Black Enterprise Hosts Symposium Addressing the Lack of Diversity in Media on Wednesday, June 13

Black Enterprise Hosts Symposium Addressing the Lack of Diversity in Media on Wednesday, June 13

Luncheon to Honor the BE 40 Best Companies for Diversity Follows at Noon

WHAT: BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) Magazine Symposium and Luncheon
Sex, Race & Stereotypes: Defining the Business Case for
Diversity in Media

Media diversity continues to remain a contradiction in terms
when it comes to who decides what gets on the air, in print, and
online. This symposium will address the importance of making
diversity a reality in the media industry, and what role the
corporations that foot the bill -- including the BLACK
ENTERPRISE 40 Best Companies for Diversity -- should play to
affect positive change.

WHO: Earl G. Graves Sr., Founder, Publisher & Chairman, BLACK
ENTERPRISE Magazine
Earl "Butch" Graves, President & CEO, BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine
Pam K. El, Vice President, Marketing, State Farm
Roland S. Martin, Contributor, CNN & Host, Roland Martin Show
Andrew Swinand, President, Starcom Worldwide

Symposium Moderated by:
Charles J. Ogletree Jr., Jesse Climenko Professor of Law,
Harvard Law School

WHEN: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Industry Symposium: 10:00 a.m. - Noon
40 Best Companies for Diversity Luncheon: Noon - 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: The Rainbow Room
30 Rockefeller Plaza
(Enter @ 49th St. between 5th & 6th Aves.)
New York, NY 10112

PRESS: Contact Andrew Wadium at wadiuma@blackenterprise.com or
212-886-9598.

Black Enterprise, your ultimate guide to financial empowerment, is the premier business and investment resource for African Americans. Since 1970, be has provided essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. The monthly publication provides 3.9 million readers with information on entrepreneurship, careers, and financial management. As the definitive source of information for and about African American business markets and leaders, be is the authority for business news and trends.

PR Newswire -- June 11

Source: Black Enterprise

Web site:

http://www.blackenterprise.com/

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