Executive Leadership Council Hosts Annual Gala

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Yolanda Young

Valerie Lewis, ELC Secretary and Governance Chair

With the stock market roaring and the Small Business Optimism Index trending upward, the mood among black business leaders was upbeat as they gathered to celebrate at the Executive Leadership Council’s (ELC) gala outside Washington, … Read More

WaPo Article on Amici Fails To Consider The Source

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Yolanda Young

The media have rightly received criticism for giving equal coverage and deference to groups and positions that aren’t equally deserving of such. Consider this bit of “journalism” from Robert Barnes, who covers the U.S. Supreme … Read More

GOP’s “Fast & Furious” Self-Destruction

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Yolanda Young

You need not be a physicist to marvel at the parallel universes that exist inside the Beltway. In one universe affable republican representatives are cordial to Attorney General Eric Holder at a White House picnic … Read More

Supreme Court Cases on Race Bear Watching

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Yolanda Young

In my latest USA TODAY column, I offer some sobering predictions for this Supreme Court term. The Supreme Court term is shaping up to be a significant one on issues involving race. The justices are … Read More

Lesson 7: Five Ways To Make Partner

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Yolanda Young

OBABL Year In Review: The Year’s Most Popular Stories OBABL continues the series The Story of a Georgetown Law Class: The Lessons. Yolanda Young located the nearly 60 black graduates from her 1995 GULC class. Among … Read More