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Baltimore's Robert Cradle Named Allstate Give Back Day Hero
Baltimore Resident Robert Cradle Named Allstate Give Back Day Hero Community heroes, Rodney Peete kick off Allstate’s National “Give Back Day” in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Allstate Insurance Company today announced that Robert Cradle of Baltimore has been named a 2012 Allstate Give Back Day Hero. For the fourth consecutive year, Allstate is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by encouraging individuals to volunteer in their communities on MLK Day 2012 (Jan. 16) through its Give Back Day program (allstate.com/givebackday). Rodney Peete, former NFL quarterback and co-founder of the HollyRod Foundation, is helping launch the 2012 program along with Cradle and three other outstanding community heroes who are recognized as leading volunteers in their communities. Peete and the four Heroes will be guiding Give Back Day activities in their home cities with ... READMORE |
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Coming in to this election year, one of the most debated political topics is our nations unemployment rate. While the exact numbers may vary from state to state, we know that this ratio is even higher among the African American and Hispanic populous. While this is partially due to the purported lower education levels, I believe the main reason is that it is just plain harder for a young ethnic individual to 'catch a break'. While racism may still come into play from time to time, I think it is mostly due to the lesser extreme concept that there are still just plain old cultural differences among the people of our beloved United States. An old white man is less likely to hire a young black person, not because he is prejudice, but simply because he might subconsciously fear that this young person's presumed cultural background difference may spill over into the workplace and conflict with his business image or corporate culture. Perhaps that hiring manager is simply thinking about what he could possibly have in common with this young candidate, someone whom he will have to work with forty hours a week. He may be thinking about the previous candidate who was equally qualified but commented about his favorite team and the football game last night. He may be thinking that the first man might be easier to get along with and 'fit in' to his workplace better. In any case, we can speculate infinitely about the reasons for lower unemployment among minorities but ethnicity aside, I really wanted to write this article to give some insight and advice to those who are struggling to find a job or have yet to catch their first break.
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