Steele becomes first African-American RNC chairman
January 30, 2009
Stop the Madness
First the country hits rock bottom and elects President Barack Obama. Now the republican party headed to its grave, elects Michael Steele as Republican National Committee Chair. As one CSpan caller put it “is this another RNC gimmick?” He was referring to Alaska Governor Sara Palin’s run as VP.
CNN reports Michael Steele, a former Maryland lieutenant governor, was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee on Friday.
Sorry world, that hand basket is lit and on its way to hell. No stopping now.
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Political Opinion: Is African American Political Leadership...
- Guilt (0%, 0 Votes)
- Gimmick (50%, 3 Votes)
- Genuine (50%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 6
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Success Secrets of 24 African American Leaders
January 30, 2009
Newly Released Book Reveals Success Secrets Of 24 African-American Leaders And Is Being Given Away As A Free Download
Sarasota, FL (BlackNews.com) – The newly released book Success in a Challenging World: 24 African American Leaders reveal their secrets for reaching the top reveals the success secrets of highly successful black leaders in business, academia, medicine, education, and other fields. To maximize readership, authors Corey Crowder and Andrew Neitlich are offering the book free as an ebook before distribution to book stores.
The book provides interviews with 24 successful African American leaders including: 2-star Army General and now head of NBA referee operations Ron Johnson; multi-millionaire entrepreneur Dr. Farrah Gray; hospital CEO Ruth Williams Brinkley; Florida Gulf Coast University President Dr. Wilson Bradshaw; physicist Dr. Peter Delfyett; Roeper School headmaster Randall Dunn; professional athlete trainer Michael Douglas; sports lawyer Don Gibson; restaurant entrepreneur George Tinsley; cable television executive Brian Offutt; engineering firm owner Bellandra Foster; former Green Beret Gary Carpenter; hip hop music producer Alonzo Williams; grassroots politician and attorney Tameika Isaac Devine; Internet entrepreneur Gwen Richardson; physician Dina Strachan; and CEO of Mays Chemical William Mays.
“Each interview is like a motivational speech with fantastic insights about how to succeed, regardless of circumstances,” said co-author Corey Crowder, who played in the NBA and then 14 years as a professional basketball player in Europe.
Co-author Andrew Neitlich, a Harvard MBA and management consultant added, “After the interviews, we distill the lessons shared into 17 success principles. We also offer a set of guidelines for organizational looking to hire an authentically diverse workforce.”
The authors are offering the book free as an ebook download on The Executive Think Tank (www.theexecutivethinktank.com), a newly launched site focused on peak performance for leaders.
“We make our living as coaches, consultants, and speakers, and want these ideas to be spread as widely as possible” said Neitlich. “This book has too many great insights that are applicable to all sorts of leaders, as well as to students who might not be able to afford a 237-page book in this economy.”
For more information and to download the book, visit www.TheExecutiveThinkTank.com
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DryerBuzz & Company: How To Bailout Your Family
January 30, 2009
Trying to make and keep your ends meeting? Hard to worry about the future when you need gas money to get to work today huh? Listen in to learn how to make ends meet in your sleep. We’ve been here before and we can do it again. Don’t let recession ravel your nerves. Don’t let the bailout get you down. While most of the conversation goes over our head, we’re here to make surviving the recession really really simple.
What does it really mean to have a retirement plan? Is Walmart greeting in your future? Only the strong survive or is it the most creative.
Join DryerBuzz & Company, Friday January 30, 2009 for “How To Bail Yourself Out,” LIVE 8PM ET/ 7 PM CT. Listen live at www.DryerBuzz.com or visit www.DryerBuzzRadio to listen and chat.
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Corey Crowder
Success in a Challenging World: 24 African American Leaders
The newly released book Success in a Challenging World: 24 African American Leaders reveal their secrets for reaching the top reveals the success secrets of highly successful black leaders in business, academia, medicine, education, and other fields. To maximize readership, authors Corey Crowder and Andrew Neitlich are offering the book free as an ebook before distribution to book stores.
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Gregory King breaks his silence about Hudson Murders
January 30, 2009
Exclusive Interview:Gregory King breaks his silence about the loss of his son in Hudson Murders. On October 24th 2008, that would mark the day that Gregory King
’s (the father of Julian King) life would be changed forever. wordonthestreetsmag.com reached out to Mr. King. Gregory King wants to speak about how he has coped since the loss of his son.
