FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 2009

 

MINORITY PROFESSIONAL NETWORK FOUNDER INTERVIEWED ON CNN

Rising Job Losses and the Impact on African-Americans and Latinos

 

 

(Atlanta, Georgia)  C.J. Bland, founder and CEO of Minority Professional Network (MPNsite.com), was recently interviewed on CNN by weekend Anchor Don Lemon.  The topic of the segment was rising U.S. job losses and the disproportionate impact on African-Americans and Latinos.

 

Given the time constraints allotted for the on-air interview, unfortunately, Anchor Lemon and CEO Bland were not able to have extensive dialogue on possible reasons for the disparities or discuss the pre-interview questions.

 

During the roughly 34-hour period between receiving the invitation and appearing on-air, Mr. Bland documented his own talking points as well as interviewed or solicited feedback from dozens of others to gauge their thoughts on the reasons for the disparities and their responses to the five pre-interview questions.

 

CNN's Ali Velshi's interpretation of the recent employment numbers, Bland's pre-interview preparation notes, and comments shared by others in response to the disparities and pre-interview questions are available online - www.mpnsite.com/media/cnn.htm.

 

 

About Minority Professional Network (MPN)

Since 1998, Minority Professional Network (MPN) has been a Viable Source of Top Talent™ for multicultural and diversity-focused entities.  MPN powers the premiere interactive Career, Economic, Lifestyle & Networking Connection™ global resource portal - www.mpnsite.com for progressive multicultural business professionals, entrepreneurs and students worldwide. 

 

The MPN portal encompasses hundreds of interactive pages that have attracted Millions of web portal visitors and e-Subscribers from all U.S. states and over fifty other countries, who regularly access listings for hundreds of thousands of calendar events, jobs, businesses, nonprofits, news, articles, commentaries and other content listings, ads, and resources. 

MPN offers a robust and proven portfolio of online, e-marketing, and offline features, offerings, services, and capabilities in support of clients, advertisers, and partners' multicultural and diversity-targeted outreach requirements.  Our specific areas of expertise and value-add encompass multicultural-focused recruiting and sourcing, marketing, branding, turnkey event planning, training and speaking, event marketing and promotions, supplier diversity, community outreach, messaging and communications, strategy, consulting, and related services and solutions.
 
The MPN client list includes: the U.S. Department of State, Altria, Mass Mutual, PricewaterhouseCoopers, A.G. Edwards, AutoTrader.com, BP, TMP, Bernard Hodes, JWT, FBI, Honda, Johnson & Johnson, MetLife, Miller, Turner Broadcasting, Tyson Foods, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United Way, Wachovia, Verizon, Xerox, and several others – www.mpnjobs.com/mktg/clients.pdf.
 
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