc., to help them under-stand that STEM is really a field that they want to pursue.”

HT:What kind of outreach does Lockheed Mar-tin do with veterans?

Rainia Washington: “We’ve set up what we call a Military Re-lations Team. So we’ve set up a represent-ative for each of our business areas…they are all veterans themselves, and by the way, we were so fortunate to have each arm of the military represented on this team. This team goes out along with a whole army (no pun intended) of Lockheed Martin employ-ees that attend over 250 hiring events a year….We actually have bi-weekly online chat sessions designed specifically for transitioning military members. We’ve also looked at not just the individual coming out of the military, but also creating programs that support their family. We’re looking at even our on-boarding process, so when veterans come to work at Lockheed Martin, let’s not just on-board that individual, but onboard their family. How do we provide resources that are designed to support the family members? Especially when we get to the point of our wounded warriors — they need support.”

Thanks to the work of Rainia and others, Lockheed Martin is a good example of a corporation that realizes diversity isn’t something that we can just talk about — for when diversity is actually lived and experienced in the workplace, amazing things are possible.

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No longer are four wheels, two axles, and a few seats enough components to be considered a car. The auto-mobile industry is experien-

cing a confluence of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in terms of considering the design and func-tionality of a vehicle. Now manufacturers constantly dig through the current market trends to integrate a vast array of dispar-ate factors from weight reduction, green energy, and alternative fuel usage, to the ergonomics of the user/machine interface, comfort, and onboard infotainment. In order to stay relevant, car manufacturers are focused on recruiting and building a diverse set of experts from every back-ground. “Technology is the key to addressing areas that are transforming rapidly in the automotive industry,” said Olabisi Boyle, Chrysler Group’s Director of Engineering, Planning, and Cost Reduction in a tele-phone interview. Although the car manu-facturing industry was originally domin-ated by engineers, the shifting landscape of how cars are used means manufacturers “need science and technology there” in or-der to stay competitive. Boyle said that one approach Chrysler is using to keep ahead of the curve in terms of talent recruitment

and cultivation is through sponsoring a vast variety of STEM education programs. The commitment to developing diverse engineering talent at Chrysler is realized by helping to provide continuing STEM edu-cation for anyone and everyone interested. The STEM programs that Chrysler spon-sors transcend demographics; not only is there a focus on cultivating engineering tal-ent with diverse cultural backgrounds, but also the programs are aimed at tapping into the innate wonder that flawless science, technology, engineering, and mathematics generates within people of all ages.

In the Motor City it is never too early to get the kids involved in the engineering business, which is why the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program was initiated. Olabisi is currently a member of the board for the program, which provides STEM classes to local area children aged from K-12. The classes are offered on Sat-urdays during the school year and during the week throughout the summer, focusing young explorers on subjects ranging from nanotechnology and renewable energy to video game design and entrepreneurism.

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Besides traditional classroom models, the company sponsors competitions to in-spire young engineers to collaborate outside of a classroom environment. Since 1995 Chrysler Group has invested nearly $2.1 million in First Robotics teams across the U.S. and Canada. The international compe-tition for high schoolers is for many their first opportunity at real world engineering experience, from design and collaboration, through development and trouble-shoot-ing. The company participates in Detroit’s Cristo Rey High School work program. The school is an art and technology school designed to help disadvantaged children of low-income households achieve the oppor-tunities they desire. In exchange for one day of work per week at the plant, Chrysler sends the wages a student earns to the school, which in turn helps pay for the stu-dent’s tuition. Currently, the Detroit Cristo Rey High School has a 100 percent college attendance rate and the work programs account for 30 to 40 percent of the school’s operating costs. Earlier this year, Chrysler partnered with Florida International University (FIU),

to create a STEM education initiative known as “Engineers on Wheels.” The pro-ject is led by FIU students and monitored by FIU faculty, and gives Floridian public school students an opportunity to become familiar with the hi-tech, hands-on educa-tion needed to succeed in STEM subjects and careers. Beyond providing opportunities for the youth of the nation, Chrysler Group also strives to continue to support young engin-

eers through the higher education system as well. Chrysler offers hands on training for a bevy of summer interns. In 2014 the company had its largest group of interns ever, with over 500 paid interns from 127 universities and 27 states participating. The company also backs Formula SAE Team sponsorships that allow engineering stu-dents to conceive, design, fabricate, and race formula one-style racecars. Chrysler Group champions the develop-ment of minority scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. For the past three years, Chrysler Group has been named a top supporter of engineering programs at the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), according to U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technol-ogy magazine, and the company sponsors “Great Minds in STEM,” an organization that provides scholarships to Hispanic stu-dents majoring in a STEM subject area. The company also developed the Chrysler Institute Engineering Program as an initiative to help graduates with Bach-elor degrees obtain their Masters through on the job training. Each week, CIE interns come into the lab for one day and train

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in a variety of core courses such as releas-ing plants and quality control, and electives like working in the design office. Each CIE intern gets a director such as Olabisi as a mentor, who helps acclimate and guide in-terns through the program. After two years of working one day a week, CIEs get their Master’s degree — all expenses paid. According to Boyle, the Chrysler campus is an “exciting place” for aspiring engineers, and instantly captivates their minds and imaginations. The second lar-gest facility in North America to house one business entity (behind only the Pentagon) is full of different scientific and techno-logical playgrounds: hot and cold temper-ature chambers, a testing track proving grounds, all of the research and develop-ment labs, design facilities, and a myriad of top scientists and engineers to question. The biggest challenge is attracting people unfamiliar with the trade to begin participating in STEM programs and internships. However, the problem is only one of ignorance, rather than disinterest or disdain for the field. “Once you get them here, this is the place they want to be,” said Boyle.

For example, in Michigan due to the automotive-centric lifestyle and industry entrenched in the state many people are already exposed to the engineering trade and readily participate in STEM programs. However, if the ranks of engineers follow in lockstep with past car designs and tech-nology, changes will be minute — there will never be the innovation needed to keep Chrysler on the cutting edge of the indus-try.

