Kicking off Women’s History Month – who’s your inner “history making” diva? In your mind’s eye, which “history making” diva drives your desire to succeed allowing you to follow in their footsteps.  Who might you learn from and who might you mentor to pay it forward. Unaware of  who’s watching, what can a young woman learn from you?

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PhotoBuzz: First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about her campaign to end the childhood obesity called Let’s Move at the National Governors Association’s winter meeting in Washington February 20, 2010. UPI/Madeline Marshall

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Monday morning Tavis Smiley appeared on the Tom Joyner morning to announce an upcoming symposium to include Black leaders.  For the past ten years during Black History month, Smiley would convene Black leaders in a forum called State of the Black Union (SOBU).  He canceled that event for 2010.  This new event, as you can tell will now convene on the hills of much controversy over comments made about “Black leaders” during the announcement.

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We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda will take place on Saturday, March 20, 2010, 8am (CT), on the campus of Chicago State University at the Convocation Center. (free and open to public)

Obama meets black leaders on economy | Dorothy Height, Benjamin Jealous, Marc Morial, and Al Sharpton – CSMonitor.com – It has been reported that the honorable Dorothy Height was unable to make the meeting scheduled for one of the coldest days in DC. (Question: non-profit civic organizations to discuss economics?)

Twitter Me This? Progress On Pause: Who Leads Directs or Convenes the Black Agenda? | Tavis Smiley vs Al Sharpton | Scholars vs Activists

We’ve Been Here Before - Black History – State of Mind 2009
….There is a certain class of race-problem solvers who do not want the patient to get well, because as long as the disease holds out they have not only an easy means of making a living, but also an easy medium through which to make themselves prominent before the public.” …Booker T. Washington

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Political Moment:  Republicans are fighting republicans, democrats are fighting democrats, and black agenda is perturbed with black agenda.  Perhaps now, the people can get something done.

FAIL! By the time you read this post because you FAIL to to keep up in REAL TIME,  2009 will be DONE! Stick a fork in it.  It seems everything FAILed in 2009. Was it the year NOT to remember.  Unless you remember it by what FAILed.

Barack Obama now President FAILed to deliver as evidenced by this SNL clip. The year 2009 was a clunker year for the President.  The President FAILed to see the many correlations to past one term presidents. Most say he dropped the ball and the voters at the White House door. At post time, the President reportedly has radio interview scheduled with Steve Harvey to discuss his relating with Black America – we predict FAIL!  You might find archive audio here unless the station FAIL to post it.

Television FAIL! Fake marriages with multiple children i.e. Jon & Kate FAIL! Cable news networks FAIL!  World class golfers with fake marriages FAIL!  Fifty year old’s with 50 concerts FAIL! (FAIL again – is it too soon to do an MJ joke).   Jay Leno FAIL to leave television.  His five year departure moved him to an earlier slot.  Oprah FAIL to retire.  You now have to say goodbye over and over for the next two years.

Did nearly every idea FAIL in 2009? We planned to give out the FAIL Awards but FAIL to find inspiration in the domain we purchased www.theFAILawards.com – FAIL. For the most part, it looks like we took the year off.  We FAILed to find stories interesting with enough depth to warrant  further discussion.   FAIL was coming too fast.

We intended to declare 2009 as the year of HATE Happy!  FAIL! The post is still sitting in draft form.  Since everyone had an opinion in REAL TIME, it became the year to HATE (highly anticipate the error) of everything and everyone trying to do Happy.  Life moments and failures became hashtags with FAIL leading the way.

We won’t FAIL to bore you any longer as we have probably passed that point.  Or did we FAIL to make a point.  For all we FAILed to mentioned… FAIL!  There is good news, hopefully it is all up hill from here. FAIL! That would denote we are at the bottom. FAIL!

Despite the FAILs of 2009, as one of the first, it was exciting to blog this past decade.  Without FAIL, let us wish you and yours a Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa and many a joyous Holidays.

Go in peace, don’t HATE Happy!

The upcoming debate may be somewhat of a prediction, so we open it up for debate.  Need a job, in lieu of salary, what will you work for?  Food, room & board, or mortgage paid?

Rather than an opinion or commentary, this topic should perhaps be conducted as a forum to take place LIVE.  So let’s do this. Join DryerBuzz **Thursday, December 10, 2009** in a live forum (click LIVE up above or use widget below) .  The “Great Debates” will continue as we look at “work” in America. In lieu of salary, what will you work for?  Can America provide jobs and compete on a global scale? Must America redefine work as well as how we educate for work?

