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- A Michigan State University faculty panel participates in a discussion entitled, "Detroit: The Past, Present and Future of the City." Panelists explore Detroit's music scene, youth culture and education, the auto industry and jobs. Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Dean of the MSU Honors College convenes the session. Professor John P. Beck from the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations moderates questions from the audience. Part of the series "Sharper Focus/Wider Lens" sponsored by: MSU Honors College; College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; College of Music; College of Social Science; James Madison College; Lyman Briggs College; Residential College in the Arts and Humanities; Department of Geography; School of Planning, Design and Construction; and the Jazz Studies Program.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama discusses youth empowerment and leadership at the Young African Leaders Initiative Town Hall meeting held at the University of Johannesburg-Soweto, South Africa. Obama says he supports the Initiative launched in 2010 to promote leadership development, entrepreneurship, and connect the next generation of African leaders with one another and the United States. Town hall participants include over 600 young leaders, ages 18-35, who are involved in public, private and civic organizations. Obama answers questions from the crowd starting with a South African, a Kenyan, Ugandan, and Nigerian. He is introduced by Nkepile Mabuse who asks participants to, "ask a short, sharp, smart question."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Hall of Fame basketball player, entrepreneur and activist Earvin "Magic" Johnson, urges young Americans to get covered with the Affordable Care Act. Johnson recounts his own health issues including injuries and an HIV Positive diagnosis. He advocates for regular check-ups and early detection.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to a crowd of students and dignitaries at the Jerusalem Convention Center after meetings with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders. Obama urges young Israelis to pressure their leaders to seek peace with Palestinians while acknowledging the Jewish state's historical right to exist and defend itself from continuing threats. Speaking in English and Hebrew, he prompts a standing ovation when he declares that those who adhere to the ideology of rejecting Israel's right to exist might as well reject the Earth beneath them and the sky above, because Israel is not going anywhere.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Hall of Fame basketball player, entrepreneur and activist Earvin "Magic" Johnson, urges young Americans to get covered with the Affordable Care Act. Johnson recounts his own health issues including injuries and an HIV Positive diagnosis. He advocates for regular check-ups and early detection.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama discusses youth empowerment and leadership at the Young African Leaders Initiative Town Hall meeting held at the University of Johannesburg-Soweto, South Africa. Obama says he supports the Initiative launched in 2010 to promote leadership development, entrepreneurship, and connect the next generation of African leaders with one another and the United States. Town hall participants include over 600 young leaders, ages 18-35, who are involved in public, private and civic organizations. Obama answers questions from the crowd starting with a South African, a Kenyan, Ugandan, and Nigerian. He is introduced by Nkepile Mabuse who asks participants to, "ask a short, sharp, smart question."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to a crowd of students and dignitaries at the Jerusalem Convention Center after meetings with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders. Obama urges young Israelis to pressure their leaders to seek peace with Palestinians while acknowledging the Jewish state's historical right to exist and defend itself from continuing threats. Speaking in English and Hebrew, he prompts a standing ovation when he declares that those who adhere to the ideology of rejecting Israel's right to exist might as well reject the Earth beneath them and the sky above, because Israel is not going anywhere.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- A Michigan State University faculty panel participates in a discussion entitled, "Detroit: The Past, Present and Future of the City." Panelists explore Detroit's music scene, youth culture and education, the auto industry and jobs. Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Dean of the MSU Honors College convenes the session. Professor John P. Beck from the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations moderates questions from the audience. Part of the series "Sharper Focus/Wider Lens" sponsored by: MSU Honors College; College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; College of Music; College of Social Science; James Madison College; Lyman Briggs College; Residential College in the Arts and Humanities; Department of Geography; School of Planning, Design and Construction; and the Jazz Studies Program.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection