19 CEOs Named To Black History Museum Council (washingtonpost.com)

19 CEOs Named To Black History Museum Council (washingtonpost.com): "19 CEOs Named To Black History Museum Council
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 8, 2004; Page C01
The Smithsonian Institution has selected a roster of high-profile corporate leaders, including media empress Oprah Winfrey and the chairmen of American Express, Merrill Lynch, IBM and Time Warner, to lead the effort to establish the country's first comprehensive museum on African American life.
The Smithsonian Board of Regents yesterday appointed 19 executives to the founding Council of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is scheduled to open in 2013. They also named a group of scholars to an advisory committee that will oversee the content of the White House-backed museum. "