Book Recommendation: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

What: Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Trauma and Violence in the Lives of Young Black Men by John A. Rich Why: In a book review for the Washington Post, columnist Colbert I. King writes: The shooting of a young black male doesn’t make the front page. It’s most likely to appear inside the Metro section — [...]

This Week in Washington: January 25, 2010

The White House: President Obama used his weekly address to discuss the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overruled government’s ability to restrict corporations and unions from funding campaign ads.  This week, President Obama gears up for his first State of the Union address on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. The U.S. Senate: The U.S. Senate [...]

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Wow –> LA Times Editorial: 7 years to fire 1 bad teacher http://viigo.im/27bi # Take the first steps –> RT @AffirmationSpot: Small daily steps reach the goal faster than someday's grandiose plan. # Excellent Play –> RT @baratunde: I favorited a YouTube video — Black&Brown love – Platanos & Collard Greens http://youtu.be/15IhiLQWskM?a # Watched @KendrickMeek [...]

Roth IRA Limits Removed for 2010

blackgirlgrown is proud to feature Shannon King Nash, author of the award-winning book entitled, “For the Love of Money: The 411 to Taking Control of Your Taxes and Building Your Net Worth.” Roth IRAs have long been a great retirement choice.  You can contribute up to $5,000 each year ($6,000 for those 50 and older).  You [...]

What is Black Love?

What is Black Love? A simple woman like me would suggest that it is the love between a black man and a black woman. Perhaps that’s why there is such an uproar about Essence’s Black Love Issue with New Orleans Saints player Reggie Bush. For those of us not up on pop culture paparazzi news, [...]

Book Recommendation: The Next Generation of Women Leaders

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings recommends The Next Generation of Women Leaders: What You Need to Lead but Won’t Learn in Business School by Selena Rezvani.   Why:  While the book is ostensibly for younger women starting their careers, it is filled with incredible insights and important tips that I believe are important for women at [...]

The Devil is a LIAR and So is My Scale!

By Savvy Health Girl. I don’t know about everyone else, but it has come to my attention that my scale . . . the one I hide behind the bathroom door is officially a LIAR (and evil)! Maybe that’s it. It’s upset with me because I keep it hidden and out of sight and it’s [...]

Sites We Like: Avoice Online Virtual Library Project

What:  The Avoice (African American Voices in Congress) web site is designed to capture and preserve the rich history of political and legislative contributions of blacks for future generations. This virtual online library is a central source of information about historical and contemporary African American policy issues important to researchers, academics, educators and students. Why:  Those [...]

This Week in Washington: January 18, 2010

The White House: President Obama used his weekly address to discuss his new proposal to tax banks to recoup the costs of the financial bailout.  In response to the earthquake in Haiti, President Obama made several statements on U.S. rescue efforts and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.  This week, President Obama will deliver remarks at [...]

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Are you black or African American? http://bit.ly/7D5jHV # Women You Should Know: Somaly Mam #StopSlaveryToday http://bit.ly/6FWdoB # WSJ: Some U.S. Jobs Aren't Coming Back <– Ain't That the Truth. Step Your Game Up in 2010. Don't Become Obsolete http://viigo.im/22Zy # Good Look –> RT @RealTalibKweli: Doing Brooklyn benefit to raise awareness abt diabetes Jan 20th [...]

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