tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44372213782682055982024-02-21T00:09:57.763-08:00Black Marriage and MoneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-33638399419606614082011-10-08T10:19:00.001-07:002011-10-08T10:19:12.999-07:00Should Couples Be Given a 2-Yr Renewal Option in Marriage?<p><img src="http://changecomesslow.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/realtionship-101.jpg" width="383" height="201" /></p> <p>Given the high cost of divorce, is there a better way?  A legislator in Mexico says he has one. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackwoman.blogspot.com/2011/10/should-marriages-have-2-yr-renewal.html" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-53946133250037430272011-10-08T09:44:00.001-07:002011-10-08T09:44:46.047-07:00Oprah Blows Away the Competition on the Richest Woman List<p><img alt="Oprah Winfrey dominates the list of highest paid women in entertainment" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/oprah-31-300x300.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/10/08/oprah-murders-the-competition-in-list-of-highest-paid-women-in-entertainment/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-61370226812088498632011-08-09T17:48:00.001-07:002011-08-09T17:48:55.861-07:00Over 1,000 Millionaires Paid Zero Tax in 2009<p><img title="" alt="black wealth, african american wealth" src="http://blog.riskmanagers.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/taxtherich.jpg" /></p> <p>In 2009, 1,470 millionaires paid no federal income taxes, according to the Internal Revenue Service.</p> <p><a href="http://africanamericanmoney.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/over-1000-millionaires-paid-zero-tax-in-2009/#more-276" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-75631813448064928092011-08-09T17:11:00.001-07:002011-08-09T17:11:38.925-07:00Ryan Mack: 11 Tips for the Unemployed<p><img title="" alt="ryan mack, black unemployment, african americans, black wealth" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Black-unemployed-300x179.jpg" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/08/10/ryan-mack-seven-tips-for-the-unemployed/" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-9844232578429846752011-08-05T12:31:00.001-07:002011-08-05T12:31:33.586-07:00College Students Seeking Out Sugar Daddies to Help Them Pay Tuition<p><img alt="" src="http://rollingout.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Condom_girl.jpg" width="322" height="210" /></p> <p>By JasmineHughes</p> <p>In light of the economic downturn, female college students are taking matters into their own hands. Now instead of working in McDonald’s, or shops for $8.00 an hour, many are finding it quicker and easier to seek older men and provide sex in exchange for tuition money. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://blackwomentoday.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/college-students-seeking-out-sugar-daddies-to-help-them-pay-tuition/#more-193" target="_blank">READ MORE AT BLACKWOMENTODAY</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-6754968102570192662011-07-31T07:14:00.001-07:002011-07-31T07:14:15.558-07:00Getting the Wedding You Want with No Drama<p><img src="http://newimageproductions.biz/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/AfricanAmericanWeddingCouple.37151820_std.jpg" /></p> <p>by George James</p> <p>The summer is a time for warm weather, vacation, family reunions and weddings. Many couples plan their wedding during the summer and fall months. Planning a wedding can bring a lot of stress and drama to the couple. From deciding when and where to get married, to working on the guest list and to figuring out how you will pay for the wedding. Stress and drama can also come from what other people want for your wedding and from handling major conflicts such as faith, money or where to live after the wedding. It is possible to get the wedding you want and not have any drama, even with all the possibilities leading up to the wedding.</p> <p><a href="http://blackwomentoday.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/getting-the-wedding-you-want-with-no-drama/#more-164">Continue reading →</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-40970926086102130942011-07-06T22:01:00.001-07:002011-07-06T22:01:11.301-07:00Embarrassed? Dallas Cowboy Star Sues Woman to get Back His $75,000 Engagement Ring<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/roy-williams.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/07/dallas-cowboy-sues-woman-to-get-back-75000-engagement-ring/" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-89404927463325442942011-06-24T05:21:00.001-07:002011-06-24T05:21:24.897-07:00Wealthy Woman Leaves $40 million to her African American Nurse<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Huguette1930.grid-4x2.jpg" /></p> <p>And they say that good nursing can’t pay the bills…</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/24/heiress-leaves-40-million-to-her-african-american-nurse/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-8498559167977998902011-06-23T10:31:00.001-07:002011-06-23T10:31:09.553-07:00Corporate America Now Has an Official Term for Excluding Black Businesses<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/no-urban-dictate.jpg" /></p> <p>The