By selecting and curating a young, diverse generation of engineers, Olabisi and her fellow mentors have the opportun-ity to challenge the pervasive notion that the engineering industry is an exclusive boy’s club that only a pre-selected few are capable of entering. Such recruitment of individuals of diverse backgrounds into STEM programs, not only culturally but also geographically is “pretty critical” to the future of Chrysler. “You need people with diverse thoughts and thinking, from different states and countries,” said Boyle. “Too homogenous designs only work in one place. If you leave out perspectives, you put yourself at a severe disadvantage.” Boyle said that the field of engineer-ing can be particularly daunting for young women, since it does not fit within the traditional female role. “They come talk to me and say things like, ‘There are all guys here, does this mean I have to dress like a guy?’ and I tell them, ‘Look at me, I’m not dressed like a guy!’” She emphasized that achieving dreams is not built on accepting preconceived perceptions and defeats. After being born in America, Boyle lived in Lagos, Ni-geria until she was 10, when she moved to Harlem with her mother. “I remember dreaming I was going to run teams of engineers,” said Boyle. “And I was a girl in Harlem, living with a single mom in a small apartment struggling to make ends meet.” Although odds were stacked against her favor, that did not deter Boyle from focusing on her goals. Boyle said she sometimes thinks of a girl in Harlem now who dreams to be an engineer, and hopes her own story can help inspire those to never give up. “She will see this and is thinking, ‘if you were once

me, then that means I can be you later. I can do this?’” said Boyle. “She absolutely can.” When asked how such nascent scien-tists and engineers can take control of their destiny and start their journey Boyle con-ceded that although it is tough to transition dreams into reality, there is a three step process for guaranteed success:

1) Get in to college. Do not worry about mitigating factors like tuition — there are always options that can be figured out. As long as you get in and take school serious-ly, the right faculty and administration will take note and assist you, because “if you do the right things, people will see that and help you get out.”

2) Get out of college. Ultimately, there is not much point to getting into college if you do not get out; the only physical recognition of years spent in school gaining intangible knowledge is the degree.

3) Plan for the future. “Things don’t happen if you don’t plan,” says Boyle. And although plans are fluid and will vary over the years, it is crucial to have a quality plan that gives a “general direction” to making dreams happen. “Pick something of value, and then make sure all the little and big choices you make impacts that value in a positive way,” says Boyle. The accumula-tion of poor choices will negatively affect those goals, and then “it won’t happen.”

“Life choices every day matter,” said Boyle. “That’s going to bed early, doing your homework, who you hang out with — and it is the sum of those choices that determines whether you succeed.”

“You need people with diverse thoughts and thinking, from different states and countries. Too homogenous designs only work in one place. If you leave out perspectives, you put yourself at a se-vere disadvantage.” - Olabisi Boyle

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America’s ability to maintain its position as a technological superpower entirely depends on how we cultivate our future

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) workforce. As the old guard leaves (those engineers and scientists whose shoulders we stand upon) people are start-ing to ask, “What now? What’s next?” The lack of young people pursuing degrees and careers in the science is starting to make people worry about who’s going to invent, design, and build the infrastructure of the future. When you realize how crucial STEM is to the future wellbeing of America, it makes sense that the United States Depart-ment of Defense (DoD) is starting to get involved. The DoD is the executive branch of the federal government that coordinates all agencies and functions of the govern-ment concerned with national security. An absence in the STEM workforce is a huge issue, as it undermines multiple aspects of our national security at once. Without cutting edge STEM initiatives, America will

fall behind technologically, from a defense standpoint, and of course economically. Annually the DoD spends $1.7 billion on basic research, operating over 50 labs scattered across nearly two-dozen states, making them largest Federal employer of scientists and engineers in the nation. Not bad! The DoD has even released a STEM

Education and Outreach Strategic Plan. The primary goals of the Strategic Plan are to Inspire, Develop, Attract, and Deliver. The objectives of these goals include: increasing awareness about the importance of STEM; providing educational opportunities at the community level; engaging populations underrepresented in STEM fields; increas-ing diversity in STEM fields; increase the number of military personnel with STEM competencies; develop a systematic ap-proach to identifying STEM education and outreach programs; and provide a publicly accessible inventory of DoD STEM pro-grams. Here are some stats pulled from the Strategic Plan to stress the current prob-lem: In 1985 China granted about the same number of Engineering degrees as the US. They granted nearly 4 times as many by 2005. The average age of federal scientists and engineers is on the rise. What’s more, by 2020 a significant portion of DoD pro-fessionals working in the lab will be gone, either through retirement or attrition.

The 2014 USA Science and Engineering Festival – One place where the Department of Defense attracts young minds interested in STEM

Annually the DoD spends $1.7 billion on basic research, oper-ating over 50 labs scattered across near-ly two-dozen states, making them largest Federal employer of scientists and engin-eers in the nation.

BUILDING A STEM WORKPLACETop Priority for National Security By Austin Arrington

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The Mission of the DoD’s Research Directorate for STEM Development is to “Provide Departmental leader-ship in STEM through policy development and oversight leveraging intradepartmental collaboration and inter-agency cooperation.” Here’s a list of the top DoD STEM initiatives:

· Air Force STEM: A tool to coordinate and connect Air Force STEM programs across the Air Force enter-prise.

· Army's Educational Outreach Program (AEOP): Research, education, competitions, internships and practical experiences designed to engage students and teachers in STEM education. One interesting curriculum from this Army-sponsored program is the eCYBERMIS-SION, which increases STEM literacy for middle school students through website tutorials based on next-gen technology.

· National Defense Education Program (NDEP): This program gives students and researchers opportunities for direct engagement with DoD labs and technical staff.

· National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowships (NSSEFF): Provides long-term funding to 29 scholars at top U.S. universities. These scholars work with nearly 400 undergraduate and gradu-ate students and postdocs in executing their research, while providing a bridge to DoD research facilities.

· President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST): An advisory group of the na-tion's leading scientists and engineers who directly advise the President and the Executive Office of the President, making policy recommendations concerning science, technology, and innovation.

· Navy's STEM to Stern (STEM2Stern) Program: An information portal for students, teachers, counselors, and mentors.

· Science, Mathematics, and Research for Trans-formation (SMART) program: A scholarship-for-ser-vice program that has funded approximately undergradu-ate and graduate students in 19 different STEM fields.

· Systems Engineering Capstone: A pilot program designed to engineering skills and the pipeline of capable engineers to the DoD. 300 undergraduate and graduate students at five universities, five military institutions, and six partners have participated in the pilot program along-side DoD civilian, military, and industry mentors.

If America is to remain a world leader, it can’t afford to miss out on advancements in science or technology. In order to support the growth and continued prosperity of this country, America must continue to build on its STEM workforce, our backbone of ingenuity and security.

