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My SXSW 2009 Roundup (First Timer)

Going In
I really wasn’t sure what to expect. I was invited to speak on a panel a few weeks prior and knew with that premise came uncertainty. I didn’t have any speakers I had to see, so I anticipated that my unfocused intentions would get swept away in the white water rapid of geeky madness.
First [...]

20Mar2009 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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Hello. How’s it Going?

Have you asked anyone that lately? Seriously.
The days surrounding us recently have been filled, absolutely jammed, with fake billionaires (read: Madoff), unconscionable murder, and economic doomsday that we all need a collective breath.
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Hello. How’s it Going?

With that, how are you? How is it going? Are you having a good day?
Ask your co-workers. Ask [...]

12Mar2009 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Some Tools for Good Living

On the way to work recently, I found myself coming up with a small list of things I do regularly that keep my spirits high and don’t cost much:
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Some Tools for Good Living

Limiting “the News”: Sometimes a list of headlines is enough to make me want to disappear. I don’t want to [...]

29Jan2009 | Garry | 8 comments | Continued
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Gift Giving (the Remix)

I would like to be the first to remind you that the holidays are just around the corner, and with retailers pushing out holiday goods earlier and earlier, you have already been reminded, countless times. With that being said, we want to change it up a little, go flip-mode and recommend some wealth building holiday [...]

3Dec2008 | Molifeney | 1 comment | Continued
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You Are the Gift

I know. It is early. I am just as bad as the retailers hawking deals already, right?
Friends, this is my absolute favorite time of year. The music, the red and green, family plans, opportunities to give back, Eggnog (I’m grown, so spiked!), and warm drinks at night (yes, even in Miami).
More than that, I believe [...]

25Nov2008 | Garry | 3 comments | Continued
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YBP Peer Spotlight: Stephon Watson

YBP Peer Spotlight is a new series that highlights the accomplishments of everyday colleagues. In the world of negativity and cynicism, sometimes the smallest inspiration can come from garnering a new perspective. Today, let’s meet Stephon Watson.

Stephon Watson

What is your occupation, full title and work week hours?
I am the Program Manager for the Windows Pre-Installation [...]

21Aug2008 | Fredric | 7 comments | Continued
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So You Say I Am Too “Upperclass” to Have HIV?

HIV/AIDs is knocking on the door of black america and too many of us have let him in. We have been so worried about AIDS in Africa that we let that joker tip toe through the foyer. I certainly hope you and yours are not directly affected by HIV/AIDS, but if you are a black [...]

30Jul2008 | Latonya | 13 comments | Continued
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30+ Things to Do This Summer

Do you remember your New Year’s resolutions? You know, that time wherever everyone is tripping over themselves to exclaim how this year is going to be different because of all the game-changing strides they hope to make?
Was that you? Yeah, it was me too.

credit: jonathaj Take a bike ride

27May2008 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Kicking in the door : An introduction of sorts

Well, you may not know me but I know you very well. You are the type that wants to see if there is anyone out there that can help you find yourself out in the cold vastness of cyberspace. You want to know if there is anyone else who thinks like you or acts like [...]

27Dec2007 | tigga76 | 2 comments | Continued
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Secret Santa 2.0

Some families and co-workers prefer to host Secret Santa exchanges, where you pick a name out of a hat and buy a present for that person. But, say you have like 20 relatives, or 50 co-workers. That’s a lot of paper in one hat. Not to mention it’s time-consuming to write out all of those [...]

18Nov2007 | Kimberly | 0 comments | Continued
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12 years later

Today is the 12th anniversary of the Million Man March, a “day of atonement” for black men across the nation that took place on the Washington Mall. Since then, Oct. 16 has been known as the Holy Day of Atonement. Minister Louis Farrakhan will speak about it today at the Atlanta Civic Center. Read about [...]

16Oct2007 | Eugene | 5 comments | Continued
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Again with getting too comfortable…this time at work

Yesterday I shared the concept of getting to comfortable in relationships- particularly with physical appearance. But there are definitely other arenas where us YBPs tend to get comfortable. One place of utmost importance is the workplace. It’s one thing to slip up at home with your mate, but at the workplace the stakes are a [...]

30May2007 | Kimberly | 1 comment | Continued
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