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5 UpFrontAfricanAmericans
adjusttoeconomicrecession;
Collegestudentishonoredfor
helpingthehomeless;Couple
bringsAfricanwinestotheU.S.;
Illinoisfamilybuys"Black"forone
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QuestionsA.BarryRandtalks
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TheNAACPgearsupforits
CentennialConvention;President FEATURES
andCEOBenjaminToddJealous's
visionforanewmillennium;The
NAACPlaysoutprioritygoalsfor 16 TheRoadtoGreatness
thenext100yearsinWhitePaper-, MikeTomlinbecametheyoungestcoach,andsecondAfricanAmerican,
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NAACPfoundersandleaderscon- 22 FacesofChange
tinuetheirfamilies'legacies; Theinaugurationofthenation'sfirstAfricanAmericanpresidenttouched
Formernationalboardmember peoplearoundtheworld.AfricanAmericanphotographerChrisGunn
LouisaFletcherishonoredinher capturedthehistoricmoment.
hometownforhercivilrightswork;
DelawareStateConferencehas 28 TheBattleatHome
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ThousandslineupfortheGreaterClevelandNationalJobFairheldthisspring.Clevelandhasoneofthehighestunemploymentrates.
[EMPLOYMENT]
The Recession Life
TheAfricanAmericancommunitymakeschangesduringtheeconomicdownturn
Thesedays,everypennycounts.But billsontime.Sheencouragespeople Peeblesandhiswife,Tracy,who
thewrathofthiseconomicdownturn tocreatemultiplestreamsofincome practiceslawparttime,havecutback
hashittheAfricanAmericancommu- andfocusonneeds,notwants. drasticallyontheirexpendituresto
nityparticularlyhard. TonyPeebles,aformerbankvice makehisentrepreneurialdreamcome
"We'reallinaveryvulnerableposi- presidentatFifthThirdBank,in true.BeforePeeblesresigned,thecou-
tion,"saysGlindaBridgforth,authorof RichmondHeights,Ohio,isheeding plepaidofftheircreditcards,consoli-
Girl,GetYourMoneyStraight!"You thisadvice.InDecember,Peebles datedtheircellphoneplansandcut
havetomoveyouregooutoftheway resignedfromhisjobwherehehad backontheircableplan.Theyalsono
anddowhat'snecessarytosurvive." workedfornearlytwodecades. longertakefrequentvacations.
TheauthorurgesAfricanAmericans Today,heistrainingtobecomean "It'sallaboutdelayinggratifica-
tominimizedebt,createanemergency insuranceagentandhopestoopenhis tion,"saysPeebles,whohasthree
fund,maintaingoodcreditandpay ownagencyin2010. youngdaughters."Wedon'thaveany
SPRING2009THECRISIS5
Cc atonal
[community]
controlovertheeconomy.
Theonlythingwecan Livinga Life ofService
controlisourexpenses."
InCleveland,wherethe CollegestudentChevonneJameshasideastohelpthehomeless
unemploymentratehas
beenthehighestin15 Callhertheunderdog munityhealthawareness shewasastudentatTemple
years,PierreBertsisfeeling superhero.ChevonneJames, andeconomicsupportto UniversityinPhiladelphia.
theeffectsoftheeconomic a22-year-oldBowieState individualsandgroups. Shesharedanapartmentina
downturn.Recentlylaid Universityjunior,recently PurposeBoundhelpeda roughneighborhoodwith
offfromhisjobasawork- receivedaccoladesanda groupofstudentstravelto threeotherpeople.Money
forcedevelopmentprofes- $10,000awardforher"Pick NewOrleanstohelprebuild wastight.
sional,thesedaysBerts AMeal"program,which baseballfieldsafterthedev- "Itreallywasatrying
rarelyeatsoutandhascut providesmealsforthe astationcausedby timeinPhilly,"saidJames,
backonhisbimonthlyhair- homeless.Theawardwas HurricaneKatrina. whowasrecentlycrowned
cut.He'smadeacommit- presentedbyTAGRecords, Jamesknowsalittle MissBowieState."Icould-
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RobertBennettisn't NationalGrantsProgram. RobertsFoster,encouraged
panicking.Infact,he's "Everyday,Idrovepast hertoapplyfortheTAG
beenanticipatingadown- ahomelessveteranwitha grant.
