Re: Juneteenth
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2022 12:54 am
My org paid for a table at the Arlington Black Chamber of Commerce's event that was held this evening. We got to be down on the field at Globe Life Field, the Texas Rangers stadium.
One of the main reasons I attended was that I saw that our Chief Growth Officer was attending, and I thought it a decent networking opportunity, as well as a learning experience. I've worked with him over the years prior to his present position as we went through mergers.
We had some god discussions about opportunities for our organization to help provide better financial opportunities for the markets that we serve.
I was also able to talk a little history with him. Within the past year or so, I've been studying James Baldwin. I watched the Cambridge debate with William F Buckley in 1965, am currently reading his biography, and watched I Am Not Your Negro on Netflix today (Available until July 2nd).
As with many of us that were blursed with a public school education, the finer points of the history of minorities in this country are rarely taught in any detail.
One of the main reasons I attended was that I saw that our Chief Growth Officer was attending, and I thought it a decent networking opportunity, as well as a learning experience. I've worked with him over the years prior to his present position as we went through mergers.
We had some god discussions about opportunities for our organization to help provide better financial opportunities for the markets that we serve.
I was also able to talk a little history with him. Within the past year or so, I've been studying James Baldwin. I watched the Cambridge debate with William F Buckley in 1965, am currently reading his biography, and watched I Am Not Your Negro on Netflix today (Available until July 2nd).
As with many of us that were blursed with a public school education, the finer points of the history of minorities in this country are rarely taught in any detail.