WHAT IS NETWORKING? by Kelly D. Price
Business networking is the process of establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with other business people and potential clients and/or customers. Notice that I don’t say anything about meeting people in this definition; the ever-increasing slew of businesses networking meet-and-greet events has given business networking a bad name. The key to true business networking is the establishment of a mutually beneficial relationship,...
Every Child Should Have Access to the “Teaching Zone” by Kelly Amis
How much impact does an individual teacher make on a child’s future? This question keeps a lot of education researchers, policy wonks and teachers union representatives employed, but certainly the analysis stops at the classroom door of any parent’s child. Parents with means and privilege will move mountains (or at least their residence) to make sure their children attend the best schools possible. Parents born into a different...
Lamont’s Authentic Southern Food Products
An American Tradition Over 150 years ago, my Great Grandmother Lucinda Macklin cooked in the plantation kitchen of the antebellum south. Using the herbs and spices that grew wild in the rich southern soil she created her famous tangy cooking sauces. She prepared her recipes in kitchens like those in Holly Springs, Mississippi and passed them on to Grandmother Ausseibelle, who knew all about bringing out the best in all of Gods...
The Conversation: How Black Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships by Hill Harper
In his first book for adults, New York Times bestselling author Hill Harper invites you to join the Conversation: an honest dialogue about the breakdown of African-American relationships. For generations African Americans have turned to their families in times of need – but now, this proud and strong legacy is in peril. Black men and women have stopped communicating effectively and it threatens the very relationships and marriages...