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Did People Really Think President Obama was a Muslim?

Some did, and unfortunately the media hasn’t been able to cut through the lies. Approximately 20 percent of Americans believed that then-Senator Barack Obama was a Muslim during the 2008 presidential campaign despite news stories and fact-checking Web sites that attempted to debunk the rumor. Professor Barry Hollander in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass [...]

Diabetes Humbles the Strongest of Men

Michael Wilbon’s Friday column in the Washington Post focuses on the ability of diabetes to humble the strongest of athletes. Wilbon tells the story of NCAA Division I Georgetown Hoya basketball player Austin Freeman’s recent diabetes diagnosis and shines a light on the more than 280 million others with the same illness: You don’t need to be [...]

Naps Are Good For You

Last week I was lamenting complaining about the need for a nap. Apparently, I’m not the only one. And in fact, it’s good for you. According to Blisstree, Napping isn’t just for babies and toddlers, many doctors and other experts encourage the benefits of naps for adults too. Lack of sleep can lead to moodiness, irritability, reduced [...]

What are You Passionate About?

That’s a question I ask would be suitors. It’s more illustrative than “where do you work?” You find out more about a person and less about how they pay the mortgage. Me? I believe that information is power. And my personal goal is to learn as much as I can and share that knowledge with others. That’s [...]

Is it Okay to Pray?

Recently I attended a board meeting consisting of all African American board members. At the last couple of meetings the board chair has opened the meetings with a prayer. I actually considered it a pleasant surprise, but began to wonder if it was offensive to anyone. At our most recent meeting I asked the group if [...]

Ten Things I Can’t Live Without

Julia Moulden recently asked on the Huffington Post, “which 10 Things Can’t You Live Without?” For me the list would be as follows: My Blackberry, and now my new iPhone too Coffee, truly it is my contribution to everyone’s sanity that I have coffee every day. And, now they say it’s good for me. The unconditional love of [...]

On blackgirlgrown’s Reading List

Career and Professional Development Perhaps 2008 was the Age of Obama, but today is all about women in the workplace. Before the Shriver Report there was Womenomics by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. Instead of lecturing corporate executives and business leaders on political correctness, Kay and Shipman make the strong case for women in the workforce. [...]

This Week in Washington: March 8, 2010

The White House: The President used his weekly address to press upon American families how health care reform will help them this year. This week, President Obama will visit with several heads of state including President Funes of El Salvador, Prime Minister Papandreou of Greece, and President Preval of Haiti. President Obama will also travel [...]

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Reading –> RT @IWF: Time Magazine says we are Failing our Schools Because of Unions http://bit.ly/b1xGpm # This goes for a lot of us. Take note RT @blackvoices: Obama's Medical Checkup Results: 'Stop Smoking and Eat Better!' http://bit.ly/9tI8ND # RT @politifact: You can follow our new PolitiFact Florida site @politifact_fl # POTUS: Graduating from high school is [...]

Book Recommendation: Root and Branch

What: Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation by Rawn James, Jr. The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education is widely considered a seminal point in the battle to end segregation, but it was in fact the culmination of a decades-long legal campaign. Root and Branch [...]