New York, N.Y. I put my face in my hands and began weeping uncontrollably. I was on the southbound A train racing to the hospital. A good friend was on life support. I was praying to get there before he took his last breath. I desperately wanted to say goodbye. I had spent the prior […]
Tag Archives: Thought Leaders
Angelique Kidjo, Peter Buffett Release Song to Support African Girls
New York, N.Y. I have been trying to interview Emmy Award-winning composer/philanthropist Peter Buffett for two years. I wrote about Grammy Award-winning UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelique Kidjo following the U.N. Day Concert back in October of last year (here). Both musicians have been on my radar because I cover Thought Leaders and Global Citizens – and they represent everything […]
AFS: World Peace Begins with High School Exchanges
New York, N.Y. In World War I, there was a group of over 2,500 American men who did not join the U.S. Army. U.S. volunteers who came to France in WWI did so starting with 1914, three years before their country entered the war and began a draft. Many volunteered to staff ambulances with the […]
He’s Back! NBC’s Brian Williams – Changing World for Better (2009)
Originally published in The Huffington Post, November 13, 2009. New York, N.Y. Several weeks ago Brian Williams profiled the children of the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (AFCECO) and its founder Andeisha Farid in Kabul, Afghanistan for NBC Nightly News’ segment Making a Difference (video). Brian is anchor and managing editor of the NBC Nightly News based in New York. Last […]
Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Philanthropist Frank Perdue
Salisbury, MD. I grew up with my family watching Frank Perdue on TV and eating his chicken once a week, the first corporate executive to market his own product. He was a warm man, but I did not really know him. Now, thanks to his widow, Mitzi Perdue, and her new book Tough Man, Tender Chicken, […]
At Clinton Forum, Western Union Highlights ‘NGO GlobalPay’
New York, N.Y. I was delighted to breakfast with my friends at Western Union at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) this week, including its President and CEO Hikmet Ersek who I met last year at CGI, and Luella Chavez D’Angelo who I have interviewed in the past (piece). It was at last year’s breakfast I […]
Italian Cultural Institute Hosts “Milano for the Young Generation”
New York, N.Y. Fifty selected guests were invited this week to a “one-day-art-event: Nourishment for the Soul” in New York. Hosted by the Comune di Milano and EXPO2015, this event was held in the Italian Cultural Institute on Park Avenue. Representatives of Milan’s government and arts spoke. Photo: John Lee.The event included food and wine, poetry, music, and food for […]
Amen’s Unleash Power of Latest Books at Entrepreneur’s Home
New York, N.Y. Daniel Amen, M.D. and his wife Tana Amen presented their new books,Unleash the Power of the Female Brain and The Omni Diet at the home of business leader and philanthropist, Kevin McGovern who founded several world category leaders including Sobe Beverages, Brita, Pur, Alpha Hydroxy Acids, among others. Elite members from the medical, entrepreneurial and artistic […]
