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Greetings Family, (Contact Information At Bottom Of Page) It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again (smile) The information below came by way of Congresswoman Barbara Lee (love this sister) D-CA, monthly newsletter. Here is another example of the treasure trove of information that is available on the Net...if we only participate (think subscribe) in this new information highway...we call the Internet. Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)... To Share The Dollars!!! *… Continue

Greetings Family, Here is an opportunity for my West Coast friends to do some real networking....You can't hit a home run, unless you're dressed and ready to play the game Social networking and online promotion is fine...but sometimes you have to get in people's face. Conferences like the one below give you the opportunity to pin & trap executives and decision makers, who would normally never return your calls. I strongly advice, those that want a piece of the $22 billion the DOE spends e… Continue

Greetings Family, (Contact Information At Bottom Of Page) It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again (smile) There has been a rash of new Phishing attempts on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and Ning networks. Cybercriminals follow popular trends. Wherever There’s A Crowd….There’s Money One of the three schemes that have suddenly appeared on Twitter, appears to have begun last Thursday with the creation of a few bogus accounts utilizing the age-old lure of “Hot Women”.… Continue

Greetings Family, (Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page) It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile African immigrants like US Blacks, are an untapped niche market within the US population. US African Chamber of Commerce estimates the buying power of African immigrants to be $50 billion dollars in annual consumer spending. A new first-of-its-kind study undertaken by New American Dimensions and commissioned by the US African Chamber of Commerce (USACC) found this… Continue

Greetings Family, (Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page) It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile Ken Smikle, Founder and Publisher of Target Market News, the number one online authority on the Black consumer market reports that Wal-Mart spent a record $8 Billion dollars with minority and women owned suppliers (see http://www.targetmarketnews.com/storyid04280901.htm) Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. expanded its business with minority- and women-owned companies by more th… Continue

Greetings Family, (Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page) It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile The Black Agenda Report (www. blackagendareport.com) has a good article on the decline of Black radio. Managing editor, Bruce Dixon points out how the corporatization of Black radio has silenced the voice of the Black community. When the Tom Joyner Morning Show was pulled first from Chicago, and then from other markets early this month, Joyner counseled listeners t… Continue

Sojourner Truth Becomes First African American Woman With a Memorial in United States Capitol WASHINGTON, April 22 /PRNewswire- USNewswire/ -- On April 28, 2009 American history will be made. The National Congress of Black Women, Inc. (NCBW) will introduce Sojourner Truth as the first African American woman to have a memorial bust in the United States Capitol building amidst hundreds of guests. After nearly a ten year effort spearheaded by the late Dr. C. Delores Tucker, former chair of NCBW,… Continue

Greetings Family, (Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page) It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile According to the University of New Hampshire's Center for Venture Research (CVR), Angel investors continue to be the number one source of seed and startup capital for entrepreneurs. A total of 55,480 entrepreneurial ventures received Angel funding in 2008, a modest 2.9% decrease from 2007, and the number of active investors in 2008 was 260,500 individuals, virtually… Continue

Greetings Family, (Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page) It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile President Obama, long an advocate for closing the revolving door of felon release and reincarceration…needs your help In his new preliminary budget for 2010 President Obama requested $109 million for prisoner reentry programs, including $75 million for Second Chance Act programs. As the media is currently reporting the Democratic congress has taken a carving knife… Continue

Greetings Family, (Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page) It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile Once again the Republican party has demonstrated that it is the party of the rich Last week Representative Charlie Rangel, (Dem of New York) sponsored House Bill H.R. 1586. The Bill, essentially will impose a 90 percent tax on bonuses given to employees with family incomes above $250,000 at AIG and other companies that have received at least $5 billion in governmen… Continue