| IMMEDIATE
RELEASE: Wednesday November
05, 2008
Change has Come to America: MBRT Congratulates President-elect Barack Obama
and Vice President-elect Joseph Biden
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MBRT pledges it's support
to work on the transition
towards a new Administration
and work with the leadership
of a new Congress
- Restore
confidence in American
financial markets and
protect America's security,
health, retirement,
savings, housing, education
and create more jobs
for Americans
Washington,
D.C. - Only in
America-the American Dream
has played out with the
election of the 44th President
of the United States-the
first African American
son of a black father
from Kenya and a white
mother from the State
of Kansas- in our history
as a Nation.
“This
historic Presidential
election has demonstrated
the will of the American
people to look beyond
race and the color of
one’s skin to one of a
new age of hope and progress”,
said Janice Howroyd, Chairman
of MBRT and CEO, Act-1
Group in Los Angeles.
“The faces of Americans
are changing and America’s
policies must embrace
our diverse cultural and
ethnic heritage offering
opportunities for all
Americans. As we embrace
and champion this change,
we bring renewed commitment
to our role in the World
that the American spirit
is strong and consistent!”
Minority
communities across the
United States now account
for over 30% of the population.
Within 25 years minorities
will soon be the majority
with Hispanics fueling
the population surge rising
from today’s 15% to 30%,
Asians from 4% to 9% and
African Americans from
14% to 15%.
“We
share a common vision
and platform to work together
and build bridges towards
economic growth and prosperity
and must take action to
inspire our youth to attain
a quality education. With
these goals, all things
are possible”, said Roger
A. Campos, President &
CEO of MBRT. “We need
to work with President-elect
Obama and the next Congress
to put Americans first
to enact policies to help
all Americans secure their
future without the stress
of seeing the equity loss
in their homes or losing
them in foreclosure, inadequate
and rising healthcare
costs, their retirement
and savings disappearing,
and our children receiving
a quality, affordable
education.”
These
are challenging economic
times ahead and we all
need to stand together-Republicans
and Democrats, Mayors
and Governors, and elected
leaders without political
partisan bickering of
the past that creates
a bridge to nowhere.
President-elect
Barack Obama said, “This
is a chance to make the
change and heal the divide
that has held up our progress.”
About the Minority
Business RoundTable:
The
Minority Business RoundTable
is the only national non-profit
organization for CEOs
of the nation's leading
African-American, Asian-American,
Hispanic-American, Native-American
and other minority-owned
businesses. Its members
analyze and help formulate
effective public policies
that impact minority-owned
business. Our corporate
members work to create
sustainable communities
and national economic
viability through successful
partnerships.
The Minority Business
RoundTable is proud to
have Southwest Airlines,
Glaxco Smith Kline, Equifax,
IMPAC, the Allegis Group
and Aerotek, Inc., the
Business Roundtable, an
association of chief executive
officers of the country’s
leading corporations,
Western Union, the Kauffman
Foundation, U.S. Department
of Energy, U.S. Small
Business Administration,
U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Department
of Labor and other federal
agencies, corporations
and business trade groups
as sponsors and strategic
partners. For more information
on the Minority Business
RoundTable, please visit
www.mbrt.net.
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Minority
Business Roundtable
1629 K Street, N.W., Suite
300
Washington, D.C. 20006
202-289-8881
rogercampos@mbrt.net
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