by d3wpadmin | Dec 21, 2009 | Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
As the recession grows deeper and competition for jobs grows fiercer, the black community is being disproportionately passed over for jobs. Recently, the New York Times carried a story about how African Americans are “whitewashing” their resumes to avoid job...
by d3wpadmin | Dec 1, 2009 | Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
For decades, certain traditional American names like John or Ann were so widely used, they became “common names.” Today, we still think of those names as common names, but it isn’t necessarily because they are commonly used. In fact, common names are losing the...
by d3wpadmin | Nov 11, 2009 | Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
The first panel of the day consisted of Otis Johnson Mayor of Savannah, GA; Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, NJ (and star of the Sundance Channel’s documentary, “Brick City”); Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary of HUD; and Adolfo Carrion, Director of the White House Office of...
by d3wpadmin | Nov 10, 2009 | Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
About 1,400 individuals from around the country, representing community planning teams from well over 100 cities, have come to New York City this week to learn more about Promise Neighborhoods, a federal initiative based on the Harlem Children’s Zone. The Harlem...
by d3wpadmin | Jan 8, 2009 | Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
Kurt Metzger recently joined City Connect Detroit as the Director of the new Detroit Area Community Information System center, also known as D-ACIS. Kurt has previously held posts with the United States Census Bureau where he served as Director, covering Michigan,...
