My Movie Of The Week: Charlie St. Cloud (Video)
Some of you are probably saying, ‘Uh, no way!’ to my movie of the week. However, I saw the promos in the movie trailer and the film has a real dose of fantasy, sentiment, family-ties,–a lot of great stuff. So, I’m going to go see it. I’ll tell you how it is. It’s a tear [...]
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You Gotta Do This: The Best Advice for Teen CEO’s To Be
Yesterday I received an email from two aspiring entrepreneurs. They were teens that I met through the Elijah Cummings Youth Summit in Baltimore where I’ve spoken for the past three years. In their letter, they wanted to know how I could help them with their business. This is what I had to say: The best [...]
Tags: ceo, entrepreneurship, teen ceos, the best advice
Don’t Forget From Whence You Came: Vintage Mad Rhythms
Twitter has been really motivating me lately. Several months ago, a colleague, @cynaminjones made me remember all the things that I had done when I owned my magazine, Mad Rhythms. See, before I became an author or a filmmaker, I created a magazine that circulated to college students. In 2000, it was time for me [...]
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Spotlight on: The 2010 Black Weblog Awards
I didn’t realize how much winning awards impacted your career until I won a few. Awards not only help people see what you do, but it brings visibility to what others are doing as well. My website www.yasminshiraz.com and my Twitter Profile have been entered in the 2010 Black Weblog Awards. I don’t know if [...]
Wool In The Summertime?: Yup, Its time to Go Green!
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Ramblers Way. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m wearing wool in the summertime! That’s right. There’s a company out there that’s found a way to stop wool from being itchy and hot. Rambler’s Way has replaced the old style heavy, itchy wool with lightweight, [...]
5 Must-Have Reading Materials for Entrepreneurs
After communicating with one of my cousins whose Twitter handle is @futureguru100, I thought about sharing some “must-have” entrepreneurial reading material with you. I’ve been an entrepreneur now for over 10 years and I’m always reading books, magazines, and blogs to continue to be successful. 1. A How-To-Write-A-Business Plan book (This book will help you [...]
Tags: business plan, Entrepreneur Magazine, entrepreneurs, kiyosaki, marketing book, publicity book, Rich Dad Poor Dad
I Saw My 2nd Movie of the Week: Inception (Video)
It opened #1 in the box office last week. People have been saying good things about it. So, I decided to check it out. I enjoyed it though my brain felt we were taking the GRE again! I mean it has you thinking NON-STOP. Leo’s acting was flawless and the screenplay was on a trigonometry [...]
In case you missed it: Good Advice For Independent Women
Ya’ll know I love me some radio airwaves and so I had a good time with Mandrell Birks today on the Sighlent Storm radio show. We talked about the independent woman. A couple of gems that I dropped: Obsession with being an Independent Woman gives birth to the Angry Woman! Hello. Sometimes we cling on [...]
Tags: good advice, independent women, mandrell birks, whur
My Movie Of The Week: Salt (Video) *Update*
I’ve been so busy I haven’t been going to the movies like I’m supposed to. I’ve been traveling and what not. But this weekend, I plan on seeing Salt. If I’m lucky, I might get to see two movies. I heard inception is nothing but the truth! Here’s the trailer to Salt. Have you seen [...]
Tags: angelina jolie, movie of the week, salt
Check The Video: 8 Year Old Has INCREDIBLE hooping skills!
Ya’ll know I have a soft spot for young people. Well, this 8 year old is doing big with dribbling, behind the backs, lay-ups… You name it, he has something for ya!
Listen In!: I’ll be on WHUR 96.3 tomorrow at 9am, EST.
Hey there. I wanted to let everyone know that I’ll be a guest on WHUR-FM 96.3 tomorrow at 9am EST discussing “The Deception of the Independent Woman” hosted by Mandrell Birks. There will be two other guests: Saheeda Muhammad of Clutch Magazine and Jozen Cummings of Global Grind. We’ll be discussing what it means to [...]
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Can She Be Saved? Screens In The UK in August! : I’ll be there!
Can She Be Saved? is an official selection of the International Youth Film Festival in South Wales, UK where Sir Anthony Hopkins is the patron. We screen on August 5 at 9pm. The venue is the Port Talbot YMCA. The address is as follows: 48-52 TALBOT ROAD PORT TALBOT WEST GLAMORGAN SA13 1HU I will [...]
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