code language was revealed at the Rainbow Push Convention. </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/23/now-theres-an-official-term-for-discriminating-against-black-businesses/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-54239827650722366842011-06-03T14:39:00.001-07:002011-06-03T14:39:24.173-07:00Dr. Boyce: Black unemployment Rises Again– a State of Emergency Ensues<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/blackunemployment.jpg" /></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/03/black-unemployment-rises-yet-again-yes-we-are-in-a-state-of-emergency/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-8700653892803685852011-05-31T15:24:00.001-07:002011-05-31T15:24:40.402-07:00Yes, Bill Collectors May Be Following You on Facebook, Twitter and Everything Else<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/typing-hands.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/31/yes-bill-collectors-may-be-following-you-on-facebook-and-twitter/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-83909071299114780032011-05-07T20:22:00.001-07:002011-05-07T20:22:07.923-07:00Jumping the Broom is Fourth So Far at the Box Office<p><img src="http://www.jclondon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Paula-Patton-Laz-Alonso-filming-the-wedding-scene-from-Jumping-the-Broom-1.jpg" /></p> <p>Jumping the Broom is fourth so far…<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/08/jumping-the-broom-is-in-fourth-place-at-the-box-office/" target="_blank">.click to read.</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-15698765233882669102011-05-07T06:32:00.001-07:002011-05-07T06:32:24.944-07:00Survey: Black Women More Likely to be Single Than Any Other Group<p> </p> <p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonlove.com/media/2009/12/marriage-commitment-450a012809.jpg" width="341" height="299" /></p> <p> </p> <p>A new census bureau survey said that black women are the least likely of all ethnic groups to jump the broom.  Why is that? </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/07/black-women-more-likely-to-be-single-than-any-other-group/" target="_blank">Click to read</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:f791269b-6c71-49d9-ab17-9340a53570fd" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/black+news" rel="tag">black news</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/black+women" rel="tag">black women</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/african+american+women" rel="tag">african american women</a></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-87669122402705301742011-05-06T13:54:00.001-07:002011-05-06T13:54:22.551-07:00Friday Flash Feature: Denise Bolds Teaches Single Black Moms How to Raise Their Sons<p><img src="http://blackcelebritygossip1.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/deniseathome.jpg?w=300" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com" target="_blank">Leslie DeTouche</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com">Your Black World</a> </p> <p>Many single black moms are not sure how to raise their boys.  Well, Denise Bolds has some solutions that work. </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/06/friday-flash-feature-denise-bolds-guides-single-black-mothers/" target="_blank">Click to read more.</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-7808197299743188642011-05-06T04:26:00.001-07:002011-05-06T04:26:51.560-07:00“Jumping the Broom”: Just a Classier Version of Madea<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bilde-300x200.jpg" /></p> <p>"Jumping the Broom" is like a Tyler Perry movie with polish.</p> <p>The ensemble comedy is about a wedding involving a bride from a family of wealthy African-American professionals and a groom from a family of working-class Brooklynites. It is well-cast, well-played and passably written.</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/06/jumping-the-broom-simply-madea-with-a-touch-of-class/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-24231094813332702112011-05-03T12:51:00.001-07:002011-05-03T12:51:36.103-07:00Teen Joblessness, Violence Expected to Hit Record Highs This Summer Due to Cuts in Federal Funding<p><img src="http://www.businessweek.com/careers/workingparents/blog/archives/080124-ben-jerry-hmed-5p.hmedium.jpg" width="348" height="240" /></p> <p>CHICAGO, Reuters — A <strong>record-low one in four U.S. teenagers will land a summer job</strong> in the coming months as a result of a still-poor job market and lost federal funding, according to a report issued on Monday.</p> <p><strong>As a consequence, urban studies experts said cities like Chicago — where summer unemployment among African-Americans aged 16 to 19 years approaches 90 percent — could experience a rise in street violence.</strong></p><a name='more'></a><p>“Both national and local leadership <strong>continue to ignore the plight of youth who are most at risk for potential violence </strong>as a result of being<strong> left on the streets in the summer months </strong>when crime is at its most explosive,” <a href="http://bit.ly/lRWFls">Chicago Urban League President Andrea Zopp</a> said in a statement.