Just enough....just in time!

ImagePlausible in some professions. With unemployment at 5.7% and climbing, do you want to take that chance of finding out? I doubt it.

Thanks, But No Thanks

ImageFive young black contributors to YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia respond to the apology.

Where's the 40 Acres?
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives made a "historic milestone" and formally apologized for slavery and Jim Crow. Am I supposed to be thrilled?


U.S. House Issues Formal Apology for Slavery

ImageWashington - The House on Tuesday issued an unprecedented apology to black Americans for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow segregation laws.

    "Today represents a milestone in our nation's efforts to remedy the ills of our past," said Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich., chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus.


THE BARON INSIGHT: Emotional Intelligence - The New Wealth-Builder

ImageMoving forward, entrepreneurs and small business owners will have to adopt a more holistic way of thinking and processing information to survive. As the majority of purchases are now made from emotion, superior logic and linear thinking are no longer enough to establish and maintain one's competitive edge.

MondayMover: Mental Exfoliation . . .

Image...not given nearly the same level of attention given to other parts of the body. The times in which you call things into question is healthy. Forget the rainbow - think first to be prepared for the rain. Sounds simple. Well it's not. Look for your umbrella.

Black in America -- 5 Key Questions

ImageWhere do we go from here?  Amy Alexander at TheRoot.com observes, "Certainly, the show shines a spotlight on the scope of blackness. But will black viewers see or learn anything that improves their daily lives or inspires new thinking or action? And will viewers unfamiliar with "the black experience" learn anything that will expand or positively inform their opinions of blacks, or—more to the point—spur them to reach out to blacks?"


MondayMover -- Watch the (flickering) lights!

Image"If it wasn't clear before Tuesday, it is now: This is no ordinary economic crisis, and it won't be over anytime soon" taken from the July 16, 2008 edition of USA Today. A CEO, CCO, CDO, CIO, CMO, COO, CTO, CIO, small business owner, stay at home spouse [and perhaps you] saw the same. Don't close your eyes...they just dimmed the lights. "