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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Reading –> RT @ansinanser: Jack Lew, Obama's OMB Pick, Oversaw Citigroup Unit That Shorted Housing Market (HuffPo) http://huff.to/bMm5gH # Reading –> RT @ForbesWoman: BE INSPIRED! The World's Most Inspiring Women –> http://bit.ly/aiMme5 # RT @michaelskolnik: "One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself." ~Nelson Mandela # Reading [...]

African American Vintners: Who Knew?

Did you know that there are African American winemakers (vintners) and they even have their own organization? Now, as much as I enjoy a nice bottle glass of vino you would think I would be aware of such an illustrious organization. The Root keeps me in the know with a great slide show that highlights [...]

Use Family Reunions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Family reunions offer a chance to bond with relatives, learn about your heritage, share recipes, and celebrate with your whole family. When learning about your heritage, it is also important to find out if type 2 diabetes runs in your family. Having a family history of type 2 diabetes increases your risk for developing the [...]

WOMA: Don’t Think You Have Time to Volunteer?

When we think of volunteering, we usually think that it is a good, right and necessary thing to do. What may hinder us in actually engaging in community service is finding the time to do it. Women are busy, whether we are at work outside or inside of the home. In our efforts to manage [...]

This Week in Washington: July 19, 2010

The White House: President Obama used his weekly address to go after Congressional Republicans preventing the passage of unemployment benefits for the jobless. This week, President Obama will sign Wall $treet Reform legislation into law. The U.S. Senate: After swearing in new West Virginia Senator Carte Goodwin (D-WV), the Senate is likely to vote on [...]

Parentgiving: 5 Tips to Prevent Medical Errors

The “July Effect” is a very real phenomenon in teaching hospitals across the country. This is the time when graduates, fresh out of medical school, begin their residencies. It is also when there is a 10 percent increase in preventable, accidental medical errors in hospitals. Researchers from UC San Diego and UCLA did a recent [...]

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

ISO #iPad app that is similar to Microsoft Word. Any ideas? @mashable @mashableapple # Reading –> “@consumerreports: How preschool can prepare a child well for the future http://bit.ly/cj6bIa” # Thx! –> “@bapliving: Black women bloggers help us become better people. We love @frugalista @kalynjohnson @aishacreative @nordette_verite # Local radio station just shouted out 'Middle School [...]

Of Tea Partiers and New Black Panthers

Okay, it took me a minute to understand what this kerfuffle was all about. Apparently, there is a New Black Panther Party and they intimidated black people into voting for President Obama in 2008, so says the Tea Party. Of course, I didn’t know defending the voting rights of African Americans were their specialty. And [...]

Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend

I’ve always though diamonds were beautiful. But truth be told, I can’t tell the difference between diamonds and nicely cut glass. And I refuse to get my diamond advice from rappers bragging about how they are VVS studded. When the time does come for me to pick out that beautiful diamond ring, I’d like to [...]

Are You an Obama Voter or a Democratic Voter?

Interesting article in the Washington Post talking about President Obama’s approval numbers within the African American community. As you might guess, President Obama’s approval rating a among African Americans is pretty high: Despite his frustration with the slow pace of the recovery, Adams, who has portraits of the first family on the walls of his [...]