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Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry O. Spencer spoke to local educators

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Smiles, embraces and a dose of pats on the back are what one would fi nd at a gathering of the leadership of the American Association of Blacks in Energy. The 37-year old non-prof-it organization was founded by a cir-cle of dedicated professionals who were focused on a single mission – to serve as a voice on critical issues impacting minorities on key energy policies, research and development. The mood is generally light at the beginning of the meeting and feels more like a warm gathering of friends, however, the attendees quickly come to order and get right down to business. One of the many requirements is that Board led com-mittees offer input, direction and leadership. The servant leadership principal can be seen in many of the meetings and discussions. Development, planning, strategy are keen areas of focus at a normal board meeting. Results are really the critical elements for a normal Amer-ican Association of Blacks in Energy Board meeting. The non-profi t organization meets four times per year where the governing body convenes for a 2-3 day session fi lled with executive sessions, committee meetings and plenty of time to catch up over group luncheons and mini refreshment breaks. Committee chairs each have

a fi lled agenda and conduct the sessions with a combination of in person and conference calls for attendees. AABE Board Chairman George Williams and President and CEO Paula Jackson prepare detailed presentations and discuss upcoming concerns with the Regional Direc-tors and Chapter leadership. Items covered during the Sept. meeting included governance, non-profi t status, fundraising and a recap on the successful 2014 Hous-ton Conference. In addition, the following items were also on the agenda:

- Planning for the 2015 Conference- The Charter of 4 New Chapters (Alamo Region, Greater Boston, Ga-tor Chapter and NYU-Poly Student Chapter)- Entrepreneur Committee- Legislative and Public Policy Update - Chapter Presidents Meeting

As part of the program, there are numerous items put before the group. This year AABE celebrates and focuses its mission on helping to bring together like-minded profes-sionals to the National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina May 2015 and at the Dec. Board Meeting.

GETTING DOWNTO BUSINESS

AABE Commands Attention Dur-ing the Quarterly Board Meeting

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Historic Black Colleges and Universities are designated higher education institutions that were established before 1964 to serve and educate

minority populations that might not other-wise have the opportunity to increase their knowledge and enlighten themselves. The first institution of higher education that was created exclusively for blacks was Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in 1837. Cheyney was joined by a few more black colleges in antebellum America, but it was the Morrill Act of 1890, which allowed for black land-grant universities to be chartered in cases where segregation barred African Americans from receiving educa-tion in state run institutions. The ranks of HBCUs blossomed, espe-cially throughout the South, to more than 200 institutions dedicated to fostering a learning environment for the achievement and enlightenment of African-Americans. However, after desegregation and racial tensions relaxed throughout the country, greater opportunities at predominately

white institutions (PWIs) opened up for stu-dents of color, and the necessity for African Americans to rely on HBCUs for education diminished. Today there are 105 accredited HBCUs in America, which represents less than three percent of colleges and universities nationwide. However, 11 percent of African American college students in the United States are enrolled in HBCUs, according

to National Center for Education Statis-tics. Average enrollment rates are between 5,000-7,000 undergraduate; only three schools have student populations over 10,000 (Howard University, Florida Amer-ican University, and North Carolina A&T University). Enrollment rates stagnated after the financial crisis of 2008, when tighter regulations on the Parents PLUS student loans affected approximately 30,000 HBCU students, resulting in $150 million in lost tuition. Even now, if the student qualifies for the loan, many families decide against incurring the debt. Attracting prospective students con-tinues to be a hot-button issue for HBCUs: more African Americans pursue and receive degrees from for-profit institutions like University of Phoenix than in HBCU pro-grams; the proportion of bachelor’s degrees awarded to black students by historically black colleges dropped from 35 percent in 1976 to 17 percent in 2011, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

“This summit is providing a forum for a stimulat-ing and robust discussion about those practices and strategies.” John Michael Lee, vice president of the Office of Access and Suc-cess at APLU.

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“The idea of a college as a special and essential gateway to a successful life is lost on far too many young black men," said John S. Wilson, President of Morehouse College, in a report titled, The Changing Face of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. "More Americans need to join [us] in adopting the urgency to change that.” To exacerbate the situation, recent data published by PayScale.com questioned if certain HBCU alumni actually fared better than high school graduates when one considers the amount of debt incurred and average expected salary. Yet some advo-cates of HBCU programs believe that the current adversities have created a golden opportunity to foster a Renaissance for the historic institutions. Although data sometimes may be pre-sented to show HBCUs “lagging behind their national counterparts," the disparity

between HBCUs and predominately white institutions (PWIs) "reflects less on the in-stitutions themselves than on the tendency in the United States to invest in students who need the least help instead of those who need the most," concluded the report published by Center for Minority-Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylva-nia, "Students are savvy these days. They can go anywhere. You have to prove that you're are one of the best places for them," said Marybeth Gasman, the head of the CMSI at UPENN and lead author of the paper, in an interview with NewsWorks. "And for me, HBCUs have a really strong track record of preparing students for graduate and profes-sional study, of taking care of students and creating a family environment. But people have to know that."

That was one of the reasons that scores of HBCU representatives congregated in Atlanta in June at the first annual HBCU Student Success Summit. The three day workshop featured college presidents, faculty and students giving presenta-tions, sharing information and networking with each other in order to figure out the best opportunities that lie ahead for HBCUs. “Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, we wanted to use what our col-leagues are already doing—that’s working well for them—and share that information across universities. I believe strongly that the summit achieved that goal,” said Juli-ette M. Bell, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and chair of the APLU Council of 1890 Universities. The main aim of the event was to figure out the key factors that promote a culture of student success and will improve retention and graduation rates, and how to develop effective partnerships with underrepre-sented students. “This is an exciting time for HBCUs," said John Michael Lee, vice president of the Office of Access and Success at APLU. "These institutions play an essential role in achieving the nation’s college degree com-pletion goals and it is important that both HBCUs and non-HBCUs work collabora-tively to share new and effective practices

and strategies. This summit is providing a forum for a stimulating and robust discus-sion about those practices and strategies.” The common concurrence among experts was the bounty of opportunity the future holds for HBCUs. New population demographics, such as the Hispanic and Asian communities, are the next targets for student recruiters; administrations now realize the crucial prestige a high quality faculty can lend to an institution and are focused on acquiring professors with doc-torates; departments are developing cutting edge business, IT, and STEM programs to rival PWIs nationwide. “As the country moves closer to be-coming a minority-majority population, several opportunities exist for HBCUs, from increased enrollments, funding, and overall attention,” said Brian Bridges, executive Director of the UNCF Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute. “However, the appropriate strategic leaders and vision must be in place to take advantage of any opportunities that arise for these schools.”

