Talking Points
Jul 9th, 2010 |
By Adrienne Graham |
Category: Featured, Talking Points
What We Can Learn From LeBron James?
*Disclaimer* I do not hate LeBron James. I’m a Knicks fan…and proud of it!
OK so unless you’ve been living under a rock or just not that into sports, you would know by now that the flamboyant self professed King, LeBron James, has opted to leave his hometown Cleveland for [...]
Tags: Adrienne Graham, brand loyalty, branding, business acumen, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, free agent, LeBron James, Lebronomics, loyalty, Miami Heat, NBA, open letter, sports business Posted in Featured, Talking Points |
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May 14th, 2010 |
By Adrienne Graham |
Category: Pulse Points, Talking Points
I’ll tell you. I just don’t know what to believe these days. On the one hand, we have people saying that we did it. We have overcome. We now have a Black President so that means that the United States is a euphoric, colorblind, melting pot. On the other hand, we have overt acts of racism [...]
Tags: Adrienne Graham, Barack Obama, global society, melting pot, president, race, race relations, racial, society, tolerance, United States Posted in Pulse Points, Talking Points |
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May 10th, 2010 |
By admin |
Category: Pulse Points, Talking Points
Have you heard? President Obama has nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the soon to be vacant Supreme Court Justice seat! If confirmed, she will be the third Woman and the youngest Justice to serve. Are we gaining ground or what?
Now of course there is no easy road when these nominations come up. When she [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, confirmation, Elena Kagan, Harvard Law School, nomination, President Obama, Solicitor General, Supreme Court Justice Posted in Pulse Points, Talking Points |
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May 6th, 2010 |
By admin |
Category: Pulse Points, Talking Points
The immigration debate has been a volatile topic in the country for the last few years. No administration has been able to come to a viable solution to date. This conversation has taken so many slippery turns it’s hard to know what the right solution is. But one thing is for certain, it has brought [...]
Tags: Adrienne Graham, Arizona, Arizona Immigration Law SB1070, Arizona State Legislature, Fearless Woman Magazine, immigration Posted in Pulse Points, Talking Points |
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May 4th, 2010 |
By Adrienne Graham |
Category: Pulse Points, Talking Points
Shared on Twitter not but a few minutes ago @WomenWhoTech asks Thoughts on Modern Media Man Summit? http://modernmediaman.com/. I immediately responded that I thought they should have their own summit. Why not? There are thousands of Women’s groups, networks, events, etc. on the market. In fact, this MMM Summit was created by two men and [...]
Tags: Atlanta, diversity, Fearless Woman Magazine, Man Summit, men, Modern Media Man Summit, Twitter Posted in Pulse Points, Talking Points |
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May 3rd, 2010 |
By admin |
Category: Pulse Points, Talking Points
Let me start by saying this is NOT a political debate. Nancy Pelosi has got to be the most controversial, celebrated, hated, admired, polarizing, revered, parodied, and sometimes feared politician today. She is a complex one. The 70 year old Speaker of the House holds much power in government. Republicans hate her. (Some) Democrats love [...]
Tags: attitude, authority, Fearless Woman Magazine, government, Nancy Pelosi, politics, power, Speaker of the House, women, women in government Posted in Pulse Points, Talking Points |
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Apr 29th, 2010 |
By Adrienne Graham |
Category: Talking Points
Well, my role model, my sheroe, never ceases to amaze me or inspire me. For months Oprah has been fiercely promoting her ‘No Phone Zone Pledge’ on her show The Oprah Winfrey Show. She’s had her guests sign the pledge at the end of the show. In some cases, they’ve beat her to the punch and [...]
Tags: Adrienne Graham, cell phone, driving, Empower Me, Fearless Woman Magazine, No Phone, No Phone Zone, No Phone Zone Pledge, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Show, text messaging, texting Posted in Talking Points |
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Apr 27th, 2010 |
By admin |
Category: Talking Points
On January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law his first bill the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. Named for Ms. Ledbetteran Alabama woman who at the end of a 19-year career as a supervisor in a tire factory complained that she was paid less than the men. This law makes it [...]
Tags: career, compensation, equal pay, fair pay, Fearless Woman Magazine, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, negotiation, President Barack Obama, salary, women's salaries Posted in Talking Points |
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