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Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit to Refocus Diversity on Ethnic Minority Growth

The Rainbow PUSH Automotive Project, an initiative of the Citizenship Education Fund, recently announced the 17th Annual Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit to be held on Friday, September 30, at the MGM Grand Detroit Meeting and Events Center in Detroit, Michigan.  The Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit is the only forum that addresses the automotive industry in relation to people of color.  Each year, more than 500 automotive executives, entrepreneurs, suppliers, dealers, consumers, government and elected officials, advertising agencies, automotive manufacturers and media outlets from across the automotive spectrum participate in discussions focused on improving inclusion for ethnic minorities in

Summit to Help More Blacks Become Players in State’s $257 Billion Insurance Industry

California is home to the largest insurance industry in the United States, pulling in annual revenue of approximately $257 Billion in premiums, and paying out over $90 Billion in annual claims and benefits.  It also employs about 234,000 people across the state and pumps tens of billions into the state economy every year. In 2012 insurance companies, operating in the state awarded 1,300 contracts worth $930 million to businesses owned by minorities. That number included women, disabled veterans, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and other ethnic minorities, and according to a California Department of Insurance (CDI) survey, African Americans headed 66