What he said
Plus this wonderful interview about his barbershop http://www.blackenterprise.com/small-business/kille-mike-interview-swag-barbershop-airport-atlanta/
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The situation in Ferguson, Mo. was brought up at the United Nations convening in Geneva as a part of the world's check-up on America's progress in racial disparity issues. Trayvon Martin's mom and Jordan Davis's dad were present. This is serious. Just this morning Al Sharpton said, "while we lecture others about their police state, we can't have one ourselves,"…
Internet Foolishness for the week
It is one of my pet peeves when white people refer to a neighborhood as "sketchy" as a code word for black or brown and this is why http://valleywag.gawker.com/smiling-young-white-people-make-app-for-avoiding-black-1617775138/+sambiddle I'm sad that I haven't seen more of the films on this list http://flavorwire.com/467279/50-essential-feminist-films/view-all Actual time, energy and effort from this country's newspaper of record was put into this http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/upshot/that-honeydew-melon-looks-good-but-does-anyone-eat-it.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes
Food for thought
"There is so much emphasis on IQ in organizations, and not enough on leadership. Now we have a bunch of technological geniuses who are socially and emotionally inept." I wish I could shout this from the rooftops of every building in America. This article on Linked In about micromanagement is amazing. What was the defining moment that changed your life? I…
I’m reading “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coehlo…
...and it is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I decided to read The Alchemist after hearing numerous spiritual gurus talk about it on Super Soul Sunday (a program on OWN). People kept referring to the lessons in The Alchemist and so after I finished reading Lean In, I decided to read it. The book is simple,…
My delayed but still relevant reaction to OITNB Season 2
THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS! So social media blew up a few weeks ago when season 2 of Orange is the New Black was released on Netflix. And now with it's recent Emmy nominations (shout out to Laverne Cox!) people who never considered watching the series will tune in to see what the hype is about. I personally was late to the…