Duval Urban Debate League

Major progress since we last spoke. Its official. Jacksonville's public school system has an all new urban debate league. More than seven middle schools with over 150 debaters will engage in policy debate competition. This is the first year in history that Jacksonville has introduced "urban debate" in area schools.

The initiative is funded by Title 1 funds from each school. Students will be closely monitored as the League grows over the next 5 years in local high schools and on the college level. League founder, Jermyn Shannon El, seeks to incorporate a high levels of technology and 21st century educational tools to assist students, parents, educators and debate coaches in the transition to global learning.

Click here for photos of DUDL's progress! Learn more at www.dudl.org. Thanks for your support!

Black Millionaire Entrepreneurs

Over the last 30 years, black America has experienced phenomenal growth in both its business leadership class and its actual number of millionaires. These self-employed entrepreneurs and corporate executives have come to be defined by what is now acknowledged as the "New Black Power." As the August 1997 Fortune magazine proclaimed, from Wall Street to Hollywood, a new generation of African-Americans is seizing real power in the world of business. Within the music industry, young hip-hop artists are using hit records as a stepping-stone to business development and ownership. They are ambitious on a scale their predecessors never dared to reach for, and the most savvy members of the generation understand, in no uncertain terms, that money is power. It is this generations’ focus on wealth accumulation that distinguishes them from their predecessors.

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