The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

LOL! –> RT @convo_girl: Romney: My wife was diagnosed w/MS and I didn't leave her. #p2 #topprog #cnndebate #

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Watching Golden Globes, salivating over Idris Elba #thatisall # Damn. Where the heck is my shovel? # At the hair salon watching women swoon over President Obama sing Al Green. He's got the black women vote on lock. # Just had to pay 5 cents for the bag to put my sweater in that I [...]

Managing Social Media and Your Time

Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, oh my! Yes, managing your social media can eat up lots of time. And you wonder, wasn’t technology supposed to make life easier and more efficient? Forbes Women’s Work in Progress has a great article on how to manage your time on social media:  One of the biggest complaints I hear [...]

Wickham on Mississippi Governor Barbour’s Pardons

If you haven’t heard, outgoing Mississippi Republican Governor Haley Barbour pardoned a slew of criminals which would allow them to retain their right to vote. Instead of support from the very organizations fighting to restore voting rights these same groups have degenerated into opposing the Governor’s pardons and Mississippi’s Democratic Attorney General is trying to [...]

Saddest Thing I’ve Read in A Long Time

I reside in the District of Columbia, our nation’s Capitol. And while DC and Official Washington are steps from each other, it seems as if they’re worlds apart. Official Washington’s roads are clean, monuments welcome tourists, and the economy is bustling. In DC, crime is rampant, the unemployment rate is staggering, and regard for one [...]

Zappos Security Breach: Did You Get Their Email?

If you’re like most women who want to keep a nice shoe game you’ve probably received an email from Zappos warning of a security breach. My email read: First, the bad news: We are writing to let you know that there may have been illegal and unauthorized access to some of your customer account information [...]

This Week in Washington: January 17, 2012

The White House:On Tuesday morning, the President will meet with the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness at the White House. In the afternoon, the President will host King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House. On Thursday, the President will travel to Orlando, Florida to deliver remarks on the economy. Later, he will travel [...]

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

We can make a difference! Obama Administration responds to We the People petitions on SOPA and online piracy http://t.co/ia4B2aHU #sopa #

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Singing along to Mariah Carey's Vision of Love at @busboysandpoets. Damn. Takes me back. Waaaaaaaay back. Hit that high note Mariah! # #usefuladvice –> Don't go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to the the rivers and the lakes you're used to…….. # RT @joebriggsesq: #IMPACTTips Its just as easy to use social media for foolishness as [...]

This Week in Washington: January 3, 2012

Not much going on.  All eyes are on Iowa today as Republican presidential candidates seek to eek out a win in the first Republican presidential caucus/primary. The White House: President Obama returned from vacationing with the family in Hawaii.  This week, President Obama will travel to Cleveland, Ohio’s Shker Heights High School to deliver remarks [...]

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