The White House is inviting citizens, community leaders, and local officials to hold their own Community Jobs Forums.  Pundits have made reference to historic presidential plans from Reagan to Lincoln.  How long before we start comparing the economic success of slavery to reintroducing voluntary servitude? Is it only a matter of time before the conversation goes there?  Already we are hearing arguments about America’s job market competing with human trafficking across the globe based on what America imports to get the low low price?

A great debate indeed.  In lieu of salary, what will you work for?

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If done quietly, Chris Brown could ease back into the game with less shame.  Let’s face it many have come before and will come after this young man.  But no, somebody in Camp Brown thinks a good thing if he talks rather than just sing his way back. Frankly I’m appalled.

Brown’s demeanor and responses in an interview FAILS.  Unfortunately our young people don’t know this because we fail to tell them much of anything.  So they go around looking like boo boo the fool.

The performer has a few stops planned this week including the Wendy Williams Show.  Wendy, all be it entertainment, has a motto for our young women, which she’s spouts near daily as, find a rich guy then get prenupted and preggo to paraphrase. Never mind her being a woman of a certain age, got to dumb it down when its all about pulling in that gold mining demographic.  Brown is scheduled to appear on Williams Friday show, normally taped on Thuirsdays.

He also taped an episode of 106 & PARK on Tuesday, November 10 which will air on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6 P.M. (check local listings).  The singer was interviewed by 106 & PARK co-host Rocsi Diaz who’s name pops up in other drama.  We digress.

From BET: On being questioned about his sincerity in previous interviews: “…I just feel like at the end of the day I’m human…I can only tell you how I personally feel…I can’t make everybody love me, but I can just try… and I can honestly say that I am sorry.”

Brown appears unprepared in his interviews, too young and seems almost unaware as to where he fits in the cycle of violence which he is now so much a part. How do we know the cycle is broken?  His reactions and responses to mere mentions of Rihanna by his interviewers would probably cause concern from any domestic violence judge.

Everybody can’t be saints we understand.  But we’re suppose to learn from our mistakes.  Again this seems to be another case of a camp full of yes people who care not if the client is healed and safe.  We keep hearing some say Brown like other media grabbing mistake making celebrities (Michael Vick), should be allowed to earn a living.  Earning a living is one thing.  Being the celebrity guest on a TV show is another.  Failing at said guest appearances should be the end of the road.  Don’t talk just sing and learn. It doesn’t have to be so public.

Next on DryerBuzz & Company LIVE… Sunday

We got good hair but do we have good cents? DryerBuzz LIVE has to come back on this one.  The movie, Good Hair by Chris Rock, not to be mistaken by the documentary currently suing the movie, is in theaters. We’re going to see it. We’ll wait till everyone is done in salon and come at you Sunday for a great debate.  Plus there’s a boycott planned for the “do-it-yourselfers.”  Who’s got the buzz? DryerBuzz has the buzz behind the buzz with you in The Great “Good Hair” Debates.

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Can’t Feed Crazy Today…

September 8, 2009 — It’s the nation’s “first day of school” where the remainder of American youth return to their learning institutions.  On this first day of school, the President of the States (POTUS as the kids say) wants to welcome America’s youth back  with an encouraging word. However, some folks, what looks like the half that did not vote for this President, seem to have a problem with this President beaming a message across the country.  Are they telling their offsprings to disrespect the highest office in the land?

Mind you, not everyone who, even those who voted for the President Barack Obama wants to hear another speech.  However, this administration has been transparent to some degree and used a great level of technology in getting elected. Though the President’s account doesn’t twitter anymore, the WhiteHouse has started an account (we think).  Still perception is driven by the media.  The media says folks are upset.  So folks are upset now, even though they had no idea.

As far back as I can remember to a few Presidents before Reagan and the flip of the parities, the Office of the President has many times mobilized youth initiatives. In the mean time those who oppose this President try to articulate their views without really saying why they oppose this President. I’m not the greatest fan of this administration, but this President does represent what Americans consider to be an astounding achievement – becoming President of the United States.  Judging by a few of the men before him, President Barack Obama might be one of the few that could point to education as a stepping stone to becoming POTUS.

In telling American youth to disrespect the highest office in the land, do we also tell them to disrespect the office of the principal? We’ve already had an administration in the past (republicans) that caused youth to disrespect their parents which did fill up American prisons. Can a democrat in leadership of the highest office in the land encouraging education do more harm?

Well, the administration did encourage Americans to buy cars while they were losing their homes.  Schools are really particular about proof of residence these days.  Nobody even asked if all schools were equipped to watch, see or hear this President.  Some schools are watching in HD via satellite or direct feed.  Some will get a video tape.  Some schools will not open today.  However, this administration stops at main street remember.  Two streets over and you’re out of luck.  But stay in school.