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Steve Jobs and the (Un)Importance of Being Kind | Dedalia Blog
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Just another WordPress.com site. About Me (And by “Me” I Mean “Us”). Walts Words pt. II. 8220;A Hard Battle” →. Steve Jobs and the (Un)Importance of Being Kind. July 8, 2012. Several times, I would walk by the Steve Jobs. I would highly suggest that you read it, because it was one of the most engrossing books I’ve read in some years. One of the most surprising things that I’ve learned is that Jobs was kind of a jerk. And he was open with and had accepted his jerkiness. I effing love that. Why is the focu...
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Proud Black Voter Blog: The 2014 Elections: What’s at Stake for African Americans
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Proud Black Voter Blog. Wednesday, October 15, 2014. The 2014 Elections: What’s at Stake for African Americans. The 2014 elections are almost here. And the focus is whether the Republicans can gain control of the U.S. Senate, a first since 2006. Thirty-six seats are being contested, and Republicans need only six gains to win a majority. The stakes are extraordinarily high for the nation. First off, Republicans consistently oppose civil rights legislation. Posted by Wayne Hicks. GOP's War on Voting.
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Proud Black Voter Blog: A Letter to My Younger Brother
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Proud Black Voter Blog. Thursday, September 25, 2014. A Letter to My Younger Brother. The following letter was written by a young Black millennial to his younger brother. Their generation is experiencing life in America quite different than those of past generations. But, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Past generations had Emmett Till (1955) and Medgar Evers (1963). This generation has Trayvon Martin (2013) and Michael Brown (2014). I have included family on this email. I want t...
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Proud Black Voter Blog: The Cure for Voter Suppression Plaguing the South is Voter Registration
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Proud Black Voter Blog. Friday, October 10, 2014. The Cure for Voter Suppression Plaguing the South is Voter Registration. As extremists in the party of Lincoln “ take aim. The South is at a moment of great demographic change. Thanks to African American re-migration and Latino and Asian immigration, the population of people of color in the South has exploded. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic “ white. Extremists on the right are aware of, and intimidated by, these facts. They understand African Ame...
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Proud Black Voter Blog: The Parable of the Monkeys
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Proud Black Voter Blog. Tuesday, October 14, 2014. The Parable of the Monkeys. If you start with a cage containing five monkeys and inside the cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a set of stairs under the banana, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys with cold water. Now, put the cold water away. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. Now, the monkeys tha...
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Proud Black Voter Blog: Democrats Bash Obama Yet Want Black Vote
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Proud Black Voter Blog. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Democrats Bash Obama Yet Want Black Vote. Here are a few election-time questions to think over. Why in the world do Democrats think they can bash President Obama and his policies and still win Black votes? Why should Black voters be motivated to turn out after months of watching Democrats bash the president? What exactly is the strategy for Democrats to get Black voters out? Thanks to the president, Osama Bin Laden is dead. The unemployment rate is now 5...
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Proud Black Voter Blog: Lewis Black Says F#%! Voter Suppression
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Proud Black Voter Blog. Saturday, October 11, 2014. Lewis Black Says F#%! At a photo shoot. With ACLU’s Voting Rights Project Director Dale Ho, ACLU voting rights ambassador Lewis Black gets so f#%! In’ tired of politicians trying to deny people the right to vote. The ACLU is fighting against bad voter suppression laws across the country. The rules of voting are still in flux in many states, so to make sure you know your rights when you vote. Posted by Wayne Hicks. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Proud Black Voter Blog: In Black Vote, Democrats See Lifeline for Midterms
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Proud Black Voter Blog. Monday, October 20, 2014. In Black Vote, Democrats See Lifeline for Midterms. The confidential memo from a former pollster for President Barack Obama contained a blunt warning for Democrats. Written this month with an eye toward Election Day, it predicted “ crushing Democratic losses across the country. 8221; if the party did not do more to attract Black voters to the polls. Belcher’s assessment points to an urgent imperative for Democrats. Posted by Wayne Hicks.
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