ETHNIC GEMS ARCHIVE

  Boston College Assistant Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies Lacee Satcher has received the American Sociological Association Dissertation Award for “(Un)Just Deserts: Examining the Consequences of Economic, Social, and Environmental Disinvestment in the Urban South.” Satcher’s dissertation focused on the concept of compounded disadvantages—a series of adverse circumstances, particularly in an urban area, that […]

 Mr. Brevard is a graduate from The University of Connecticut. He was employed by Xerox Corporation in New York City, where he worked for 18 years. During this time frame he advanced in many positions within the company’s marketing division. He received 6 President Club Awards enabling him to travel throughout the U.S. and other

 Ethnic GEM: Joseph Feaster Profession:  Attorney & Community Activist State: Massachusetts  Submitted by Wesley Webb, Senior Contributing Editor My mother used to mention to me about becoming an attorney when I was applying for college.  So, in 1966 when asked what career I would pursue, I said law and then in 1967 enrolled in the

Ethnic GEM: Alivia Grate Profession:  Engineer Company: Eversource State: CT The next designer of iPhones, iPads and emerging technology in general has been the goal of Engineer Alivia Grate ever since she was exposed to an engineering department at the University of New Haven by her Math Teacher at Hillhouse High School! That early exposure

  Morehouse College President “David Thomas” elected to the Yale Board of Trustees Distinguished scholar and Morehouse College president David Thomas ’78 B.A., ’84 M.A., ’84 M.PHIL., ’86 Ph.D. has been elected to serve as an alumni fellow of Yale’s Board of Trustees, known formally as the Yale Corporation, in worldwide balloting of university graduates.

Ethnic GEM in the MAKING:  Kahlil Greene School: Yale University Double Major: Economics & Politics State: New Haven, CT   First African American Elected President of Yale University Student Body      Kahlil Greene is Yale University’s first African American elected student body President for the first time since the school was established 318 years

Ethnic GEM:  Shontay Delaue Title: Senior Vice President and Senior Diversity Officer   School:  Dartmouth College State: New Hampshire   Susan Boutwell – susan.j.boutwell@dartmouth.edu – Resubmitted by Ethnic Online Shontay Delalue, a recognized leader in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education, has been named Dartmouth’s inaugural senior vice president and senior diversity officer—a role

Ethnic GEM: Frank E. Brady Profession: Speaker, Trainer and Artist State: Connecticut   Born in the Bronx, while growing up in New Rochelle, New York before moving to Connecticut 20 years ago, Frank E. Brady is what happens when the arts collide. Effectively fusing the skill sets of Speaker, Trainer and Artist through his versatility has

Anthony Hill, Team Market Owner  Professional Basketball comes to Connecticut!  Welcome:  “The Connecticut Cobras” Beginning next spring, Connecticut residents won’t need to travel for professional basketball games, with a professional men’s basketball team set to call the state its home for the first time in over two decades.   The Connecticut Cobras will be a part