'Graves,' he said, 'I want to be your friend.' I started to protest we already were friends, but he said 'No, when I walked in here I wasn't your friend. When I leave here I will be your friend,' |
[In the auto industry, for example,] There is no American car made that does not have parts made by African-American-owned businesses, ... is a proponent of doing business with African-Americans in particular and minorities in general. |
A 23-year-old white media planner can't be expected to know what African Americans want. Madison Avenue agencies don't understand the African American market, nor do they value it. |
Companies have budgets to balance as well, but unlike the federal government, we can go out of business. |
He was a hard-nosed competitor, but he was class all the way, |
He was ahead of his time, ... He showed African-Americans how they could be part of the landscape of this country. |
I'm satisfied with the presentation today. Col. Jestin covered alot of ground and the current concerns that we had, he covered those, and what concerns we have we won't know until they get that stuff dug up and know what it actually is. |
Let's get some compensation out there for people that's sick -- Get this over and done with, start making decisions, |
Since June of 2004, we've funded 73 charities. |
We're big into youth programs. |