Give me some feed back… Jill Scott ripped this poem….didn’t she? didn’t she?
Life Coaching and the American Idol Contest January 17, 2008
Like everyone else in the world, I watched ‘Idol last night. Now I am not ashamed to admit it, the audition sessions of the show are my favorite part. The only problem with watching it is that I watch it with my eyes part close. I can’t help but to close my eyes. I feel so bad for some of those people who audition and they know they can’t sing. Well what if they had a life coach, or prehaps a mentor anyone.
Follow me here. A life coach, someone to tell them ”Hey maybe you might want to try, I don’t know, hitting a note?” Or “Maybe, you may want to try to…ah…be your own person?” Oh…Oh…”How about, trying to holding a note?” I am sure you can go on and on here. no need. I believe Simon does enough.
Well, due to some technical difficulties, I haven’t been able to post anything about mentoring. But listen to this…”MENTOR IT HELPS!” Happy National Mentoring Month.
I like that song by queen….(I am sure most of you all did too!)
Biracial & Beautiful …. January 3, 2008
Far too often we take for granted who we are and were we come from. By we, I mean those of us who were born and raised in the same city or town. All of our lives we interact with people that we perceive to be just like us. Our parents, born of the same heritage. Well, what if this wasn’t so? What if your orientation was split between two cultures or two races? How hard or easy would it be for you to identify with one race or the other? Will you be accepted by one race and denied by the other race? Will you get sick of answering the question “What are You?” finally snap then tell people you are HUMAN.
This Week On The Jackson Knight Show: Biracial & Beautiful, we speak candidly to women and men about their bi-racial bi-cultural experiences.
Listen Now on The Jackson Knight Show: (www.jacksonknightshow.com)
Strength Or a Weakness? December 26, 2007
Hey all,
Being a Black Woman, is it a strength or a weakness? This was the question we asked ourselves. With all of the ill crimes that warrant a response of “No, it is a dreadful thing to be a black woman”, I would have to disagree. Find out more listen to our year end show on 12/27/07.
Oh, by the way…. a note on the content of this show:
1st. -Countdown to things that happen to Black Women in ’07: We are sticking to our #1….it is a big surprise.
2nd. -The business segment, Networking: The second most important element to the success of your business besides you. From your relationships with your vendors, your clients/potential clients, civic organizations, and non-triditional internet based network groups. Don’t be the reason your business stops. Don’t have time to go out into the community. Try this. Your business is about serving real people so try some real people networks like:
Myspace
ymib.com <—-(Jaha found this one, it is my new fav)
Also mentioned: Love of Hair…
These are my confessions… December 20, 2007
This show was fun. We got a chance to use our call in fourm for the first time. We had a blast! You all have to listen to the show to find out more.
If anyone is interested in knowing about the Gadsden Green public housing situation here it goes: http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A37267
Read a comment from one of the posters “hog_island replied
As an MUSC employee, that area west of Rt 17 would be better utilized as privately-owned, tax generating, student and employee housing for medical residents, as well as CofC students and faculty. Right now it’s a blight which we avoid for the obvious reasons, and we refer to the highway as the “moat” to keep out the riff raff.
There must be a more suitable location for this population up the peninsula or in North Chuck.
Alot of us used to be social liberals but we’ve had it with having to constantly be confronted by these creeps”
Question???? How are you going to move a whole popluation of people?
It’s Been A Week December 20, 2007
Hey all,
It’s been a couple of weeks since I last blogged. Lots have gone on since last we spoke, it’s just been very busy. It’s near the end of the year, and I think it is time to make some resolutions. I will commit to blogging every morning. Why wait for December 31st. I will start now.
Jackson
Eventful 1! December 9, 2007
Eventful! 1 Arts (count down blogging, see #3 for details)
South Carolina has a number of resident artists that do an excellent job at capturing life on a canvas. Since Pratt Institute, I’ve always been attracted to the arts community. The following may be a little too introspective for most, but I for one, appreciate the thought process that goes into the creation of a canvas piece. Whither it is scenery or based on a people, animals, or objects my home is littered with pieces that are special to me.
He goes by Bro. Nezhar. His passion is revealing the story of the Gullah Moors. What makes this exhibit unique is that it defies common knowledge. Not so common knowledge is that all enslaved persons did not come from western Africa; they also came from other parts of the African continent -like Northern Africa. The Gullah Moors story is of an intelligent/sophisticate group of people who triumph through a not so great time in history.
I have had the opportunity to witness Nezhar’s artistic development. His use of light to highlight areas of the human form is my favorite aspect of his work. To me, It makes his pieces memorable.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a website yet. He told me that he was going to exhibit some of his pieces at a local shopping mall. If you are at the Northwoods mall, in North Charleston S.C. look for Mystic Fragrance, ask Black (the owner) about it. It is worth it.
“It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
-Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-68), US.. Attorney General
Eventful! 2 December 9, 2007
Eventful! part 2Body wraps, and sensuous smells. Oh my!
No man is an island. To balance self healing and self determination we need help. We keep ourselves so busy with external concerns…the children…my career… the boss…my significant other! What about taking care of your self? Forget about giving your children a time out; How often do you take a time out? How nice would a massage be? Or how about some aromatherapy? We wondered what was the hype behind going to a spa visiting, so we spoke with Melody from Natural Image Salon and Day Spa. Really, she is passionate about what she does and it was apparent in our conversation. Find what a spa has to offer, check out our show “Living Your Best Life.”
Are you living your best life?
Eventful! 3 December 1, 2007
Eventful! A word that describes this past week. Cyberspace is all well and good, however -I know it can’t replace reality. I will do this in three parts. I was reintroduced to a music artist that I admired from a far; I, ironically bumped into a canvas artist friend that entranced me with his work; and I got a chance to talk to some passionate women. (Part 3)
Jah Cure:
Music has always been and always will be a true reflection of the peoples strife. From the days of “Wade underwater children” to “Dear Momma” By Tupac, good musicians (like writers) convey universal pains, solutions, as well as joy through this time tested art form. I know that sounds dramatic, but can you tell that I am such a music connoisseur (more on that at a later time). Ok, Jah Cure: is a Jamaican music artist who, it appears, was wrongfully convicted of rape (what an association to my group rape blog). While in prison he recorded music that touch the hearts of the people outside of his cell walls. Subsequently, he was freed in ’07. I can come to believe that the trumped up charges wasn’t hard to believe by his convector because of his appearance. Rastafarian’s, in general, have always had a hard time. The ones I know, and know of are very passionate (Big Ups to Artist JahSun). It seems to be their spirituality that drives their passion about life and living.
The misconception came primarily because of public fear and opinion. I read once it was because of the dread association. Like the term ”Indian Giver”, Dread was a representation of the accuser not the accused. ’Dread’ was the fear of the people down the mountain, not the people who locked their hair. heck my grandmother, Liberian Baptist, is really, really, afraid of Dread locked people. