1. Carroll G. Robinson, Esq.Associate ProfessorCo-Principal Investigator, TSU National Transportation Security Center of Excellence-Petrochemical&Chairman, Houston Citizens Chamber of CommerceSecond V.P., NAACP Houston Branch NBC-LEO National League of Cities Beaumont, Texas August 11, 2011 African Americans and the Future Jobs, Unemployment and Business Opportunities 1 Texas Southern University

3. Robert Caro, Master of the Senate

4. Present and Future

5. Richard Florida

6. Thomas Friedman

7. Joel Kotkin

8. Atlantic Monthly Magazine

9. Foreign Affairs Journal

10. Jim Collins, Good to Great for the Social Sector

11. Peter F. Drucker, Post-Capitalist Society

12. The Kinder Houston Area Survey – 2011 www.kinder.rice.edu2

14. Willie L. Brown, Jr., Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times

15. Dr. Robert Holmes, Maynard Jackson: A Biography* Be non-partisan in you’re reading. Good ideas come from many places (“Joseph Charles of Royalty, Deputy Registrar and President of the United States.”) Plus you always want to know what everyone else is thinking and doing. 3

17. Taxation without:Equal Employment Access to an “Equal” Quality Education Fair Access to Capital/Bonding Representation (Unhindered Right to Vote) 4

20. The Impact of The Great Recession

21. Hope Yen, Wealth Gap Gets Even Wider, USA Today, July 27, 2011, pg. 5B

22. Richard Florida, How the Crash Will Reshape America, Atlantic Monthly , March 2009 http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/03/how-the-crash-will-reshape-america/7293/

23. Jeannie Kever, The Coming Revolution, in Brown and Gray, Houston Chronicle, August 7, 2011. pg A16

25. Thomas Friedman, The debt debate: Why Can’t We Do It Right This Time?, Houston Chronicle, July 27, 2011, pg B7. (Can’t We Do This Right?, The New York Times, July 27, 2011, pg. A23.)

26. What will America need to thrive in this world and how should we adapt our unique formula for success? Educating the workforce up to and beyond whatever technology demands; Building the world’s best infrastructure; Attracting the world’s most dynamic and high – IQ immigrants; Putting together the best regulations to incentivize risk – taking while curbing recklessness; and Funding research to push out the boundaries of science… then let capitalist pluck off the most promising ideas for new business(es). 7

28. Carl Schramm and Robert Litan, Kauffman Foundation “Startup Act.” (Nurturing Startups, The Street Journal, July 29, 2011, pg. A12) * Unlimited annual supply of “entrepreneurs Visa” available to any immigrant who wanted to come to the U.S. to start a business, with a particular focus on newcomers with expertise in engineering, science and technology.*(cf. 65,000 H1-B Visas, U.S. Business Leaders Press Senate Panel For More Work Visas, The Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2011, pg. B5. 8

30. What’s Wrong With America’s Job Engine? The New York Times, July 27, 2011, pg. B1 (Marketplace)

31. David Wessel, Wary Firms Opt for Temp Staff, Hire Overseas

32. Willa Plank, CEOs in Their Own Words: Don’t Plan on Much Hiring9

35. Invest Social Security Surplus (T-Bills) in state and municipal infrastructure bonds

36. Fair and Balanced Trade Policies

37. Focus on the Americas and Caribbean

38. Wealth Creation/Accumulation Policies for low and middle class

39. Ownership society requires wealth beyond income10

41. Old-White

42. Young – Hispanic/African-American/Asians

43. Failing Public Schools

44. Low Academic Performance (Test Scores)

45. Racial Academic Achievement Gap

46. High – High School Dropout Rate

47. Low College Academic Readiness/Retention & Graduation Rates11 Our Pyramid Is Upside Down

49. Loans/Fewer Grants

50. Faster More Flexible Workforce Skills Training

51. Public/Private/Community College Partnerships

52. High Incarceration Rates (Black Men)

53. Loss of Voting Rights

54. Voter ID Laws12