I celebrate ACHIEVEMENT EVERY DAY! WEDNESDAY SERIES – “A Rainbow of Role Models”, highlights role models of ALL colors. “There is dignity, in achievement and success—in becoming, a great factor in civilization.” Carter G. Woodson.
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Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers. WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.
STYRON’S INTRODUCTION
Today’s blog highlights a problem that needs your help. As you will read, too few black and brown kids are getting college-paid internships. These great-paying jobs provide excellent real-world experience and broaden a student’s network. Regardless of race, we can discuss this topic with young minority high school and college students. Assist them with internship opportunities in your company! Become part of their network. Pay it forward! PLEASE!
BLACK BILLIONAIRE ROBERT SMITH LAUNCHES AN INTERNSHIP PLATFORM FOR HBCU STUDENTS TO CREATE A PIPELINE FOR COMPANIES WHO WANT MORE DIVERSITY!– A RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS {WEDNESDAY SERIES}
Robert F. Smith is the Founding Director and President of Fund II Foundation and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, InternXL Partner Company.
“Internships have proven to be a game-changer, helping college students better determine their career path and providing a chance to gain invaluable hands-on experience in their field of interest. ……More than 80 percent of graduates reported that an internship helped shape the direction of their careers. For students of color, research shows that internships are critical – a lifeline – to their professional futures. Across the United States, students who have internships on their resumes are more likely to land full-time jobs after graduation. Yet, on average, only 6.6 percent of Black students and 7.9 percent of Latino students have participated in paid internships, compared to 74 percent of white students. At the same time, both groups are overrepresented in unpaid internships. Critics say those disparities also create challenges for prospective employers who desire to diversify their workforce.
Recognizing this equity gap in our nation’s workforce, the platform InternXL (previously InternX) has relaunched this month, providing organizations of all types, including Fortune 500 companies, access to pre-screened, diverse, entry-level talent. “If America is to remain competitive in the rising global digital economy, business and academia must collaborate to engage diverse talent,” said Black billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith.
Mr. Smith drew headlines in 2019 when he pledged a $34 million gift to Atlanta’s historically Black Morehouse College, paying off student balances for 400 graduates and their parents. He sees improving access to professional opportunities for students of color as a matter of strengthening national competitiveness and security. “We built internxl.org – to create pipelines and opportunities for minority students to work with many of the top tech companies in the world, providing experiences that many students never thought were accessible,” he said.
Currently, more than 220 companies and more than 17,000 pre-screened students are registered partners and participants on the InternXL Company. It offers more than 1,300 courses as part of its tiered Learning Management System (LMS) within the platform, providing students with the opportunity to obtain certifications in a variety of subjects and skills, including the cloud, cybersecurity, Salesforce, and project management, amongst others.
“The objective of the InternXL Company is to provide value to both the employer and the student by providing highly qualified, pre-screened entry-level talent for the employer and providing ‘on-ramps’ to high-quality jobs that help students begin their professional careers.”
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YOUR GREATNESS IS NOT WHAT YOU HAVE; IT’S WHAT YOU GIVE! CHARITIES I SUPPORT
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YOUR GREATNESS IS NOT WHAT YOU HAVE; IT’s WHAT YOU GIVE!
YOUR GREATNESS IS NOT WHAT YOU HAVE; IT’S WHAT YOU GIVE!
A RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS {WEDNESDAY SERIES} – BADRINARAYANAN KOTHANDARAMAN, ENPHASE ENERGY, CEO
RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS– TEACHER RAYMOND NELSON CREATES GENTLEMEN’S CLUB TO TEACH LIFE LESSONS TO BOYS WHO HAVE NO DADS AT HOME
A RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS {WEDNESDAY SERIES} – MARIO HOOVER – 16 YEARS OLD!
A RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS {WEDNESDAY SERIES} – LEGENDARY INVESTOR JOHN ROGERS JR
https://wealthbuildingpowers.com/2022/03/09/black-and-brown-role-models-series-legendary-investor-john-rogers-jr/
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ROLE MODELS {SERIES} – ROBERT L. JOHNSON, FOUNDER BET – FEBRUARY 24, 2022
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ROLE MODELS {SERIES} – JAMES AND JILEA HEMMINGS BECOME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICANS OWNERS OF AN AUTONOMOUS GROCERY STORE – FEBRUARY 25, 20
https://wealthbuildingpowers.com/2022/02/25/black-history-month-role-models-james-and-jilea-hemmings-become-first-african-americans-owners-of-an-autonomous-grocery-store-february-25-2022/
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ROLE MODELS {SERIES} BILLIONAIRE ROBERT F. SMITH – FEBRUARY 23, 2022
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ROLE MODELS -REGINALD LEWIS – FEBRUARY 22, 2022
https://wealthbuildingpowers.com/2022/02/22/black-history-month-role-models-reginald-lewis-february-22-2022/
“WHAT WE BECOME DEPENDS ON WHAT OUR FATHERS TEACH US AT ODD MOMENTS, WHEN THEY AREN’T TRYING TO TEACH US”
https://wealthbuildingpowers.com/2021/11/03/what-we-become-depends-on-what-our-fathers-teach-us-at-odd-moments-when-they-arent-trying-to-teach-us/
WE NEED MORE STEM MAJORS AND LEGACIES LIKE MYLES JOHNSON!
WE NEED MORE STEM MAJORS AND LEGACIES LIKE MYLES JOHNSON!
DADS WHO RAISED ME TO BE MORE THAN I COULD BE!
DADS WHO RAISED ME TO BE MORE THAN I COULD BE!
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY – “EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WITH WHICH YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD” NELSON MANDELLA
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