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Travel to Mardi Gras – Wonderful Travel Adventures
January 29, 2009
Mardi Gras travel provided by Wonderful Travel Adventures – Departure city Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC (RDU) – Wonderful Travel Adventures helped many witness history with trips to the Obama Presidential Inauguration. Be part great events nationwide as you step aboard luxury charter services, enjoy great accomodations, while you relax and enjoy trips by Wonderful Travel Adventures planned with your busy schedule in mind. From weekend getaways to the perfect vacation. Don’t miss the excursion – Wonderful Travel Adventures is headed to Mardi Gras.
Laissez les bons temps rouler
Mardi Gras, which in French translates to Fat Tuesday, is officially the day before Ash Wednesday. The day is also commonly referred to as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day and can occur anytime between February 3rd and March 9th, depending on when Easter is held that particular year. But as the celebrations in America and across the world have grown larger with each passing year, Mardi Gras, has evolved from one day into week long celebrations.
The trip will be February 22nd and return on the 25th. Wonderful Travel Adventures will depart from RDU around 10 am and arrive in New Orleans at 3:30pm. Once arrive, there will be transportation to the hotel. The name of the hotel is Doubletree and Suites. The price for the trip is $620 per person double occp. Payment can be made all at once or in two payments. A $100 deposit is due now or before February 11, 2009 and is non refundable. The remaining balance is due by February 18, 2009. Once final payment is made no refund will be available.
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Atlanta Event Promotions
January 29, 2009
Atlanta event promotions is now available through RealTimePromo.com. Increase Internet and social network footprint for events in the Atlanta area. Reach visibility across networks, including search engines, in real time to an infinite audience searching events in and around Atlanta.
RealTimePromo.com expands event visibility and reach to capture audience online directing real traffic to events. Perfect when used in conjunction with radio and TV promotions which drives traffic to the Internet and search engines.
For more information visit www.RealTimePromo.com
National services also available
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House passes $819 billion stimulus bill
January 28, 2009
Obama lobbied for the bill aggressively, but it garnered no Republican support. Senate likely to take up its version next week.
The House passed an $819 billion economic stimulus package Wednesday on a party-line vote, despite President Obama’s efforts to achieve bipartisan support for the bill.
The final vote was 244 to 188. No Republicans voted for the bill, while just 12 Democrats voted against it.
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Two Live Stews host Stewper Bowl in Atlanta
January 27, 2009
Atlanta Buzz - Crown Royal, State Farm, Verizon Wireless, and Coors Light present the first annual “Stewper Bowl”, emerging as the most anticipated, interactive, celebrity/ athlete studded Super Bowl Watch event taking place in Atlanta. The brainchild of Crown Royal “Stewper Bowl” 2009 is none other than 790 the Zone’s (sports radio) dynamic duo, the 2 Live Stews. The Stews will bring the warmth of Tampa to Atlanta on Super Bowl night, Sunday, February 1st 2009 at Luckie Food Lounge.
Nothing says football more than the unique blend of America’s most recognizable whisky, Crown Royal. Partnering with the Stews for viewing splendor of the nation’s favorite past time, Crown Royal will pull out all the stops to make sure this event is a night to remember. Taking after Super Bowl festivities, 790 the Zone wanted to offer city residents the opportunity to spend their day in pigskin spirit, by offering pre-game activities and a post game affair. This year’s pre -game event, titled “Gamer’s Hideout” will be hosted by the leaders of the urban video gaming space, Konsole Kingz. Pulling out the latest in gaming technology, gaming equipment, and full-scale prizes, the “Gamer’s Hideout” aims to be the ultimate gamers paradise starting at 3:00pm. Crown Royal will toast the kickoff followed by Verizon Wireless Crown Couture’s Half Time Show Presented by Blue Corset Co. with music by DJ Don Cannon. Cannon will continue on long past the game with a special post affair sponsored by Coors Light. Hosted by the 2 Live Stews, the night promises to be filled with live entertainment, access viewing from every angle of the venue with over 30 plasma televisions and state of the art projection screens, surround sound and lighting, a specialty game menu created by the top chef at Luckie, drink specials, and State Farm will be on site giving away $25 dollars for every field goal made throughout the game and $50 for every touch down.
