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3 Smart Ways Body Language Can Lead to Wins
Amy Cuddy , associate professor at Harvard Business School, unearthed some astonishing research on how you can use body language to increase your power and presence as a young, savvy business leader. Whether you like it or not, your nonverbal actions and presence tell people what to think about you. These cues help your coworkers…
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Love & Money: Is the Art of Commitment a Lost One?
As we approach the end of the week, I’d like you to take time and discuss “Is Commitment a Lost Art?” with your co-workers and friends to get their thoughts. The majority of people in our society desire to be in healthy, successful and prosperous relationships. Unfortunately, many of them are unprepared for the twists…
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NewMe Accelerator's Hank Williams Launches New Venture, Platform
Serial tech entrepreneur Hank Williams announced yesterday his newest venture, Platform , a not-for-profit organization he founded with the Tides Center and several unnamed technologists, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists who are dedicated to increasing the participation and success of underrepresented minorities in the innovation economy. The launch event was hosted at the home of celebrated business…
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Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How Successful Women Do It
Certified personal and executive coach Valorie Burton knows a thing or two about getting beyond fears and perceived challenges to attain the happiness and success every woman deserves. The founder of The CaPP Institute , a firm that provides practical training and personal development services, has written seven books on the subject and successfully coached…
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Same-Sex Marriage, Hypocrisy and the Bible
Writing at his blog, Earl Ofari Hutchinson lambastes critics of same-sex marriage who use the Bible to bolster their case, saying that scholars have written volumes debunking the passages because of errors and misinterpretations. The long standing reason for shoving the courts, the federal government and the states into the private relations between two adult consenting men…
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Are Rich Pols Less Susceptible to Corruption?
Writing at the New York Times, The Root’s contributing editor Jack White proffers the argument that while enormous wealth may inoculate some politicians from the bald-faced greed that has landed so many public officials in prison, they tend to be out of touch with the electorate. … But it is just as likely to infect…
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Watch This: Beyoncé Battles Past Selves in New Pepsi Ad
Beyoncé fans sort of got what they were looking for on Thursday when Pepsi released an ad showcasing her dancing to her upcoming single, “Grown Woman,” which is produced by Timbaland. The ad, called “Mirrors,” highlights some of Beyoncé’s outfits and dance moves through reflections seen in a studio of mirrors. The commercial is part…
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Film Critic Roger Ebert Dies at 70
CNN, quoting the Chicago Sun-Times, which syndicated Roger Ebert’s column, is reporting that the legendary film critic, who this week said that he was facing a recurrence of cancer, has died at 70. Writing at his blog on Tuesday, Ebert said that he was planning to slow down and reduce the number of movie reviews…
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Chicago Public Schools CEO: Closings Are Not Racist
The Huffington Post is reporting that in a school board meeting on Wednesday, Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett defended the district’s plan to close 54 neighborhood elementary schools, saying that she is insulted by claims her actions are “racist.” “That is an affront to me as a woman of color and it is an…
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10 Blacks in GOP You Probably Don't Know, But Should
Raynard Jackson writes: I’ve been involved in the Republican Party for most of my adult life and continue to be amazed at the lack of interest the party shows toward the Black community. Those who have followed my writings over the years know that I have been extremely critical of the party regarding this issue.…
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