topics include Diversity, Leadership
Barack Obama’s election as the first African American President in the US is significant both from historical and forward-looking perspectives. For many it symbolises the righting of a wrong that goes back to the days of slavery while re-confirming the USA as ‘The Land of Opportunity, and ‘The American Dream’. Although somewhat over-shadowed, Lewis Hamilton’s achievement in becoming the first ever black Formula One champion, as well as the youngest, is also of great significance.