Smith is chief executive officer of the Maxima Corporation, one of Black Enterprise's top 10 black-owned companies in America. He is also chairman of the President's Commission on Minority Business Development. "In light of the [Clarence] Thomas hearings, the The Vision thought it would be good to bring someone to speak not only on the political side but the economic side as well," said Harold Ford, editor-in-chief of The Vision, which is sponsoring the event. The speech will begin at 7 p.m. in the Castle. -- Matthew Klein
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