“HBCUs have a really strong track record of preparing students for graduate and profession-al study, of taking care of students and creating a family environment. But people have to know that." -Marybeth Gasman

First Lady Michelle Obama Commencement SpeakerClass of 2011

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In the growing movement to improve STEM (Science, Technology, Engin-eering, and Mathematics) awareness in young people, increase STEM edu-

cational opportunities for underrepresented and minority students, and empower youth to be prepared for the jobs of tomorrow, Computer Science, Engineering, and IT (Information Technology) are some of the hottest topics of interest. As many know, Intel is a multinational corporation and one of the largest makers of semiconductor chips. Intel invented the x86 series of microprocessors (the micro-processors found in most PCs). The Intel Foundation is a philanthropic organization within Intel that focuses on STEM educa-tion and grants around $40 million each year to increase opportunities for under-represented minorities, girls and women, while also empowering communities and providing support in the wake of global disasters. In just the past decade, Intel and the Intel Foundation have invested over $1 billion. Intel employees have volunteered almost 4 million hours to improving educa-tion in over 70 countries worldwide. Here are some standout STEM programs that have been provided through Intel and the Intel Foundation: In 2000 Intel began sponsoring the Computer Clubhouse Network, a pro-

gram in the Boston Museum of Science with support from the MIT Media Lab. This is a community-based after school program that gives resources to under-served young people to develop skills and build confidence in using technology. With over 100 clubhouses in 20 countries, the network has touched the lives of over 25,000 young people. As engineering can be an academically demanding major for college students, STAY WITH IT is an online community of more than 30,000 to encourage first and second-year engineering students to stay with it and graduate. The Intel International Science and

Engineering Fair Educator Academy brings together educators to collaborate on new methods to engage young people with STEM. In 2012 Lehman College was awarded a planning grant to help establish a culture of science engagement in the Bronx through the Bronx Sci Fest, a high school science fair program. In the Intel Science Talent Search (America’s oldest pre-college science com-petition) high school seniors are judged on research projects, along with their leader-ship skills, giving the top-prize winner a chance to win $100,000. Around 1,700 young STEM leaders representing 400 science fairs from around the country com-pete for a total of more than $5 million in awards at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair. The Fair Play: Design & Discovery initiative, started in 2001(with funding assistance from the US Department of Edu-cation) has partnered with the Girl Scouts to engage girls and young women with engineering through participating in the de-sign process. The Intel Design and Discov-er Summer Program is a curriculum that was implemented in 2004. This curriculum gives underserved inner city youth from Phoenix the opportunity to engage with hands-on engineering and design activities, to increase their problem-solving capabil-ities and knowledge of STEM in general.

“We need people of all those different colors and all those different flavors in those labs designing those products, imagining what people will need, knowing what it feels like to be those people.” – Wendy Hawkins

The Intel

Creating OpportunitiesFor the Next GenerationOf STEM Leaders

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What is unique about Design & Dis-covery is that it gets kids to think about how engineering and science can positively affect communities and touch the lives of the people they care about. The curriculum also stresses the importance of creativity in the engineering design process, bringing home the newer notion of “STEAM,” with the “A” standing for “Art.” The Intel Teach Program is a global teacher professional development initiative. Intel Teach has helped more than 10 mil-lion teachers worldwide develop the tech-nical skills and resources to prepare them for education in the 21st century.

The Harlem Times recently spoke with Wendy Hawkins, Executive Director of the Intel Foundation. Here are some highlights from the interview:

HT: Tell us about the Computer Clubhouse Network.

Hawkins: “Those clubhouse have aimed at inner city

youth, many of whom were disaffected from formal education, and have offered them opportunities to become connected through technology and STEM…and in many ways to reconnect to the world of education through that.”

HT: What about Intel’s work with Lehman College?

Hawkins: “Lehman College and Intel have been partnering to get those kids (inner city) into the science competitions, so that they can to can have the opportunity not just to learn science from text books and that kind of rote memorization…but kind of get your hands dirty and be a real scientist…the opportunity to think open-endedly about answering real questions.”

HT: What is the importance of diversity for IT?

Hawkins: “When you look at a company like Intel…we want our products to touch the lives of every person around the world, when you think of that level of diversity, we can’t hope for guys all sitting in labs who all look alike…to be able to design things for all different colors, men and women, all different flavors around the world, how

could they possibly design products that will meet those needs? We need people of all those different colors and all those different flavors in those labs designing those products, imagining what people will need, knowing what it feels like to be those people.” “We see that in our design labs, when we have diversity—how much more energy there is, how different the ideas are, and how it works. We’re very committed to building that kind of diversity. It’s a great concern to us that there isn’t that kind of diversity coming up through engineering schools, so we’re working very hard to build that diversity in K-12 schools and at the university level, and in maintaining and building it in our own hiring processes, and sustaining it at Intel.”

HT: What’s the importance of teaching young people the power of STEM to change lives?

Hawkins: “It’s really critical for young people who are being drawn into science and engineer-ing that they be able to see that the work that they’re doing will affect the lives of people around them, people that they know…They’re going to make lives better, they’re not just going to solve math prob-lems.”

“They’re going to make lives better, they’re not just going to solve math problems.” – Wendy Hawkins

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HEAFSHINES DOWN UPON

THE UNIVERSE

By Diane Parsons

Imagine your child being surrounded by a sea of young people that all wish to make a difference, that all actually do want to go to college, and that all have the same glee in their eye… to eagerly spread their new wings, fl y out into the world, and make their mark. Imagine no longer, such a place does exist. The Harlem Educational Activities Fund

(HEAF) is a comprehensive college preparatory program that cre-ates an environment for such children everyday. HEAF is an extraordinary educational model that serves the needs of those with limited access and provides for underserved communities. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Harlem Educational Activities Fund. Held at the Hotel Mandarin, HEAF celebrated this year’s landmark with a Gala Dinner and an illustri-ous ceremony honoring former Chancellor, NYC Public Schools, Joel Klein and now CEO of the Education Division and its graduat-ing students. HEAF began as an experiment to help increase reading scores in one of the lowest performing schools in the city. Its goal was to focus on public school students in central Harlem and provide them with quality education and other resources. Changing lives and building communities since it’s inception, HEAF has supported thousands of kids and helped increase their academic skills, pro-viding them with the structure, the career resources, and the profes-sional support needed to complete their studies and secure a better future for themselves. “From the minute you walk in the door, college truly is the rule. One hundred percent of our students graduate from high school; one hundred percent go to college; 83% graduate from college and one-third go onto graduate school, ” so says HEAF CEO Ruth Rathblott. Graduates of HEAF become doctors, lawyers, engineers, admin-istrators and mathematicians (the original group of students was fl own in from around the country and honored for the stellar strides they had made, paving new ground and carving out their careers). Honoree, Joel Klein was congratulated for his “commitment to en-suring every child receive the world-class education they deserve.” In fact, Mr. Klein received a standing ovation when he delivered a riveting speech about how HEAF kids have scaled new heights and urged our support for the HEAF program, reminding us “how a

