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PUBLISHER’S OPINION Publisher's Opinion for July edition of AUSTM: " It's been said, "Doing the same thing again, and again, expecting the different result, is utter definition of madness." Meaning, having been doing this monthly publication consistently for almost a decade ago, in collaborations with talented few people, who have spent their energy, time, and money to continue this humble vision, but not arriving at the most desired outcome. We deemed it fit to re-construct our focus. That's what we intend to do after this edition. Stay tuned! Meanwhile please enjoy this edition superbly done with you in mind. Peace and Blessings to you all. Olawale Idreez, Publisher Email: usafriglo@yahoo.com
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Contents
JOHN E. SMITH JR. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Be all you can be! In this issue we highlight areas to improve yourself by being healthy,wealthy and wise. We also get to know who is Robert F. Smith, billionaire investor.We are approaching the end of summer, and with it making the most to enjoy the many outdoor events held and enjoying being with family and friends. We hope you are making the most of your time. Enjoy!
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BUSINESS
On Sunday, billionaire Robert Smith stood up to give a commencement speech and shocked the graduating class of Morehouse College by pledging to pay off their student loans. Smith understands as well as anyone how a graduation speaker can change a young man’s life. A graduation speaker changed his own life. In 1994, Smith was graduating from Columbia Business School and thinking about pursuing a career in marketing. An engineer by training, Smith had already worked on products at companies like Kraft General Foods and Goodyear Tire & Rubber. The last thing Smith wanted was to go to Wall Street and become a financier. The speaker at Smith’s Columbia graduation was John Utendahl, who founded a pioneering black-run investment bank. Utendahl noticed the young African-American man sitting among the other Columbia Business School graduates. Utendahl sought Smith out after the ceremony and invited him to lunch. Over tuna sandwiches, Utendahl convinced Smith to ditch his other plans and give investment banking a try, helping Smith land a job at Goldman Sachs. Smith spent about six years working at Goldman Sachs. Utendahl actively mentored Smith during those years as Smith rose to become cohead of a San Francisco-based Goldman group that advised enterprise systems and storage companies. With the help of one of those clients, Smith started his own financial firm in 2000. Vista Equity Partners, the private equity firm Smith founded, is now one of the most successful investment firms on the planet. It manages $46 billion in assets and has generated top financial returns that are the envy of Wall Street. Vista invests exclusively in software companies and uses Smith’s carefully designed playbook to manage them. AFRICA USA TODAY 13
EDUCATION
Preparing for College
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Preparing for CollegeWhat you need to know before starting college
By: Raquel LaCour High School graduation is over and the first major step in transitioning into an adult has now begun. Now what will you do? Have you prepared yourself for college and all the challenges you are about to embrace? Many do not realize that college is a major pivotal moment in ones’ life. This can be the most exhilarating time, for many, by being on your own, and it can be the most frightening . This is not a time to party and become distracted, as many young adults have discovered. If you do not prepare yourself, you may find yourself comparable to a sinking ship. The first thing one must determine is what profession they want to become. This will avoid one from taking unnecessary classes that does not work toward their degree. Taking classes toward your degree is detrimental from the beginning. Do not waste time taking classes that do not pertain to your area of study. This will only delay your graduation date, and take note, every year the price of tuition and housing goes up. If you are having a problem understanding any topic in class, feel free to ask questions, without any hesitation. You are there to learn and understand the material that is instructed. If your questions are still unclear, do not feel embarrassed to seek additional guidance, by talking to your professor one on one and making sure you know what tutors are available. Make sure that you attend class regularly. No one is going to call home and say you never made it to class. Being a freshman is a new experience with making and connecting with new friendships and organizations. Try not to overload yourself with activities, school functions, organizations, sport teams, relationships, fraternities and sororities. Having ample time to study without procrastinating is going to help you from falling behind. Keeping good grades will allow you to maintain any grant or scholarship that is given. Choices you make will affect your years in college. If you prepare yourself, then you will have a successful outcome by maximizing all you can out of college.
