Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 August 2002 — Page 8

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Duke welcomes INROADS intern Aasif Bade

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For the third year in a row, Duke Realty Corporation is proud to recognize Aasif Bade as an Indianapolis INROADS intern. He will work in Duke’s Industrial Leasing group for the summer. Duke has a total of six INROADS interns within its organization this year. An upcoming Junior at Indiana University majoring in Finance, Aasif is very involved in both scholastic and extra-curricular activities, including serving as a writer and member of the executive board of the Tenth-Street Times business school newspaper. INROADS Indiana is part of a national not-for-profit career development organization that recruits outstanding minority students for one- to Five-year paid internships. More than 35 Indiana corporations, including Duke, will employ over 60 college interns this summer. Nationally, the number exceeds 950 organizations and more than 7,500 interns. “Duke is a high-intensity business environment which promotes education and learning,” said Aasif. “Duke’s best aspect, however, is its people. It is astounding how many talented and enjoyable people surround me everyday. “INROADS is an unmatched program for college students,” he continued. “It provides companies an excellent source for great prospective employees and at the same time gives students an unbelievable experience during their college summers." Duke Realty Corporation is one of the nation’s largest real estate companies. Founded in Indianapolis in 1972, Duke now employs more than 1,()0() real estate professionals in 13 U.S. markets. For more information about employment opportunities at Duke, please call Anna Divell, Corporate Employment Specialist, at 808.6(KX). For more information about INROADS, please call 634.0111.

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With a good education comes knowledge, power

Let me tell you the story of another talented brother who has just signed a deal worth $4.2 million. Yes, that’s right! The contract is actually broken down into giving him $2.1 per year. Stephen L. Carter is an entertainer and he obviously commands entertainment type dollars. Entertaining others has made millionaires out of many talented African Americans. Whether it be basketball, football, rapping or telling jokes, African Americans have been cashing in on the entertainment scene. . However, the Stephen L. Carter of this story is entertaining and making headlines in a different manner. He is not hitting home runs or dunking a basketball. He is not grabbing his crotch or sporting millions of dollars in jewelry or “ice.” He is not buffooning on television, talking about sex, or demeaning women. Wait... are there other fields of choice outside of holding a microphone or playing with a ball, where an African-American man can command millions of dollars? Sure, we have a few minority businessmen who have achieved a great deal of monetary success Can you name an AfricanAmerican male that has achieved a great deal of success in the field of education? Well I have found one. Yale law professor Stephen L. Carter is being paid $4.2 million from Knopf publishing for his book The Emperor of Ocean Park, his

first novel, and one additional book to come in the near future. His first novel is a mystery type read with a thriller plot. Carter, Yale Law School's first tenured African-American professor, has established his credentials as a legal scholar and public intellectual and has already published seven non-fiction books. The sad thing about the contract Carter received from Knopf, is that many in the in this arena feel he is being overpaid. The contract he received is on the lines of what a John Grisham or Tom Clancy would be paid for one of their murder mystery books. How dare they pay an educated Black man that kind of money to write a mystery novel. Most of the reviews on the book focus more on the money Carter received, than on the books setting, plot, climax, and conclusion. It is sad to always tum on the television, read a newspaper or magazine, and never see a Black face when “20/20” and “60 Minutes,” or Time and Newsweek, do a special on the topic of educating America’s children. When there is a round table, panel discussion, or in-depth study done on educational theory, African Americans in general, and African-American males in specific, are not invited to the table. Sure we have Cornel West and Henry Louis Gates, but the rules are, when there is a Black face ... the discussion must deal with race. We are always invited to the table when the discussion centers on (1) sports, (2) hip-hop music, (3) racial issues. We are not at the meeting when in comes time to give our opinions on educating all of America’s children. The door is also closed when the discussion centers on creating healthy families or owning a successful business. Our time at the table when

Author and Yale law profeasor Stephen L. Carter. religion or politics is discussed is limited to those few African Americans whose views are so far-dtat and extreme, that no one really listens to them anyway. Professor Carter is not the exception in the academic arena. There are thousands more hardworking, talented, and educated African-American men helping to educate our young people, who may never get the credit they deserve. There are also thousands of financially and socially successful “brothers” who don’t have to make a living my shooting a basketball or shouting through a microphone. My mentor, Judge Taylor L. Baker, socializes with a group of men, who are well educated, successful, and involved in their communities. The Bachelor Benedict Club is made up of “brothers” who went to school to earn law degrees, business degrees, and PhDs. Last week. The Recorder had nearly a fullpage layout about the club and its distinguished members. It is not just about the money one earns from his/her education that counts, it is also the respect, prestige, and the power of knowledge, that one gets from obtaining a higher level of education. Knowledge is indeed . ... power. MI • > * ' For speaking engagements or education workshops, you can contact me at: [email protected] or write me at: 9701 E. 63rd St., Indianapolis, IN. 46236. My contact number is (317) 5020272.

Christamore House Guild scholarships The Christamore House Guild awarded 52 youth from the Haughville community with more than $52,000 In college scholarships. The guild, which is not officially connected to Christamore House, raises funds for it. Pictured with the scholarship winners are Olgen Williams, executive director of Christamore House; Sandy Parker, Ben Davis High School advisor; Liz Hamilton, guild president; and Debra Oakes, guild scholarship chairman.

The Covering Kidc (It Families) Coalition of Central Indiana is an initiative to enroll children up to 18 years of age into free and low quality health insurance programs. Covering Kids also assist the parent or guardian of these children to enroll in the Advantage Network. The program is lead by the Health and Hospital Corporation. On August 16-17th Covering Kids will hold its Second Annual Back to School Family Fun Days. WRTV Channel 6, Wishard, Clairan, St. Vincent, and Health and Hospital Corporation are the sponsors for the event. The event will have something for everyone in the household-Food, games, health screening, school supplies, door prizes, entertainment and more. The location is 3838 N. Rural St. (Marion County Health Dept.) For more information on Covering Kids or the Back to School Family Fun Days, please email the Director of the program, Pamela Wilson at pwHson9hhcorp.org or contact the office at 221-2041 or 221-2464.