small dedicated group like HEAF truly can change the world!” During his opening remarks at the Gala dinner, Dr. Neil de Grasse Tyson, a very active board member said “HEAF gives chil-dren the opportunity to expand their intellectual curiosity, setting them on the path to discovery…” Tyson mesmerized the audience with imaginings of these children going forth, out into the world, touching on the future science and careers we have only yet begun to fathom. Not unlike the way he held the imagination of millions of Americans across the nation with his recent series Cosmos, Tyson took the audience on a spellbinding journey as we watched a fi lm showing HEAF kids in their element — learning, creating and blazing new paths to a brighter future. Dr. Tyson, an astrophysicist, presented HEAF with a plaque of a personally selected asteroids offi cially named in honor of HEAF, saying how “the universe really is shining down upon HEAF kids.”

Ruth Rathblott and Neil deGrasse Tyson

Mortimer Zuckerman, Ruth Rathblott, Dr. Crissaris Sarnelli, CEO of News Corp. Joel Klein

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What makes the diff erence for kids with HEAF is that before, during, and aft er college the very grounding provided for students to continue to hone their academic acumen and sharpen their pro-fessional skills is never abandoned. When asked what were some of the provisions HEAF off ered that helped prepare her for her career, alumni Ileanea Lagares (now sitting pretty in an executive level position at HBO) said, “Mentorship platforms for students are set up, such as speed networking, which provides them with a few minutes with professional people already practicing in the fi elds that a student may wish to gain further exposure. Considered a home to many inner city kids, HEAF brought me in its fold when I was in the fi ft h grade. As an inner-city child, I instantly recognized the value added in exposing me to a new spectrum of interests…like tennis, and chess, and fi eld trips like ice skating that I would not have ever experienced at that age. “ “Every hour invested in volunteering at HEAF is an investment in our future workforce and an investment in the student them-selves. Our mission at HEAF is that every student deserves the very best that we have to off er,” said a HEAF board member. Graduating from Temple with a double major in African Studies and Th eater, Jahlil Shabazz, this year’s HEAF Valedictorian, exuded how HEAF “impacted my life so profoundly.” Th undering across the room during the ceremony, Mr. Shabazz struck the deepest cord when he expressed “how the drive and the power of ambition that was instilled in him created the biggest burst of hope and convic-tion” that has given him every confi dence one could hope for. Mr. Shabazz owned his newfound perch as spokesperson for his gradu-ating class, saying, “I was a good student before I came here, but I became a great student aft er…HEAF provided me with a strong foundation and opened me to a variety people that shaped me. It gave me the materials that contextualized my experience and my social identity and provided me the wherewithal and the tools to go forward in life. It gave me the corporate culture that made me

conscious of how best to present myself in the workplace; such as mock interviews, team building retreats, and mentoring on how to navigate in certain waters. For more than half of my life [a little over a decade], I have been part of the HEAF family. HEAF really earned our trust…Th e real beauty of HEAF is the safe space and the home that it became for myself and my peers….a home we always know we can come back to.”

Judge Robert Katzmann, Mortimer Zuckerman, Ruth Rathblott, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Terrance Kyle, Joel Klein, John Jacobsson

Joanna Rose (wife of Dan Rose), Daniel Rose and HEAF alum-nus, Dr. Crissaris Sarnelli

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Last month we surveyed the busi-ness environment that makes Africa a force to be reckoned with in the global marketplace.

One in three Africans are classified as middle class; real income has doubled throughout the continent since 2000; 11 of the top 20 fastest growing economies are located in Africa (seven of which are in the top ten worldwide). The shift from an agrarian economy towards manufacturing and service industries has transformed the landscape for the way business gets done for the 1.1 billion people living across the continent. A decisive leader of the technology industry in Africa comes as a surprise to many — Rwanda. The country still has fresh scars from the civil war and resulting genocide that occurred during the mid-1990s, and yet has literally created a vir-tual economy that has caught the eye of foreign investors. Rather than develop a manufacturing economy and then delving into the hi-tech industry later on, Rwanda has adopted an aggressive plan known as Rwanda Vision 2020 that aims to build the country into an African information com-munication technology (ICT) hub to vault Rwanda into the middle class. The Information Technology Authority of Rwanda recently completed a state of the art, nationwide 1,430-mile fiber-optic net-work. Rwanda is an avid participant in the One Laptop Per Child program, a US-based effort aimed at getting crucial computing technology into the hands of children in the developing world. So far Rwanda has distributed over 200,000 laptops to partici-pating schools nationwide. The country is

currently building the infrastructure needed to implement a cashless society by 2017, and already has an 80 percent inclusion rate. "We understand the crucial role ICT plays in all sectors of the economy, in-cluding finance. This is why we have endeavored to promote a cashless economy by digitizing financial transactions," said Claver Gatete, Rwandan Minister of Fi-

nance and Economic Planning. "Today the Government conducts its business elec-tronically, including paying salaries. We have put in place policies that encourage payment digitization and continue to sup-port the private sector, especially financial institutions to embrace the use of ICT to champion financial inclusion." Foreign investments are reaching all time highs as well, now that Rwandan com-

panies such as Klabs (a collaborative ICT think tank for young students and graduates to meet, innovate, collaborate, and partici-pate in workshops in order to bring their ideas into fruition) are beginning to crop up in cities across the country. Rwanda has been boasting eight percent growth rates annually, has reduced poverty rates by 12 percent, and closed the income gap con-siderably since committing to becoming the cutting-edge of the African technology industry. Rwanda highlights the fact that tele-communication and information technology is one of the fastest growing sectors of Africa. Current mobile subscription data indicates that roughly eight out of every ten Africans own a phone (people in Kenya are four times more likely to have a mobile phone than have access to a toilet, accord-ing to a Global Sanitation report).

"As a continent, Africa requires a very significant commitment in terms of local offices and resources in order to build out a presence and logistical capabilities across so many countries,” said Simon Baker, program manager for mobile handsets at International Data Corporation’s Central Europe, Middle East and Africa offices. Although throughout the Western world computing on the Internet is associated with PCs, laptops, or tablets, approximately ten percent of Internet usage is conducted via mobile devices (with mobile usage is trending upwards). People in Africa have been early adopters to using mobile tech-nology to surf the net; mobile web usage rates are regularly between 40-50 percent in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa.