</p> <p>The<strong> summer employment rate </strong>among U.S. teenagers this year was projected at between <strong>25 percent and 27 percent</strong>, based on an analysis of four decades of employment trends by <strong><a href="http://www.economics.neu.edu/people/sum/">Andrew Sum of the Center for Labor Market Studies </a>at Northeastern University in Boston</strong>. That would be a post-World War Two low, while as recently as 2006 the teen summer employment rate was 37 percent.</p> <p><strong>U.S. economic growth has been sluggish since the recession ended in June 2009, with job growth lagging the recovery and unemployment still at a lofty 8.8 percent.</strong></p> <p>The long-term impact of higher summer joblessness among young people is a less-experienced work force and increased government spending due to lower lifetime earnings, reduced tax revenues and higher prison costs, experts said.</p> <p>In<strong> Chicago alone, nearly 700 children were hit by gunfire last year</strong>, with 66 deaths, though the city’s overall murder rate declined, said Jack Wuest, executive director of the Alternative Schools Network which commissioned the report.</p> <p>“<strong>We cannot continue to ignore the correlation between youth violence and teen employment</strong>,” Wuest said. “We know if our teens are in school or at a job they are not on the streets.”</p> <p>Federal stimulus dollars directed to cities and applied to summer jobs programs <strong>have run out and the funding was not renewed by Congress</strong>, meaning 18,000 more Illinois teenagers <strong>will be jobless this summer, according to the report.</strong></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-64191569028309215892011-05-01T23:28:00.001-07:002011-05-01T23:28:29.526-07:00Black Unemployment More than Double Whites for Michigan Residents<p> </p> <p><img src="http://cdn1.newsone.com/files/2010/04/black_unemployment.jpg" /></p> <p>Your Black World reports </p> <p><a href="http://www.epi.org/page/-/old/Issuebriefs/IB%23301_Michigan_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute</a> has revealed that the economic situation for African Americans is disproportionately bad for the state of Michigan.  According to the report, African Americans in Michigan have had an unemployment rate above 20 percent for every quarter since the start of 2009. Their 2010 annual unemployment rate was 23.4%.  White Michigan residents currently enjoy an unemployment rate of only 9.5% for last quarter. </p> <a name='more'></a> <p>The conditions are so bad that the lowest black unemployment rate since 2008 (12.2%) is only slightly lower than the highest unemployment conditions experienced by whites in Michigan (12.7%).  So, their terrible times are our good times and our horrible times don’t get attention from political leaders whatsoever. </p> <p>Perhaps we don’t live in a post-racial America after all, since the unemployment picture is clearly different for blacks and whites. </p> <h4><strong><em>Please join the </em></strong><a href="http://yourblackworld.com"><strong><em>Your Black World</em></strong></a><strong><em> Coalition by visiting </em></strong><a href="http://yourblackworld.com" target="_blank"><strong><em>YourBlackWorld.com</em></strong></a></h4> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-32529944363225833552011-04-30T13:33:00.001-07:002011-04-30T13:33:49.241-07:00Regal Black Women from Around the World<p><img alt="Royal Report: 6 Regal Black Women from Around the World" src="http://cache.blackenterprise.com/files/2011/04/BlackRoyaltyBusiness.jpg?w=500&h=320&zc=C&q=100" width="391" height="250" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="Royal Report: 6 Regal Black Women from Around the World" src="http://cache.blackenterprise.com/files/2011/04/PrincessangelaLichtenstein.jpg?w=500&h=320&zc=C&q=100" width="398" height="252" /></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="Royal Report: 6 Regal Black Women from Around the World" src="http://cache.blackenterprise.com/files/2011/04/BaronessDeMassy.jpg?w=500&h=320&zc=C&q=100" width="403" height="258" /></p> <p> </p> <p>Click here to read about these women and <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/2011/04/28/black-princesses-royalty-from-around-the-world/" target="_blank">others on Black Enterprise</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-79915548556892877292011-04-29T08:44:00.001-07:002011-04-29T08:44:33.039-07:00Black Americans Not Getting Good Financial Advice<p> </p> <p><a href="http://blackbloggers.wordpress.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.danpink.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/08-01-17_money8-1jpg.jpeg" width="361" height="277" /></a></p> <p>by TEWire <br /><i>Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspapers</i> <br />Originally posted 4/27/2011 <br /> <br />Only two out of every 10 African-Americans are on a path to achieve their retirement goals, according to a six-month-old survey of Blacks conducted by a major wealth manager.