Talking Points

LeBronomics: What We Can Learn From LeBron James

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 [...]

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Post Racial? Huh????

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 [...]

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And Elena Makes Three! If Confirmed…

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 [...]

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Immigration Gone…Crazy?

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 [...]

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Modern Media Man Summit?

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 [...]

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Should She Care What People Think?

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 [...]

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Oprah Winfrey Presents ‘National No Phone Zone Day’

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 [...]

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Equal Pay for Equal Work Revisited

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 [...]

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