From BigGame To Big Data:Africa's IT Industry

By Tom Sherman

“The mobile industry has already had a trans-formative effect on the social and economic life of Sub-Saharan Africa but there is scope for far greater growth and in-novation, if the right con-ditions are established,” - Tom Phillips GMSA Chief Regulatory Officer

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“In the last decade we’ve seen a lot of transformation [in Africa]," said Solo-mon Assefa, an IBM researcher and vice president of Science and Technology in an interview with Tech Crunch. "There’s increased stability and a lot of bandwidth that’s come on line, tremendous economic growth, plus a lot of infrastructure being built and a lot of foreign investment.”

The telecommunications industry has exploded throughout the continent since the turn of the century. Between 2000-2010, mobile subscription growth rate was at 44 percent. Although the growth rate has slowed in recent years, the numbers are still impressive. Over the past five years unique mobile subscriptions increased 18 percent year over year, making it the fastest growing segment globally, according to a telecom industry report by GSMA, an inter-

national association of mobile providers. According to the 2013 annual report on the mobile industry of Sub-Saharan Africa, the GSMA reported that the mobile indus-try contributed $60 billion in GDP to the region, which is predicted to rise to $119 billion by 2020. Also, the mobile industry was directly responsible for 3.3 million jobs and $20 billion in public funding (licens-ing, fees, etc). These figures are expected to double by 2020. “Despite the significant impact of the mobile industry in Sub-Saharan Africa in recent years, even greater opportunities are ahead,” said Tom Philips GMSA Chief Regulatory Officer. “Beyond further growth for basic voice services, the region is starting to see an explosion in the uptake of mobile data." Almost 20 percent of mobile phones in the market are smartphones, with numbers projected to continue to increase expo-nentially. In Nigeria alone, its six million smartphone users are expected to increase nearly six-fold to 35 million subscribers by 2017. Now that smartphones are beginning to creep into the market, the technology is spurring further growth and development innovation in the development of novel uses. “The mobile industry has already had a transformative effect on the social and eco-nomic life of Sub-Saharan Africa, but there is scope for far greater growth and innova-tion if the right conditions are established,” said Phillips. “In addressing key regulatory concerns, policy makers throughout the re-gion have a major opportunity to unlock the potential of a dynamic and interconnected Africa.”

Mobile technology is not only about helping business, but securing the future for the individuals of Africa rather than mono-lithic corporate entities or shady govern-ment characters. The land of Big Game is metamorphosing into the land of Big Data and entrepreneurial app developers across the continent are integrating the technol-ogy ergonomically to meet the needs of the people:

• In Senegal, fisherman use a mobile app to determine which ports they should bring their catches to in order to make the most profitable sales that day. In a similar vein, a team from UC Berkeley developed an app to help African fishermen combat overfish-ing, in which users can report the illegal vessels that encroach sovereign waters.

• MobiPay is an app akin to a PayPal service, and was created in Kenya to help customers send and receive secure pay-ments cross-continent — easily bypassing the inconveniences of distance and cur-rency exchanges. "A subscriber in Kenya need only know the beneficiary’s Uganda telephone number to make a fast, secure cross-border payment, and we look for-ward to a rapid expansion in the number of active mobile remittance corridors between many African markets," said founder and CEO Felix Musau when the platform was released in late 2012. The app also features business systems that can be used by farm-ers to develop equitable pricing for crops and to capitalize on processes that reduce overhead costs normally only seen by large urban corporations.

"We understand the cru-cial role ICT plays in all sectors of the economy, including finance. This is why we have endeavored to promote a cashless economy by digitizing financial transactions," - Claver Gatete, Rwandan Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.

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• PollAfrique is a Ghana based data mining company that looks to harness information locked in remote corners of the continent in order to enlighten international and contin-ental stakeholders about consumer prefer-ences. The corporation undertakes all aspects of the data mining operation, from creating surveys, finding and screening the population for target respondents, and guaranteeing cred-ible and secure answers are returned, in order to supply data driven analytics to corpora-tions, NGOs, and research groups alike.

And the list of apps goes on: they diagnose and mitigate livestock disease and prevent tainted meat from getting to market in East Africa, or book bus tours or private cars in an Uber-esque fashion throughout Morocco, and can even help find appropriate home-furnish-ings in Kenya. The limited access to computers has actually made people in Africa early adopters of mobile technology. By utilizing the application platform, smartphone users in Africa can help it be at the vanguard of the technology indus-try for years to come — given the continent can find enough energy to supply the burgeoning electronic demand. Next month, we will wrap up our series on Africa with a look at the energy sector of the continent, and how govern-ments and corporations are tackling the unique problems posed by the geography of Africa.

"As a continent, Africa requires a very sig-nificant commitment in terms of local offices and resources in order to build out a presence and logistical capabilities across so many countries,” said Simon Baker, International Data Corporation program manager for Cen-tral Europe, Middle East and Africa offices.

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We don’t hear about many successful businesses that were started in low-income communities that have gone

on to thrive, but the story of Easco Boiler Corporation is just that. Started in 1926 by Arlington Eastmond, Easco is an aspir-ational company that started with a black-smith, then graduated to boiler repair, and finally, manufacturing boilers. The Har-lem Times sat down and spoke with Leon Eastmond, the CEO and President of Easco Boiler Corporation, and son of the com-pany’s founder, and Tyren Eastmond, the COO of the company and Leon's grandson. Mr. Leon Eastmond started working for the company in his youth. “I’ve been here since I was 12…at 17 I was working on the truck, repairing boilers.” Now he runs the company and reflects glowingly on his many accomplishments with Easco Boiler Corporation. “I remember the first time I did a million in sales when I became a manufacturer. I was very proud.” Mr. Eastmond is also proud of the many lo-cal residents he has hired. “These are my people.” He also reflected on the history of employment. “If you look at our history and the jobs that we’ve created,” men-tioning that the company has employed as many as 300 people to jobs that pay living wages. A source of frustration for Easco has been their lack of being able to pull in

NYCHA work. For a company that has their product in Yankee Stadium and the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site, this seems a bit strange. Mr. Eastman came to the conclusion that I did, saying the company is “worthy for the jobs” and seems puzzled why they aren’t getting the contracts. “We can’t even find out why… Any work we do on our boilers we can guarantee.”

