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CETconnect - Proud PartnersAbout the Urban League of Greater CincinnatiFounded in 1949, The Urban League of Greater Cincinnati works to create strong African American families and individuals who are fully educated, employed, empowered, healthy with quality housing, and whose contributions are valued and recognized as benefiting the total community. To achieve this goal, ULGC works to eliminate the barriers of racism and level the playing field for all African Americans and others at risk by promoting their economic self-sufficiency and entrepreneurship through effective leadership in the areas of comprehensive employment, youth and family development, and advocacy. Profiles in Courage - Joan R. HerschedeThe Joan R. Herschede Profiles in Courage Scholarship was created to honor the legacy of one of the areas leading philanthropists. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Joni was the first female member of the Board of Directors at Fifth Third Bank, and was truly committed to her community. Barbara Kellar interviewed Joni Herschede for CET Express. CET Express interviews can be seen on CETconnect.org Urban League of Greater Cincinnati (Segment 2)Peter Block, international known expert on organizational management, was the keynote speaker at the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati's 59th Annual Meeting. Glorifying the Lions Awards 2008Donna Jones Baker, President & CEO of the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, recognizes five outstanding Greater Cincinnatians and three local companies for their leadership and community spirit. The 2008 Glorifying the Lions Award recipients were retired jurist, the Honorable Jack Sherman, Jr.; renowned photographer C. Smith; prsident of Every Child Succeeds, Dr. Judith Van Ginkel; UC professor, Dr. Jeanette Taylor; and former Enquirer Woman of the Year, Clarice White. Also, three area corporations were honored for their dedication to the League and its programs. The Corporate Medallion Award was presented to Darden Restaurants, PNC Bank and the United Way of Cincinnati. Urban League of Greater Cincinnati (Segment 1)Donna Jones Baker, President & CEO, and Mark Walton, Chairman, Board of Trustees, the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati welcomes you to the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati's 59th Annual Meeting. Profiles in Courage - Marian SpencerMarian Spencer, the first female president of the local chapter of the NAACP in 1981 and elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 1983, is one of five honorees receiving the Fifth Third Bank Profiles in Courage award. This award recognizes the resilience and courage of local African Americans who have met life's challenges head on - and won. CETconnect has several interviews with Mrs. Spencer, including a discussion titled "Road to Equality." Profiles in Courage - Betty SouthallBetty Southall is one of five honorees receiving the Fifth Third Bank Profiles in Courage award. Profiles in Courage recognizes the resilience and courage of local African Americans who have met life's challenges head on - and won. She has been employed at Nu Blend Paint since 2002 and has worked many years at fast-food restaurants while supporting a family of eight children. Profiles in Courage - Edwin RigaudEdwin Rigaud, founding president and CEO for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, is one of five honorees receiving the Fifth Third Bank Profiles in Courage award. This award recognizes the resilience and courage of local African Americans who have met life's challenges head on - and won. Mr. Rigaud took on the leadership of the Freedom Center as an executive on loan from Procter & Gamble. He assembled a team that built the museum. Profiles in Courage - John H. LeahrJohn H. Leahr, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 123 missions, is one of five honoreees receiving the Fifth Third Bank Profiles in Courage award. The award recognizes the resilience and courage of local African Americans who have met life's challenges head on - and won. Mr. Leahr has been decorated with the Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters, plus area and theater ribbons. CET interviewed Mr. Leahr as part of our series THE WAR. In that video he talks about his experiences during World War II. Mr. Leahr's interview, and those of other veterans, can be seen on CETconnect. Glorifying the LionConversations with leading African American Cincinnatians about the struggle for equal rights in Cincinnati in the last half of the century. Glorifying the Lions PresentationDonna Jones-Baker, President & CEO of the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, recognizes five outstanding Greater Cincinnatians and two local companies for performing civic and community service during the annual Glorying the Lions presentations. Road to Equality - Roundtable 1Leading African American Cincinnatians discuss the struggle for equality in our community in the last half of the 20th century. Road to Equality - Roundtable 2In this conversation, the second of five, Sheila Adams, former president of the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, talks with a select group of African American Cincinnatians about their lives in our community and the struggle for equality. Road to Equality - Roundtable 3In this the third of five roundtable conversations, prominent African American Cincinnatians continue their discussion of the road to equality in the Greater Cincinnati community. Sheila Adams, former president of the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati leads the roundtable. Road to Equality - Roundtable 4The roundtables resume in part four of five, putting the day-to-day lives and struggles on African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement into context for Greater Cincinnati. Road to Equality - Roundtable 5The roundtables are complete in this fifth in the five-part series, in which prominent African American Cincinnatians discuss the road to equality in the Greater Cincinnati community. Sheila Adams, former president of the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati leads the roundtable. What if we could? Dr. Melvin Gravely on Making a DifferenceMelvin Gravely, Ph.D., of The Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking in Cincinnati, speaks at the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati's 58th annual meeting and luncheon. Women in the C-SuiteThe Women's Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation announces the results of the 2007 Pulse Update: Women in the C-Suite, which makes recommendations for promoting women leaders and eliminating disparities faced by women. |
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