E-mail a friendJune 30, 2005
Former U.S. Army Secretary Clifford Alexander explains how the Army can solve its recruiting woes. PolicyLink founder Angela Blackwell describes the intersection of race and class in health care.
Clifford Alexander
Clifford Alexander
Attorney Clifford Alexander has had an impressive career, including working under four consecutive U.S. presidents (Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Carter) and serving as the first African American Secretary of the Army. Educated at Harvard and Yale, he concentrated on making the all-volunteer Army work and stressed programs to enhance professionalism. After leaving public service, he formed the consulting firm of Alexander and Associates, which provides human resources management counsel to corporations.
Angela Blackwell
Angela Blackwell
Angela Blackwell is a nationally recognized voice on racial and social equity issues. She's the founder & president of PolicyLink, a national nonprofit focused on the community building movement, including the Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts. A lawyer by training, she previously served with The Rockefeller Foundation and as a partner with Public Advocates. She's also co-author of Searching for the Uncommon Common Ground and has been published in the Op-Ed pages of several major newspapers.