We also spoke with Tyren, who shared, with enthusiasm, his earliest memories and thoughts of coming to the workplace. “I just wanted to see my grandfather in action!” Tyren, who became officially employed by the company after finishing school, now gets to do that every day. One of his favorite projects was the work at the home of the Bronx Bombers. “I enjoyed

the Yankee Stadium project…Yankee Sta-dium is a big thing. You don’t have to be from New York to know that.” Tyren is the future of the company, and I spoke with the COO about the future of Easco. “We could do anything from here to the west coast,” highlighting the com-pany’s desire to bring more jobs to this area. “Of course in this area unemploy-ment is very high (and we are) trying to be a supporting factor in conquering un-employment.” Unfortunately, unemploy-ment in communities where there are high numbers of Black and Latino residents is higher than the national rate, but Easco wants to do their share in putting a dent into that rate. “Here we are in the middle of New York, in Hunts Point, we’re here, and we can provide jobs, it just needs to be a partnership between the public sector and us.” Hopefully, that partnership between Easco and NYCHA begins very soon.

Seeks to Strengthen the Bronx with Job Creation

By Derrell Jazz Johnson

Tyren Eastmond-COO of Easco Boiler Corp.

Leon Eastmond-President and CEO of Easco Boiler Corp

“Of course in this area unemployment is very high (and we are) trying to be a supporting factor in conquering unemploy-ment." - Tyren Eastmond

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There is a war going on that until recently has not been covered by the conventional media. This bat-tle affects every life on the planet

and the outcome will determine the im-mediate and future preservation of the earth and humanity. The source of our very lives, the air we breathe, the soil in which we grow our nutrition, the water that sustains us is in dire need of protection. On September 21, 2014, The People’s Climate March (PCM) held in New York City, with over 400,000 citizen activists, was the largest climate march in history and was comprised of various groups and peoples from around the country and the world. The People’s Climate March addressed such global issues as water and land grabs, fracking, chemtrails, climate justice, deep sea oil drilling, the prosecution of non-vio-lent activists, “carbon pricing,” emissions trading schemes (ETS), global warming, and other actions that negatively impact the planet. The goal of the PCM is to build a movement to challenge the UN, world corporations, world banks, and heads of state into making deliberate and immediate positive changes (as well as implement laws) to eliminate global destruction. More than 370 organizations worldwide have put in place a 10 - point plan to address the structural causes of climate change and climatic chaos. For more information click on: mailto:climatemarch.org President Obama has consistently ad-dressed the issue of how we need to use our resources more effectively. In one speech to college students last year President Obama stated, “ It was important for me to speak directly to your generation. Because the decisions we make now and in the years ahead will have a profound impact on

the world that all of you inherit.” In discussing the detriments of Global Warming and inefficient, even hazardous ways in which we still use energy i.e., carbon emissions, etc., President Obama and his administration are developing comprehensive plans to combat the devas-tating effects of Climate Change by help-ing Federal Agencies develop Sustainably Designed Landscapes, issuing an Executive Order on Climate-Resilient International Development, addressing the U.N. Climate Change Summit, creating a Council on En-vironmental Quality, and advancing solar organization for more efficient renewable energy use.

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For the most part however, there is a marginalization of minorities within the conversation of global environmental issues. Though consistently left out of the mainstream dialogue and unknown to the general public, there are minority business-es and individuals positively impacting the energy arena. Through technological ad-vancements toward intelligent sustainable modes, these enterprises are significantly improving how we are informed about our

natural resources, energy, and its usage. The American Association of Blacks in Energy is one such forum. This October, a reception titled Global Energy: Resources, Solutions, and Sustain-ability, facilitated by American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), gave an insightful and informative view of discus-sion from those employed in the energy arena. The seminar hosted several compan-ies owned and operated by minorities. The event was organized by AABE Northeast Regional Director and New York Chapter President Mr. William Suggs. Mr. William Suggs is an energy pro-fessional with 27 years of experience that has spanned the areas of natural gas, steam, and environmental health and safety. Cur-rently, William is a Senior Specialist in the Corporate Environmental Health & Safety Department at the Consolidated Edison Company of New York.

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Mr. Suggs earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management from Manhattan College, cum laude. He has earned a Master’s of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Mercy Col-lege. Suggs is a Registered Gas Distribution Professional with the Gas Technology Insti-tute. The Emergency Management Institute, U. S. Department of Homeland Security (FEMA), granted Mr. Suggs a certificate in National Incident Management Sys-tems. The Mediation Training Institute also granted Mr. Suggs a certificate in Managing Workplace Conflict.

I had the opportunity interview Mr. Suggs and several other energy professionals.

RM: Who sponsored tonight’s recep-tion?WS: This year’s 2014 executive reception was sponsored by John McAvoy, Chairman and CEO, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

RM: What is the central theme of to-night’s reception?WS: The theme was Global Energy: Resources, Solutions, and Sustainability, which included the following topics: Pro-tecting Energy Reliability, Mitigating Ris-ing Energy Prices, and Enhancing Supplier Diversity.

RM: What is the importance of this seminar?WS: The energy seminars allow for AABE as a non- profit, national organiza-tion to ensure the input of African Amer-icans and other minorities into the discus-sion and development of energy policies, regulations, R&D technologies, entrepre-neurial opportunities, and environmental issues.

RM: What is American Association of Blacks in Energy?WS: AABE is a non-profit, national or-ganization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with chapters throughout the country. It is an association of energy professionals dedicated to ensuring the input of minor-ities into the discussion and development of energy policies, regulations, R&D tech-nologies, entrepreneurial opportunities and environmental issues. AABE provides Col-lege Scholarships on a local, regional and national level for high school graduates that are interested in studying science, engineer-ing and technology.

RM: Who founded the American Asso-ciation of Blacks in Energy? WS: The idea of AABE was conceived in the mind of Clarke A. Watson of Denver, Colorado sometime in the spring of 1977.

Mr. Watson owned an energy-consulting firm in Denver, Watson Associates, and a division of Westland Companies. Watson was a bright, ambitious young man with big ideas, an engaging manner and contacts at high levels in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Urban League. He was acquainted also with a few local and nationally known Black elected offi-cials. Many oil and gas producers were very active in the Rocky Mountain area in the early 1970's in pursuit of various projects to develop new energy resources to allevi-ate perceived shortages of oil and natural gas supplies. Watson and his consulting firm had several oil and gas companies as clients; advising them on public relations matters.

RM: Was there a major impetus that created this need?WS: The winter that followed the election of Jimmy Carter in November 1976 was one of the coldest on record. Carter took office in January 1977 amidst a heightened crisis atmosphere and widespread anxiety about what policies he would install to deal with the energy crisis. His predecessors, Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon, had in-stituted a series of organizational changes within the Executive branch in an attempt to deal with the energy problem.

