ADVISORY/America's 50 Best Colleges For African Americans; Four Atlanta-Area Schools Make Black Enterprise Magazine's Authoritative Ranking.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday Tuesday: see week. , (Dec. 17)


   WHAT: Join BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine at a press briefing for the
         unveiling of the third biennial listing of the nation's 50
         Best Colleges for African Americans. Four Atlanta-area
         schools are ranked among this impressive listing of
         institutions, including three historically black
         institutions, demonstrating that HBCUs continue to
         hold their own when it comes to educating African Americans.

    WHO: Earl G. Graves - publisher, BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine

         Dr. Walter E. Massey - president, Morehouse College

         Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D. - founder and CEO, Daystar
         Educational Research and Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins
         University

         Invited celebrity alumni - Spike Lee, filmmaker (Morehouse
         College '79); radio host Tom Joyner
         (Tuskegee University '70); actress Keisha Knight-Pulliam
         (Spelman College '01)

   WHEN: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.

  WHERE: Morehouse College
         Thomas Kilgore Dr., Campus Center
         2nd floor Meeting Room
         830 Westview Drive, SW
         Atlanta, GA 30314

BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine, your ultimate guide to financial empowerment em·pow·er
tr.v. em·pow·ered, em·pow·er·ing, em·pow·ers
1. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority. See Synonyms at authorize.

2. , is the premier business and investment resource for African Americans African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. . Since 1970, BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine has provided essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs and decision makers. Monthly, the publication provides 4 million readers with information on entrepreneurship en·tre·pre·neur
n.
A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.

[French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. , careers and financial management. As the definitive source of information for and about African American business markets and its leaders, BLACK ENTERPRISE is the authority for business news and trends. The magazine is published by Earl G. Graves Graves

A region of southwest France in the Garonne River valley. The area is known for its fine table wines.

Noun 1. Graves - English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985) Publishing Company Inc.

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