Maryland State Officials And Business Leaders Gather To Discuss New Business Strategies

More than 100 business leaders from Maryland, including State officials, gathered at the BWI Marriott, Baltimore, on October 22 to discuss “21st Century Strategies for Successful Small Businesses.” The conference served as a premise to empower business leaders with invaluable information to help them make better decisions in a troubling economy, and to …

KCA’s Star-studded “The Black Ball” Benefit Honors Bill Clinton, Richard Branson, Youssou N’Dour

Keep a Child Alive (KCA), an organization co-founded by singer-songwriter Alicia Keys to provide life-saving anti-retroviral treatment, care, and support services to children and families whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India, on October 15 hosted a star-studded event at the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, to …

UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman says “the cycle of intergenerational poverty must end”

October 17 marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a commemoration that first took place in Paris, France, on October 17, 1987, when more than 100,000 people gathered to honor victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger. Among victims of these burning issues are children. In Africa, millions …