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://drboycemoney.blogspot.com/2011/04/black-americans-not-getting-good.html" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-45836279501388267952011-04-27T20:52:00.001-07:002011-04-27T20:52:28.303-07:00McJobs Are Not the Cure for An Ailing Economy<p><img alt="Job seekers wait in line at a one-day hiring event April 19 at a McDonald's in San Francisco. Hundreds showed up to apply." src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/OPINION/04/26/bernhardt.mcdonalds.jobs/t1larg.bernhardt_annette.mcjobs.jpg" width="497" height="283" /></p> <p><em><b>Editor's note:</b> Annette Bernhardt is policy co-director of the National Employment Law Project, a national advocacy group for the rights of lower-wage earners. She was lead researcher on NELP's recent report, "<a href="http://www.nelp.org/page/-/Justice/2011/UnbalancedGrowthFeb2011.pdf?nocdn=1">A Year of Unbalanced Growth</a>: Industries, Wages, and the First 12 Months of Job Growth After the Great Recession."</em></p> <p><b>(CNN)</b> -- We are starved for signs that the economy is picking up. So when McDonald's threw its doors open to hire 50,000 workers nationwide, media networks scrambled to film applicants lining up across the country for that increasingly elusive piece of the American dream -- a job.</p><a name='more'></a><p>The hirings were billed as a boost to the economy, and for a fraction of the country's 13.5 million unemployed, landing one of these jobs will be a huge and welcome relief.</p> <p>But let's step back from the McDonald's public relations bonanza for a minute and recognize that nothing is great about low-wage jobs, even when they flood the economy by the thousands. Low-wage jobs subject families to unrelenting economic stress. They trap workers in dead-end careers, denying them the money and time to invest in education and new skills. And they rob local communities of middle-class incomes and stable households.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/26/bernhardt.mcdonalds.jobs/index.html" target="_blank">Click to read</a></p> <p> </p> <div style="display:inline;float:none;margin:0;padding:0;" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:d0055bcf-1c28-4a12-8ce0-fd57be3ab6b5" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/black+news" rel="tag">black news</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/african+american+news" rel="tag">african american news</a></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-12459298420862989062011-04-27T05:22:00.001-07:002011-04-27T05:22:38.058-07:00A Black Prof Discusses Racial Bias in Financial Decisions<p><img src="http://www.attorneysdiscrimination.com/images/discrimination.jpg" width="320" height="320" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com">Your Black World</a> reports </p> <p>Have you ever tried to get a loan, and felt that you weren’t being treated the same as if you were white?  What about watching that promotion at work being given to the white guy down the hall when you were the one slaving night and day for 20 years?  Well, this feeling is not uncommon.  A recent survey at <a href="http://yourblackworld.com" target="_blank">YourBlackWorld.com</a> showed that nearly 90% of African Americans feel that they’ve experienced some kind of discrimination in the workplace.  In spite of our having a black president and attorney general, new laws have not been introduced to help people of color fight discrimination in the workplace. </p> <a name='more'></a> <p>Another prominent type of discrimination is the racial bias in other kinds of financial decisions.  Millions of black people were victims of predatory lending during the recent financial crisis, leading to a massive decline in black family wealth over the last decade.  Additionally, the ability to build a business, get government contracts or do other things to create financial security for your family can be impacted by the color of your skin.  Prof. Stephanie Yates Rauterkus at The University of Alabama Birmingham speaks on the topic in the video below. </p> <p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/inherent-racial-bias-financial-decisions-13455702" target="_blank">Click here to</a> watch the video</p> <h5><em><strong>To join the Your Black World Coalition, please visit </strong></em><a href="http://yourblackworld.com" target="_blank"><em><strong>YourBlackWorld.com.</strong></em></a></h5> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-9388627395205083352011-04-21T17:22:00.001-07:002011-04-21T17:22:36.618-07:00Deborrah Cooper Explains What It Means for a Woman to “Submit” To Her Man<p> </p> <p><img src="http://singleindependentsistah.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/couple_arguing.jpg" /></p> <p>by Dr. <a href="http://scholarshipinaction.blogspot.com">Boyce Watkins</a>, Your Black World </p> <p>Given the importance of the critical theme of black relationships (which we’re hitting from various angles this week on YBW), I had to get another perspective on some of the things that folks are quoting from the bible as it pertains to how black relationships need to be structured.  What does it mean for a black man to “lead” in his relationship?  What does it mean for a woman to “submit?”  One thing that many of us can agree on is the fact that black relationships have been falling apart for a very long time.  The majority of our homes are being run by a single parent, and far too many children are growing up without their fathers in shouting distance.  What some don’t acknowledge is that there is a direct correlation between the break down of the black family and the growth of the prison industrial complex.  