National Co-Chairs
quincy jones

Quincy Jones

andrew young

Andrew Young

Community Chairs
admiral david brewer

David Brewer

dr chip murray

Dr. Cecil Murray

Digital Chair5MK Corps
anna cabral

Quincy Jones III

anna cabral

Anna Cabral

Leaders and Luminaries
Ramon C. Cortines

Ramon C. Cortines

anna cabral

Jack O´Connell

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Statistics

US News
  • Half of all new college graduates now believe that self-employment is more secure than a full-time job.
  • Today, 80% of the colleges and universities in the U.S. now offer courses on entrepreneurship.
  • 60% of Gen Y business owners consider themselves to be serial entrepreneurs, according to Inc. magazine.
  • Tellingly, 18- to 24-year-olds are starting companies at a faster rate than 35- to 44-year-olds.
  • And 70% of today's high schoolers intend to start their own companies, according to a Gallup poll.
  • More than half of African-American Males will not finish High School.
  • 60% of High School drop-outs will end up in prison.
  • African-American men only hold 3% of management jobs in America.
Source: CNN - Black in American: Black Men