The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Ditto –> RT @iluvblackwomen: not sure how i feel about @iamdiddy allowing Justin to have date with Nicki Minaj # RT @TherealTaraji: RT @wyclef: HopeforHaiti Performance now available on Itunes.Proceeds go 2 Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund # RT @BusinessDotGov: First SBA web chat of 2010 is Thursday: "#smallbiz #Exports & Access to Credit". Submit questions [...]

2010 Happiness Project: January Wrap Up

Our 2010 Happiness Project for January focused on getting more energy. For me, that meant getting more quality sleep and more exercise. More Quality Sleep: Grade B+ Those who know me know well my great affinity for restful slumber.  I am likely to choose sleep over almost anything. But that didn’t necessarily translate into quality [...]

Save Some Green for Living Green

I’ll admit.  I am on a learning curve when it comes to living green and saving energy as you can note from the drought of living green articles on blackgirlgrown.  But when energy efficiency means more money in my pocket I tend to listen.  Case in point – Tax credits for energy efficiency. The Department [...]

Am I Missing Something Here?

LOS ANGELES — The online dating service eHarmony has agreed to settle a California lawsuit that claimed it discriminated against homosexuals. Under a proposed settlement filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, eHarmony will link its straight and gay Web sites and allow people to use both without paying double fees. Plaintiff’s attorney Todd Schneider [...]

Advance Directives For Health Care Explained

Advance Directives is the term given to legal documents that detail a person’s preferences regarding health care treatments and decisions, should he or she be unable to make those decisions due to such conditions as unconsciousness or loss of mental capacity. Advance directives typically include at least two documents: the living will and the durable [...]

State of The Union Poll and Comments

Did President Obama say what you needed to hear? Answer our poll below and tell us WHY in the comments section!

Basic Rules of the Road on The Net

Several months ago we stumbled upon a great “Top 10” net etiquette website on all things technology including email, cell phones, and social media.  Upon entering the site, you are greeted by the Top 10 Rules for Net Etiquette which transcends all media.  Our favorite of the Top Ten: Do not put anything you do [...]

Get Your (Financial) Papers in Order

Motley Fool features a great article on making sure you have your financial, medical, and personal papers in order. God forbid your life ends prematurely.  But would your loved ones have a clue as to what your financial or medical wishes are?  Of if you become incapacitated for awhile, who is going to handle your [...]

9 Social Networking Sites for Women Who Mean Business

What is the real power behind women entrepreneurs? A study by the Center for Women’s Business Research shows that women now own 40 percent of private firms, women-owned businesses generate about $3 trillion in revenue and employ 16 percent of the workforce; making them significant players in the national economy. In addition, the study found [...]

The State of Black Art

The Washington Post’s Style section featured a lengthy piece on the state of Black art and how new, contemporary black artists are trying to break through. Allure, success, big prizes, prestigious shows — if cutting-edge black artists have so clearly got it made, why are they almost unknown outside the little world of contemporary art [...]

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