Left – rightDavid Owens, SVP, EEI; Paula R. Jackson, President/CEO, AABE; Wm. Suggs, Regional Director/NYMAC President; Tracey Woods, V.P. AABE; John A. Knight, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army; Ed Naylor, AABE-NYMAC; Hugh Grant, AABE-NYMAC; Wilton Cedeno, Former National Chairman, AABE; Richard Thigpen, AABE; Rossalyn Quaye, AABE-NYMAC; Michael Jones-Bey, AABE-NYMAC

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Ford established a position on the White House staff to coordinate the many func-tions related to energy that were scattered among several federal departments and agencies. Later, Congress created the Federal Energy Administration to coordin-ate federal energy policy and the Energy Research and Development Administration to foster and fund energy research and development efforts.

RM: How are panel participants, AABE, Con Edison and National Grid supportive in giving back to the com-munity? WS: The Summer Energy Academy (SEA) is sponsored by The American Association of Blacks in Energy New York Metro Area Chapter, (AABE), Con Edi-son, and National Grid. The purpose of the Academy is to introduce our young people to the possibilities that exist in the energy industry when they study science, engin-eering, and technology.

RM: Please elaborate on your stu-dent and scholarship programs.WS: Through its Scholarship Program, AABE seeks to help increase the number of African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans (underrepresented minorities) in energy related fields. By doing so, we help our nation address a critical need and a challenge to our future economic vitality in the world market.

AABE Scholarship Program

The New York Metropolitan Area Chap-ter of AABE awards $2,000 along with ceremonies. The top winner’s application is forwarded to compete for a Northeast Regional Award of $3,000 (The North-east Region is one of six AABE Regions). Additionally, a Rufus D. Gladney Premier Award of $5,000 is given annually to the candidate who is judged to demonstrate the most outstanding achievement and prom-ise. National Awards are made to the stu-dents upon presentation of proof of enroll-ment at an accredited college or university. Distributions of local chapter awards are made at the discretion of the local chapter upon proof of enrollment at an accredited college or university.

Summer Energy Academy Program (Middle School & High School)

The purpose of the Summer Energy Acad-emy is to assist in meeting the global energy challenge. In order to prevent an impending energy crisis it is imperative that we expose students to the concepts of energy and STEM disciplines at an early age, therefore laying the foundation for fu-ture scientist and engineers to develop the

needed technology to reduce and change how we consume energy. The Middle School S.E.A. program is hosted at Bed-ford Academy High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. In partnership with Long Island Uni-versity, the High School S.E.A. program is hosted at LIU in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The SEA Program consists of an intense curriculum of interactive lectures, presenta-tions, class assignments, field trips, and a research project focusing on sustainable energy. Over six weeks students will dis-cover ways to reduce their own and New

York City’s energy consumption while applying their knowledge and research to an assigned project. SEA students (grades 6-9) are selected based on a review of their academics, state exam scores, a brief essay, and an interview.

Student Educational Enrich-ment Program

The purpose of the Student Education En-richment Program for Elementary School Students is to provide academic enrichment for middle school students in math and science while introducing them to the field of engineering. In order to ensure students are competitive applicants for the college admissions process, it is imperative that students have the opportunity to reinforce educational concepts and avoid "the sum-mer brain drain". In addition, exposure to various course materials will lay the foun-dation for children to be a future scientist, engineer or corporate leader. Sponsored by the AABE New York Metro Area Chapter, Con Edison, and National Grid, the Stu-dent Educational Enrichment Program also includes seminars. During the panel Q & A, I had the opportunity to address the following issues:

RM: There are new technologies that don’t require any plug in facilitation. It is controlled remotely. How is your industry incorporating this new arena of technology? RW: A lot of our customers are still going to rely on it (current technology), we have to maintain the old but prepare our systems to take advantage of the new.

RT: As an industry we haven’t done a really good job of raising technology partners. In the telecommunications sector etc., whether it’s the technology that you are speaking about, or others, it is going to be critical for us to demon-strate something that we haven’t neces-sarily demonstrated before. Such as, how do we partner with, embrace, and allow them to get on the network; these other emerging technology partners?

In order to ensure students are competitive applicants for the college admissions process, it is imperative that students have the opportunity to reinforce educational concepts and avoid " The summer brain drain." In addition, ex-posure to various course matierals will lay the foun-dation for children to be a future scientist, engineer or corporate leader.

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DO: When we look at energy, everybody knows about a man named Thomas Edison and everybody realizes that there was this big fi ght with an individual named Tesla, so there are various schools of thought about technologies. Eli Butts built this big battery factory and he is really seeking to do what you said. So we are on the verge of a lot of technology changes and partnerships are very, very important. There are Data Ana-lytics; Google and a lot of fi rms structure this information so it is usable. That is their business. I see that as a partnership. Using all that data we see and structuring it into information that is usable by the customer. Reforming the energy vision in New York is saying things are changing. So we have to fi gure out the fundamental elements. Flipping the switch to get electricity that ain’t going to change. That’s what you want — 24 hour usage.

RM: How would the people of any city make their corporations and facilities more energyeffi cient? Chicago is doing this with wind turbines on some of their corporate rooftops.DO: 29 states and The District of Colum-bia have mandatory global energy stan-dards. There’s a movement. Our President has his policy on climate change and one

of the key components of that is renewable energy and renewable technologies. But if the sun isn’t shinning and the wind isn’t blowing it means you got to provide for the traditional system to have that back up and so that’s really what the dilemma is. Some of those technologies are still not cost competitive. Those roof top solar panels

today are becoming between three to four dollars a pound. So this is the big, huge debate right now. Can we do it all with renewables? Germany is trying that and it’s not working. So you need to have a careful balance when you get to these areas.PJ: The issue is we have got to do more about energy effi ciency. It’s always going to be cheaper to use less.

AABE features an AABE-NYMAC Stu-dent Chapter, an Annual Executive Re-ception hosted at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, annual national conferences, and scholarship luncheons sponsored by Edison Company of New York, Inc.

The AABE gave what is to be an on-going format of the dissemination of vital infor-mation on energy and resource sustaina-bility. I was privileged to have been there. The public as a whole needs to be privy to these types of receptions and the grow-ing changes that will and do affect us and planet earth.

Members of AABE, as well as local gov-ernment offi cials, regulators, academicians, corporate executives, and other profes-sionals in the energy fi eld all participate in these receptions. AABE memberships come from the petroleum and utility indus-tries, energy-related government agencies, colleges, universities, and entrepreneurial energy businesses.

For more information please contact: mail to: www.AABE.org

"The issue is we have got to do more about energy effi -ciency. It's always going to be cheaper to use less."- Paula R. Jackson

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