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A sampling of advice from the 鈥淐onference for Black & Latino Men from Colby, 乐播传媒 and Bowdoin Colleges鈥�

Opening address by David Wall Rice

Rice is professor of psychology at Morehouse College and leader of that school鈥檚 Identity Orchestration Research Lab.

• 鈥淪tep outside the stereotypes and complicate the picture: Be your own man, utilize immediate democratic space, assume responsibility and accountability.鈥�
• 鈥淏e successful in meaningful, life-affirming, community-building ways.鈥�
• 鈥淒on鈥檛 just whistle Vivaldi,” a metaphor for embracing cultural preferences that please majority groups.

Alumni Panel

• Robb Brown, 乐播传媒 鈥�92, founder and principal owner of the Denver Retail Group real estate brokerage; member, African American Leadership Institute: 鈥淔ind the opportunity where there appears not to be opportunity, and maximize the opportunity.鈥�
• Hajmil Carr, Bowdoin 鈥�00, founder, Novaya Mortgage, largest mortgage company in New England; and Trueline Publishing, publisher of trade journals throughout the U.S. and Canada: 鈥淎re you a winner? Do you act like a winner? Show intellectual capacity.聽 Confidence is so critical.鈥�
• Jay Scott-Harris, Colby 鈥�98, vice president and legal product specialist, Putnam Investments; writing coach and mentor for students through Citizen Schools of Boston: 鈥淯se your liberal arts education, which teaches you how to deal with a range of different subjects and how to communicate well 鈥� on paper, in person, electronically, every way you can.鈥�

Faculty Panel

• Joseph Atkins, visiting assistant professor of psychology and coordinator of multicultural student programs, Colby College: 鈥淔ind a personal mentor, an adviser, and listen to them carefully.鈥�
• Tashia Bradley, associate dean of students at Colby: 鈥淭ake an hour a week to do something you wouldn鈥檛 do in the course of your normal schedule. Broaden yourself.鈥�
• Marcus Bruce, a 1977 graduate of 乐播传媒 who is now the college鈥檚 Benjamin E. Mays Professor of Religious Studies: 鈥淵ou have a calling,鈥� he said. 鈥淔ind it and build on it.鈥�
• Brian Purnell, assistant professor of Africana studies, Bowdoin College: 鈥淏e on time.聽 Sit in the front of the class.聽 Speak up in class. Pester your professors. Carve out time for academic life.聽 Start your work early.聽 Read a good newspaper every day.鈥�

Concluding address by Ozzie Jones 鈥�92

Jones is a stage and film writer and director.

鈥淸Society] may not love the kids who haven’t gotten a chance, but they love the guys who have made it to 乐播传媒 and places like it. Society wants you to succeed, and holding yourselves to a lower standard is not necessary, sufficient or acceptable.鈥