FRIDAY
E-mail a friendJune 9, 2004
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reflects on the Reagan legacy. Entrepreneur Janice Bryant Howroyd describes how she built one of the largest Black-owned businesses in the U.S.
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich has been busy since leaving his post as U.S. House Speaker. He founded the Center for Health Transformation and chairs the nonpartisan American Solutions. He's also a Fox News Channel analyst and best-selling author. Gingrich's books include Real Change and Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less. Long involved in various environmental initiatives, he co-wrote A Contract with the Earth. Gingrich has a Ph.D. in history and taught environmental studies before his election to Congress.
Janice Bryant Howroyd
Janice Bryant Howroyd
Businesswoman Janice Bryant Howroyd parlayed a $1,500 investment, a telephone and a small lease space into one of the most successful female-owned businesses in the U.S. Her Torrance, CA-based ACT 1 Group is a diversified company with offices nationwide. Howroyd relied on word of mouth to develop business relationships and uses the attention her success brings to encourage Black youngsters to focus on education.