Join the 2 Live Stews and their celebrity friends,Deon Grant (Seattle Seahawks), Bone Crusher, Roddy White (Atlanta Falcons), Dorsey Levens, Dennis Scott (NBA Blast), Dominique Wilkins (NBA Hall of Fame), Hot Sauce (And 1), Spyder D (And 1), Q (112), Jazze Pha (Dreamland), Devyne Stevens (Dreamland), Mychael Knight (Bravo TV/ BET), Doug Chapman (NFL), Ray Edwards (NFL), Shandon Anderson (NBA Champion) and many more as they set the bar in watch event celebrations.The Crown Royal “Stewper Bowl” will take place, on Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Luckie Food Lounge located in the heart of downtown Atlanta. Doors open at 3:00p with the “Gamer’s Hideout”, the Crown Royal Purple Carpet begins at 5:00p, the Crown Royal Kickoff at 6:00p, and the Coors Light affair lasts until 1:00 am. The event is FREE from 3:00p – 5:00p and general admission tickets are only $10 after, with proceeds going to the 2 Live Stews’ Stewart Family Foundation.
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Great Debates LIVE: Behind Every Good Woman…?
January 27, 2009
“Behind Every Good Woman is….”
Can you finish the statement? We often hear that a woman is behind every good man. But who and what drives a good woman? Great example…Michelle Obama, now First Lady to a country rebuilding itself, its values and its morals. We now know what steps Michelle Obama took to find her place in the universe and educate herself accordingly. Her life now part of our history tells us how she set her priorities. We also know how she supported a dream and impacted her family’s reality. For women wanting to build and reach
similar heights, we put the question to an awesome panel for a great debate on DryerBuzz & Company… “Behind Every Good Woman….” Listen to the podcast below, taped live Tuesday January 27, 2009, for the answer and more.
Yalanda Lattimore, editor of DryerBuzz.com welcomes…
Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers is founder and editor in chief of www.MochaManual.com and is the leading voice and “mommy expert” for today’s African American mom. She is an award-winning business journalist, a former writer at Fortune and senior editor of Essence magazine and author of The Mocha Manual® series of books for black women. “The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy” is a NAACP Image Award nominee. The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion into Profit–How to Find & Grow Your Side Hustle in Any Economy (Amistad/HarperCollins) will be released this month. The third Mocha Manual, a guidebook for military wives will be released in June 2009. Seals Allers appears frequently on television and radio.
Dr. Gloria Morrow
is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Upland, Ca. She is a speaker and contributor to CNN and other media outlets. She is the author of The Things that Make Men Cry, Suffer in Silence No More, Create Your Blueprint for Good Success, and Keeping it Real! 7 Steps Toward a Healthier You. Please visit www.gloriamorrow.com and Dr. Gloria will be happy to respond to your questions and comments.
Shay Williams
Shay Your Date Diva,
www.lovein30days.com, is the author of two relationship books: Mama D.I.V.A. Don’t Get Played! and D.I.V.A Don’t Get Played! Both books are dating guides, presented in a laugh out loud, no nonsense approach to
unlocking the mystery to understanding dating, love, and relationships, that help single mothers dating or single women dating catch the man of her dreams in less than 30 days.
Shay Williams is a dating and relationships expert in her own right who did not gain her “expertise” from a traditional education, although she has a B.S. in biology and at one point desired to become a surgeon. She attained this knowledge from her dating experiment of dating over 100 men in 9 months, reading
over 60 relationship books, interviewing over 1000 men, women and couples and finding love herself as a single mom of two, in less than 30 days by applying the knowledge she brings to other women.
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Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright Featured Guest Speaker 2nd Annual H.O.T.E.P.
January 26, 2009
H.O.T.E.P. to Hold 2nd Annual Breakthrough Lectures and Conference
The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright and Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine Featured Speakers
This year’s conference theme is “Sankofa: Restoring the Greatness of the African-American Family, Church and Academic Village,” and will feature renowned minister, Dr. Jeremiah Wright and Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine as guest speakers. Dr. Wright is Pastor Emeritus and the former Pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois. Queen Quet is the Royal Chieftess of the Gullah Geechee Nation, St. Helena Island, South Carolina.
Politicians, ministers, educators, psychologists, community leaders, students and concerned citizens from Atlanta and across the country will gather at Clark Atlanta University for the 2nd Annual H.O.T.E.P. (Healing Ourselves through Excellence and Preparation) Breakthrough Lecture Series and Conference on Friday, January 30, 2009. The three-day event will be hosted by Clark Atlanta University’s Religion and Philosophy Department and First Riverdale United Methodist Church in Riverdale, Georgia.
The conference will begin on Friday at 9:00 a.m. with a libation in the Cornelius Henderson Student Center. The ceremony will be followed by lectures and an open forum at 10:00 a.m.
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