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EVENTS
Africa International House will host its 30thannual African Festival of the Arts Friday-Monday, Aug. 30Sept. 2. The event turns the festival grounds at Washington Park into an African village with the theme Spirit of Africa.” Patricia Andrews-Keenan, who handles communications for Africa International House and the African Festival of the Arts, said that celebrating this milestone is significant. “It is a validation of the importance of the African culture to the city of Chicago,” she said. “When we started this event, there weren’t any festivals in the city that celebrated African culture and heritage. Now, there’s the Bantu Fest, Ghana Fest and all of these different festivals, but the African Festival of the Arts was the first of one of these.” Among the featured guests and musical acts are the Ohio Players, the 1970s pioneers of street funk and underground Rhythm and Blues; Damon Williams, of the Tom Joyner Morning Show; Sheila O., an Africa International House board member and an international radio personality; Rotimi, a NigerianAmerican actor, singer and model; and Wale, the rapper. “I think the entertainment is one of the hallmarks of this event,” Andrews-Keenan said. “When you go back and look at the 30-year history, everybody from Isaac Hayes to James Brown—some of the best entertainers in the country—have come to this over the years. That’s a big draw for people.” The festival will provide opportunities to explore the interactive spaces of its Afro-Folk Village, Children and Family Pavilion, African Heritage Pavilion, African Spirituality/Wellness (Health) Village, Author and Book Pavilion, Fine Art Pavilion, Food Court and the African Marketplace. Andrews-Keenan said some vendors have been part of the festival since the beginning. “They come from across the country; they come from the Caribbean; they come from Africa,” Andrews-Keenan said. Ahead of the festival’s 30thanniversary, Africa International House has several special events and surprises for people to watch out for. Those include: A program dubbed the Evolution of African Dance, will take place from 2-6 p.m., July 27, at Navy Pier’s Lake Stage in Polk Brothers Park. The annual African Festival of the Arts gala will take place August 16 at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts. The African Festival of the Arts will be open to the public during Labor Day weekend from 1-10 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday through Monday. General admission begins at $15, and tickets at the gate cost $20. Discounted rates can apply for seniors and children. Family and weekend passes are also available for purchase. For tickets, visit https://www.aihusa.org/afa-tickets. 18 AFRICA USA TODAY
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CELEBRITY Travel PROFILE
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New Funding to Support Women in Apprenticeship, Expand Job Opportunities – WANTO Grant Program This week, the Women’s Bureau announced the availability of $1.5 million in grant funding available to recruit, mentor, train, and retain more women in quality apprenticeship programs and pursue careers in manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and health care, among other industries. “Apprenticeships provide a pathway to family-sustaining jobs,” said Women’s Bureau Acting Director Erica Clayton Wright. “As the Trump administration works to expand apprenticeship across all industries and sectors of our economy, we remain committed to advancing women’s access to these opportunities.” The Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grant program will award $1.5 million to community-based organizations to encourage women's employment in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations. Grants will be awarded to up to six community-based organizations. Applicants must provide one or more of the following types of technical assistance: Developing pre-apprenticeship or nontraditional skills training programs to prepare women for those careers; Providing ongoing orientations for employers, unions, and workers on creating a successful environment for women to succeed in those careers; and Setting up support groups, facilitating networks, and/or providing supportive services for women to improve their retention.
Grant applications are due on July 8, 2019. Please note that this year, the Funding Opportunity Announcement appears under a new Assistance Listing Number (17.701). Click here to view the solicitation for grant applications. For information about the program see our frequently asked questions and view the press release. You can find the list of 2018 grant recipients on the Women’s Bureau WANTO page.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Labor - Women's Bureau - 200 Constitution Ave NW - Washington, DC 20210 202-693-6710 (telephone) - 202-693-6725 (fax) - www.dol.gov/wb/
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ENTERTAINMENT
With BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee Sounds the Alarm About America’s Past and Present
The director’s newest film follows a policeman who successfully infiltrated the KKK in the 1970s, but the story it tells is also very much about the U.S. today. DAVID SIMS AUG 8, 2018
FOCUS FEATURES
On August 11, 2017, about a year before the release of Spike Lee’s new film BlacKkKlansman, various white-nationalist groups gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia, to kick off their so-called Unite the Right rally. Racist demonstrators marched proudly in support of white supremacy, resulting in violence and the death of a counter-protestor. At the time, Lee was getting ready to make his next film, a 1970s-set true story of an African-American Colorado Springs cop who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. The director decided he couldn’t ignore the contemporary echo of hate groups roaring back into public life, so he made that connection as loud as possible in BlacKkKlansman—to wrenching effect. This is a film loaded with broad comedy, bold speechifying, blunt depictions of racism, and astonishing visual flair; it is a Spike Lee movie, made with the kind of artistic and political verve that recalls his best work. BlacKkKlansman has all the subtlety of a mallet to the face, but Lee’s argument begins and ends with the fact that this is an unsubtle moment in America. Why else would he conclude his movie (otherwise a period piece) with footage of the Charlottesville rally, AFRICA USA TODAY 45
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Book Club Features
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Book Club Features I N A L I F E filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama
has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-toearth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same.
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