The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Reading –> Number of Insured Varies by Bill http://viigo.im/1uFX # RT @whitehouse: LIVE NOW: President Obama Holds Town Hall with China's Youth http://www.whitehouse.gov/live # RT @nytimes: China Limits Live Broadcast of Obama’s Session With Students http://bit.ly/2Wbkoz # RT @ClumpsOfMascara: Today is "I can do this" day. Believe it. Say it. Repeat until effective. Have a [...]

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Reading –> Number of Insured Varies by Bill http://viigo.im/1uFX # RT @whitehouse: LIVE NOW: President Obama Holds Town Hall with China's Youth http://www.whitehouse.gov/live # RT @nytimes: China Limits Live Broadcast of Obama’s Session With Students http://bit.ly/2Wbkoz # RT @ClumpsOfMascara: Today is "I can do this" day. Believe it. Say it. Repeat until effective. Have a [...]

Etiquette Expert: Obamas bow to Japan’s emperor shows breach in protocol

The Etiquette Expert debuted her new updated blog.  A great read for those of us looking for etiquette tips in business, technology, and general manners.  Check out her recent blog on the much-hyped bow of President Obama’s bow to the Japanese emperor. President Obama’s bow to Japan’s emperor shows breach in protocol. Let’s set the [...]

James Brown More Right Than He Knew

Say it loud! I’m Black and I’m proud. More than catchy song lyrics, James Brown knew the importance of little black children having pride in their person and their skin color. Recent research underscores the power in James Brown’s message: Most adolescents who belong to an ethnic minority group wrestle not only with their self-esteem [...]

Smokeout

I’m surprised at how many people under 40 smoke.  Anyone over 40 kinda gets a pass as there wasn’t full disclosure about the hazards of smoking.  Addiction came before you had the value of HUGE warning messages on packages, government and media campaigns, and the general pariah-like status smokers have in society today.  When I [...]

Take The Plunge, Start Your Own Business

Government resources in plain English are getting better by the day thanks to the Obama Administration’s tech forward thinking.  Small Business Matters, an official blog community of the federal government’s Business.gov, provides great advice for those contemplating starting a small business: Starting your own business may be one of the biggest risks you will take [...]

Since Apologizing for Slavery is All the Rage

We’ve touched on the recent spate of slavery apologies from the U.S. Congress, to Bill Clinton, to states and cities, and even corporations.  All of these public penances are by predominantly white institutions  apologizing for the slave trade and and benefits from free slave labor. The Black Informant has written extensively on the subject and recently [...]

I’d Be Dead By Now New Breast Cancer Guidelines

The report was disappointing at best, reckless at worst. Breast cancer survivors under the age of 40 can attest to that. Kathleen Reardon said it best…… I’d be dead by now if it weren’t for breast self-examination. And had my doctor been less convinced of his own guidelines regarding women without a known history of [...]

Relief from ATM and Overdraft Fees

The Federal Reserve Board recently announced updated rules to protect consumers against predatory ATM and overdraft fees by banks. The Wall Street Journal reports: The Fed’s policy requires customers to opt in to “overdraft protection” programs, meaning they would have to agree to pay a fee any time they overdraw their accounts at automated-teller machines [...]

In Case You Hadn’t Noticed, TV Has Gone Vulgar

According to a recent article in The New York Times, any concept of a “family hour” on network television is obsolete. In fact, according to some network executives: ….the idea of a family hour [is] antiquated and [does] not fit how families consume television today. Nina Tassler, the president of CBS Entertainment, commented that shows [...]

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