Locking up men for decades for the sale of drugs that were brought into our communities has devastated many of us, and urban decay in the 1980s led to job losses with few viable alternatives to illegal activity.  <a href="http://scholarshipinaction.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/mass-incarceration-and-the-marriage-market-for-african-american-women/" target="_blank">A recent study in The Economist</a> showed that a one percentage point increase in the incarceration rate leads to a 2.4 percent decline in the percentage of black women who eventually get married. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://blackbloggers.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/black-women-learning-to-submit-what-does-that-really-mean-video/" target="_blank">Click to read</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-38670488927435281432011-03-23T06:55:00.001-07:002011-03-23T06:55:37.361-07:00Dr. Boyce: The Depth of Forest Whitaker’s Tax Problems<p><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2011/03/forestwhitaker2122.jpg" /></p> <p>by Dr. <a href="http://scholarshipinaction.blogspot.com">Boyce Watkins</a>, <a href="http://drboycewatkins.com/thesyracuseprofessor">Syracuse University</a> – <a href="http://scholarshipinaction.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Scholarship in Action</a> </p> <p>Hollywood superstar Forest Whitaker was recently hit with a large tax bill after failing to pay $185,000 he owed to the IRS. The tax collectors in California have cited Whitaker and filed a lien for the balance. Both he and his wife Keisha are named in the complaint, which was filed in the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds. <br />It was reported in 2009 that Whitaker owed $1.29 million in state and federal taxes. Whitaker is not the only Hollywood megastar to have tax problems. <a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/williampbarrett/2011/03/02/jailed-wesley-snipes-appeals-his-tax-convictions-to-the-supremes/">Actor Wesley Snipes is in prison until 2013</a> after being charged with failing to file tax returns for three years. <br />Chris Tucker was hit with some very serious tax problems himself, as the LA County Records Office showed that Tucker owed over $11 million in taxes up through 2006. Actor Nicolas Cage was also found to owe millions to the IRS.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2011/03/23/forest-whitaker-having-significant-tax-problems/" target="_blank">Click to read.</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-15254288497578118882011-03-19T13:26:00.001-07:002011-03-19T13:26:53.426-07:00Black Women and Relationships: An In-Studio Conversation<p><img src="http://nwso.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Couple-disagrees.jpg" /></p> <p>The video below presents an in-studio conversation about black women and relationships.  Enjoy! </p> <p></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:98adb55c-5582-4be7-af07-4b4bb7428ec0" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gtIHgeigYQI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="423" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></div></div> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <h4><strong><em>To have Dr. </em></strong><a href="http://scholarshipinaction.blogspot.com"><strong><em>Boyce Watkins</em></strong></a><strong><em> commentary delivered to your email, </em></strong><a href="https://greatblackspeakers.wufoo.com/forms/dr-boyce-watkins-on-aol-black-voices/" target="_blank"><strong><em>please click here.</em></strong></a></h4> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437221378268205598.post-31510056116921208192011-03-16T15:06:00.001-07:002011-03-16T15:06:09.935-07:00The Tom Joyner Cruise Sets Sail: How Black People Need to Network<p><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2011/03/tomjoyner.jpg" /></p> <p>by Dr. <a href="http://scholarshipinaction.blogspot.com">Boyce Watkins</a>, <a href="http://drboycewatkins.com/thesyracuseprofessor">Syracuse University</a> – <a href="http://scholarshipinaction.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Scholarship in Action</a> </p> <p>This morning, I got a text from my respected colleague, Roland Martin. I can't remember what Roland and I were talking about, but I do remember what he told me at the end of our conversation. Roland mentioned that he couldn't do anything next week because "the cruise is leaving in a couple of days." I immediately became jealous, because I knew he was talking about the<a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2011/03/16/dr-boyce-watkins-spotlight-ever-had-a-virtual-assistant/"> Fantastic Voyage, hosted by Tom Joyner.</a></p> <p> <br />I'm not always big on black folks looking for another party, but there is something I love about the Tom Joyner Cruise. Anyone who's ever been on a cruise knows that seeing another black person on a cruise ship is like searching for Louis Farrakhan at a Klan rally. While cruises can be fun, comfortable and even exciting, there is a dryness that people of color experience from a lack of cultural diversity.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2011/03/16/tom-joyners-fantastic-voyage-sets-sail-this-week-lets-party-w/" target="_blank">Click to read.</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0