Quitting Offends All Who Fought For You

Imagine my surprise finding wonderful life advice and inspiration from a blog dedicated to the technical and marketing aspects of blogging.  I typically visit CopyBlogger for advice on how to improve blackgirlgrown, improve my writing, and expand the reach of my little address on the Internet.  A posting by Copyblogger associate editor Jon Morrow caught [...]

Finding Ways to Care for Your Parent at Home

For many Americans, placing an aging parent or relative into a nursing home is simply not an option. Adult children feel a responsibility and obligation to provide home care for aging or ailing parents or relatives. In addition to working a full-time or part-time job and caring for their own children, these adult children caregivers [...]

Not Feeling Quite Festive?

You’re not alone.  Holidays and birthdays are supposed to be joyous occasions.  But for some of us it is a stock-taking of the year gone by.  And we are never kind to ourselves in appreciating our progress despite the many shortcomings we recount over and over again. It reminded me of an email I sent a [...]

Be Charitable, Save Money on Your Taxes

First comes Christmas, then New Year’s, and before you know it, April 15th. Even though there are less than 9 days before 2010, there are a few philanthropic and tax-saving gifts you can make before then to lower your tax bill (and perhaps increase your return!). More important than taking the charitable deductions is doing [...]

Last Minute Shopping? Don’t Lose Your Financial Head

Last minute Christmas shopping is usually when all financial sense goes out of the window. If you’re still shopping for that perfect gift, keep the following advice and tips in mind: When in doubt, don’t buy it. Just get a gift card. Afrobella has some great gift ideas for natural sistas (t-shirts, hair products, etc.). [...]

This Week in Washington: December 21, 2009

The White House: President Obama used his weekly address to discuss health care reform before an anticipated Senate vote to pass health care reform. The U.S. Senate: All eyes are on the Senate for a vote to pass health care reform on Christmas Eve.  What’s in it?  According to Senate Democrats.  According to Senate Republicans. [...]

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

RT @BrstCancerNews: Yahoo News: Study finds racial disparities exist in radiation therapy http://bit.ly/5uM2U2 Full http://bit.ly/6iA87L # RT @WSJopinion: Who's Got Michelle Rhee's Back?: DC schools chancellor is getting results, not much support from Obama. http://bit.ly/4V3LfO # RT @Gingerlatte: RT @LoriMoreno: Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. ~John F. Kennedy #quote # RT @ShoestringGal: [...]

McWhorter: What To Get a Black Person For Christmas

Always thought-provoking, John McWhorter provides his recommendations on what Blacks need this Christmas:  Bill Cosby’s State of Emergency CD. So very “2004” by now – the days when the kickoff question for an interview on black issues was whether you agreed with the views of Bill Cosby. What was interesting was how many black people [...]

Facebook for the Over 50 Crowd?

For anyone between 25 and 35, Facebook is the new and professional “three-way calling” or party lines of our youth.  For those under 25, it is the only way they’ve known to stay in touch with friends. For those 55 and older on Facebook….wait, women over 55 on Facebook?  For the above mentioned under 35 [...]

Celebrity: Why We Can’t Look Away

I tried my best to ignore the Tiger Woods saga.  In my mind, I would not waste my time listening to the various and growing number of mistresses.  But then mainstream media decided to take the low road.  I couldn’t watch my usual morning show with the peculiar interview of mistress No. ??.  Then Eugene Robinson had [...]

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