Archive for April, 2008

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Get Outside the Box

Think outside the box. Of the top cliché’s of the past decade this has to be at the top of the list. But how often do you actually embrace this mantra? Over the past 2+ years some innovative minds along with the help of the internet have pushed traditional financing and investing options to the [...]

30Apr2008 | Molifeney | 1 comment | Continued
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Sean Bell, Marcus Dixon

The last few days have thrust two stories of Black men into the lime light. Both of their paths have trails reaching back, and both began with bad decisions. One has an ending that causes feelings of despair and anger, while the other sheds light to possibility and hope.
If you haven’t heard the story, Sean [...]

28Apr2008 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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Friday Video: The Other Banned Boondocks Episode

Banned Boondocks Episode 2
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[hat tip to Intelligent Ignorance, previous episode here]

25Apr2008 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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Father Michael Pfleger

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More info on Father Pfleger
[hat tip to jnjpolitics]

22Apr2008 | Fredric | 6 comments | Continued
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Go Green Checklist

April 22 is Earth Day, a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. The push, especially for Americans, to reduce pollution and help save the environment is based on evidence that the [...]

22Apr2008 | Kimberly | 2 comments | Continued
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Help Babies Grow!

You may (or may not) know this about the editors here at ybpguide, but we’re expecting our first child at the end of July. As you can imagine, our lives have changed for the better and it’s caused me to personally look at things in a whole new way.
From movies like Look Who’s Talking to [...]

20Apr2008 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Looking for Yield in All the Wrong Places

Big, fat, juicy yields can look sexy, but they’ll break your heart in the end like a super fast club chick if they can’t be maintained. There are some winners among the financials, but you’ll be sorry if you take home the wrong one for the wrong reason.
Dividend yield is one common value trap that [...]

18Apr2008 | Greg | 1 comment | Continued
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Blacks in Games, On Games

The neatest thing about our readership is the diverse backgrounds. All professions, many different points of view have always reaffirmed my passion for exploring unspoken topics on the site. Of even smaller demographic is the black nerd.
You know, the guys and gals who majored in math, know how to program their own piece of software, [...]

16Apr2008 | Fredric | 3 comments | Continued
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Stuff Everybody Likes: Ending World Hunger and Free Rice

How can you impress people with your words at dinner parties and help end World Hunger? Easy: Freerice.com.
Log on and for every word you get right (match word with its definition), 20 grains of rice is donated through the UN World Food Program. The goal is to help end world hunger. So, while watching T.V., [...]

16Apr2008 | Garry Bevel | 0 comments | Continued
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