Women Ascend at FORTUNE 500 Companies

PepsiCo CEO, Indra Nooyi, pictured.
“The top seven positions on Fortune’s 2006 Most Powerful Women list are held by CEOs. Among the list’s nine newcomers are Paula Rosput Reynolds (No. 40), who took charge at insurer Safeco last January, and Carol Meyrowitz (No. 26), who will take the helm at TJX, America’s largest off-price retailer, next [...]

Harold Ford in Dead Heat in Tennessee

Tennessee, Rich’s state, the state that killed King, may be electing a black Senator!
Congressman Harold Ford (D) is in a dead heat with Bob Corker (R) with just a few weeks to go.javascript:void(0)Save as Draft
In Massachusettes, Deval Patrick (D) has a commanding lead over his opponent, Kerry Healey (R).
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Brown University Embraces Its Slave Past

Brown President Ruth Simmons
“Brown, the nation’s seventh oldest university, was formally chartered in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island. Its founder, the Rev. James Manning, freed his only slave but accepted donations from slave owners and traders, including the Brown family of Providence. One family member, Nicholas Brown Jr., is the university’s namesake.
“The panel [...]