turnintheU.S.economy signonNewYorkAvenuein "Chevonneisthekind
since2000.Thewebsite Washington,D.C.,andI ofstudentandwomanthat
designerfromTampa, wonderedwhatIcoulddo youwantyourdaughters
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hewaslaidofflast whoisfromtheBronx,N.Y. andbearoundforgrowth
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whohasanonlineradio atparticipatingrestaurants. servicetoothers,"said
show."Theonlybillswe Thecardswillberefillable James,whowantstopartner
havearemycarnoteand bi-weekly. withorganizationsthatserve
ourmortgage." The"PickAMeal"pro- homelessanddisadvantaged
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[Q&A]
A. Barry Rand
Anagentofchangereturnstothenation'scapital > InterviewbyBetsyM.Adeboyejo
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A.BarryRandisthefirstAfricanAmericantoleadthe today,itisthesamething it'stheAmericandream;how
AARP,amorethan40million-memberadvocacyorganiza- dowegetmorepeopleparticipatinginit?
tiondedicatedtopeopleages50andover.Callinghimselfa
"sonofthe'60s,"Rand,64,seeshisnewassignmentas HowdoyouplantodiversifyAARP'sworkforce
unfinishedcivilrightswork.AnativeofWashington,D.C., andyourmembership?
RUnainvdersrietcyeiavneddhainsBM.BA.AifnrmoamrkSettainnfgorfdroUmniAvmeersriitcya,nwhere Ospnoret.ofPatrhteoafspmeyctpslaonfsisoctioaltecahmanugpewiisthitohragsantiozbateioantselaikme
hinegwAamseraicSalowahnenExehceutwiavseFellow.Hesaystheissuesfac- yours.Iwillbelookingatvariousiddievaerssitfhya.tAcAanRPheilspruespre-
growingupmirrorthe sentingissuesthatdis-
issues—facingAmerica proportionatelyaffect
ttoodianyclusioitn.allAbloielasdedroowfn ^^^H qpueeosptlieonofwceolohra.vTehies:Are
corporatesocialchange weadequatelyputtingthe
forthreedecades,Rand messageoutintermsof
sayshe'snotonlyfighting what'satstakeforfami-
forthoseAmericanswho liesofpeopleofcolor?
are50-plus,he'salso
advocatingforall Whatdoyouseeas
Americans.Hisinspiration theprimaryissue
stemsfromthehardwork facingagingAfrican
ofhisgrandparentsand Americans?
parentswhoencouraged Ourdeathratesare
himtoparticipatein higher.Healthcarehas
changingthelandscapeof tobefixed.Ifweare
America.Randchampi- abletoreducehealth
onedsocialchangeat carecostasweshould,
XeroxCorp.,andAvis we'rehopingthatthose
GroupHoldings,Inc.He peoplewhoareinfinan-
startedasasalesrepre- cialneedwillgetsome
sentativeatXeroxin1968 benefitintermsofhav-
androsetoseveralsenior inghealthcareatacost
positions,includingexecu- thatisaffordable.You
tivevicepresidentof putthosetwothings
worldwideoperations, together.Thesearethe
overseeingamultibillion- fundamentals.It'sdiffi-
dollarbusinessandmore culttotalkaboutthe
than70,000employees. Americandreamifyou're
In1999,Randbecame nothealthyandcan't
thechairmanandchief affordtoliveit.
executiveofficerofAvis
GroupHoldings.Currently, A.BarryRand Whatisthemost
heservesaschairmanof difficultobstacle
theboardoftrusteesat you'vehadtoover-
HowardUniversity. come?
Randtooksometimebeforehestartedhisnewroleas Whenyou'reasonofthe'60s,alloftheobstaclesseem
AARPCEOtotalkwithTheCrisis. sliakyetthhaetywweerceoudlady-stito-adnadyccoimrpcluamsitnaanbceosu.ttIhuesehdurtdoleaslwtahayts
Whydidyouwanttoleadthisorganization? wehaveoryoucanbecomeabetterhurdler.
Healthcareandtheneedforhealthreformandfinancial
securityareprerequisitestotheAmericandream.Whatwe Whathasbeenthemessageofyourlife?
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