Ten Most Interesting People on White House Visitor’s Log

After a couple of news stories circulated suggesting President Obama was thanking political contributors by allowing them access to the White House, the White House Blog pushed back by reminding the press of its by-request policy to provide White House visitor logs and provided a copy of the visitor log for all to see. Most [...]

Putting MLK On The Nation’s Front Lawn

At a ceremony with Harry E. Johnson, Sr., President of the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc., Christine King Farris, sister to Martin Luther King Jr.; EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and members of the Black and Hispanic Caucuses, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar signed a permit allowing construction of [...]

Women You Should Know: Jehmu Greene, President of the Women’s Media Center

The Women’s Media Center (WMC), a leading media advocacy and training organization recently announced that its board has unanimously chosen a new president: Jehmu Greene. Founded in 2005 by Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, and Robin Morgan, The Women’s Media Center works to make women more visible and powerful in the media, and is a nationally [...]

Taxes: Is It Really That Time Again?

No, not quite.  But to ensure a happier ending, Black Enterprise provides some tips on what you can do now to prepare for your annual dance with the tax man: Homebuyers, gather your records. If you purchased your first home in 2009 or purchased a home after more than three years, you’re likely eligible for [...]

Gossip in the Workplace: Choose Your Weapon

According to Indiana University (IU): Gossip in the workplace can be a weapon in reputational warfare or a gift and can offer clues to power and influence not found on organizational charts. New research from Indiana University details how the weapon is wielded — and its influence muted — in a rare study that catches [...]

Movies With Meaning: American Casino, Skin Deep, and TEN9EIGHT

As much as we were looking forward to seeing Chris Rock’s Good Hair, the reviews from the “girlfriend focus group” aren’t very positive. General consensus: Should have gone straight to cable to begin with. However, there are three movies/documentaries opening that have meaning and relevance to our lives and communities: American Casino: Filmed over twelve [...]

Eminent and Imminent

While writing a memo the other day I had a brain freeze on the differences in meaning of eminent and imminent.  Fortunately for me there’s Google and I avoided using the wrong, but similar-sounding, word. But it does serve as a useful reminder for all as eminent and imminent are among the list of commonly [...]

No Longer Mad at “Something New”

Best-selling author and blogger Denene Millner writes about no longer being mad at seeing a black man with someone other than a black woman: Yup, I used to be one of them—the black woman who would throw dead fish eyes and hella shade in the direction of African American men who dared high-step with white [...]

Credit Scores 101

Many people starting a credit repair program are under the misconception that the credit bureaus are in some way connected to the government. It is easy to understand this perception. But, as influential as they are, the credit bureaus have no government blessing, charter, or otherwise. They are big business. There are three credit bureaus [...]

Wanna Get Away?

One of the perks of having a blog is the ability to sign up for all types of affiliate marketing programs,  While it’s cool to make a 3-4% commission on the occasional $20 purchase, it’s even better to take advantage of some of these deals. But as much as I’d like to fly off to [...]

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