Five Success Lessons I’ve Learned From Beyonce
Beyoncé's talent and work ethic are almost mythical at this point, but I've learned five lessons about success from her career that anyone can follow.
Oprah at Facebook: The Reason That Being Yourself Pays
Watch live streaming video from facebookguests at livestream.com “I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I’ve become. If I had, I’d have...
Gang of Roses 2: How NOT to do a Crowdfunding Campaign
UPDATE: One of my readers informed me that the page has been removed. A cache version of it can be found here for a limited time: I came across the...
Amber Rose, Media Take Out and the End of Journalism
I grew up in a time before gossip blogs blurred the line between the sensational and informational. Because of the history of the written word, people are conditioned to see...
Lena Horne (1917-2010): An Iconic Individual
I am a black woman. I’m free. I don’t have to be a symbol to anybody…~Lena Horne. On an usually restless night, I checked my Twitter feed and learned that...
Why (some) black women are single: My take
The media is always good for letting you know how little progress black people have made as a cultural group. I’ve expressed my chagrin at how focused certain magazines and...