Tex G. Hall, president of the National Congress of American Indians and tribal chairman
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Tex G. Hall has served as the president of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) that represents more than 200 of the 562 Native American tribes in the continental US and Alaska. As the chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes, he played a significant role in development by acquiring funds for a new bridge, a water project, a cultural center, a juvenile-justice facility, a health-technology task force prompting tribal leaders to launch economic development on reservations driven programs.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
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Mellody Hobson
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Mellody Hobson is the president of the first African-American-owned Ariel Capital Management LLC, an investment-management firm in Chicago, USA. In 2001the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, named Hobson a Global Leader of Tomorrow and she was also named one of America's Best and Brightest by Esquire Magazine in 2001 and was included on the Wall Street Journals list of corporate.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
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Rueben Martinez
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The life and work of Martinez Rueben, a bookseller, and literacy advocate is discussed. In the year 2000, Martinez opened a children's bookstore and a store in Lynwood, California, in the year 2003.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
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