Unita Blackwell found her life’s purpose during a protestagainst disenfranchisement in the segregated South of the 1960s. Standing outside the door of the county courthouse
After several years of working at a Chicago-area manufacturing company, Dee Thomas’ purchasing career seemed stalled. Thomas says that although she discussed her career goals
Title: President and chief operating officer of MGM Mirage’s New York-New York Hotel and Casino Location: Las Vegas Age: 52. Work History: Corrections officer, schoolteacher,
Cherrelle Robinson feared the worst. Last August, the Los Angeles resident worried that her cousin Charlene, after years of living below sea level in a
Raymond J. McGuire maintains his cool despite the billions of dollars on the table. Even the slightest miscalculation could be disastrous, but that doesn’t faze
They’re Wall Street’s billion-dollar players. Some raise capital to build or improve schools, hospitals, airports, and railroads from Los Angeles to London. Others have been