Wednesday, August 24, 2011

9/11 Drill Down for SAFETY Campaign

As part of the 9/11 Drill Down for SAFETY Campaign, Safe America Foundation is focusing on the use of wireless devices as “safety tools”. The campaign is called “Test First, Talk Second”. We all know land lines work exceptionally well; however with most of the population out and about on a daily basis and cell, text and internet are common modes of communicating.

So on the anniversary please join me in a call down drill with your family. Whether a disturbance at school, mall, airport or a weather event, stay connected with FOUR simple letters  ----I    M   O  K    -texting IMOK takes less than 2 seconds,  faster than a call, it is a fraction of the bandwidth so 800 additional people can send out the same message  in comparison to just one phone call.

So please take some time at dinner and discuss with the family, if there was an event and you needed someone to know you are okay –then text –I M O K.

Stay Safe ! 
  

Sunday, August 21, 2011

HBCUs and Homeland Security & Emergency Management curriculums

What are the number of Historically Black Colleges & Universitys (HBCUs) with homeland security & emergency mangement (HS\EM) curriculums?

Based information independent research of information obtained from the White House Initiative on HBCUs, specifically the list of HBCUs within the U.S. and Virgin Islands  from a random selection 20 HBCUs, only 1 (Hampton University) has an emergency management BS program implemented.

Why haven't HBCUs fully taken advantage of the opportunities within the HiEd program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a program for graduates to return to their communities and assit in HS\EM practices in African-American communities?

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