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What were you thinking?!

Uh, did Eddie Griffin REALLY think he was going to get away with this in front of a group of bougie …. uh, I mean …. not-so-young black professionals like this?!
Comedian Eddie Griffin was pulled from the stage at the 14th annual Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge after repeatedly using the “N” word.
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6Sep2007 | Eugene | 7 comments | Continued
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Natural Black Hair not Glamorous?

Perhaps you’ve already read about this story, but I’m playing catch up on the blogosphere. So apparently some people still just don’t understand the ignorance that comes out of their mouths. Read on.
Cleary Gottlieb has a bad hair day - Talk about a Glamour don’t.
Vivia Chen The American LawyerAugust 27, 2007

It seemed like a nice [...]

2Sep2007 | Kimberly | 21 comments | Continued
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10 things that are not ybp (young, black, or professional)

i feel like this post will be me on a soapbox, but i was on the train this morning and felt it needed to be addressed. while i don’t consider myself anyone’s keeper, i do think that common sense and professionalism yield a set of unspoken rules about being a ybp.

being late. rule of thumb: [...]

14Aug2007 | Fredric | 15 comments | Continued
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Urban Influence Magazine

Thanks to a YBP Guide visitor’s email, I’ve just gotten hip to a not-so-new publication: Urban Influence Magazine. The magazine is a joint venture between T. Brown Publishing and the National Urban [...]

12Jul2007 | Kimberly | 1 comment | Continued
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The Plan-Ber

Like many, one of my boys is doing what he thinks he wants to do academically and professionally, but isn’t making the money he wants to make. So he’s thinking about coming up with a plan B – a plan that will take him away from what he’s thought he wanted to do for a [...]

29Jun2007 | Eugene | 2 comments | Continued
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ybp, do it for the kids

we were all there at one point of time. we all remember it well. high school. what we may not remember is an abundance of ybp’s reaching out to us to recommend colleges, let us know about upcoming scholarships or summer programs, and giving us helpful advice on college applications. well, one young brotha aims [...]

5Jun2007 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Seven Things Every Well-Rounded YBP Should Know

You are black professional. You are a young black professional. Chances are even if you’ve scored a great paying job in a lucrative field and you’re involved in upliftment of your community, there are still some things that you don’t know. Here are the few things that every YBP should know (in no particular order):
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4Jun2007 | Alisha | 4 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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Writing a Resignation Letter

Quitting your job - for whatever reason - can be smoothed out a bit with a good resignation letter, and job help site Emurse.com has come up with a few “I quit!” letter scenarios for you.
Basically, resignation letters serve to keep bridges from being burned. They’re also a good way to tie up loose ends, [...]

28May2007 | Kimberly | 0 comments | Continued
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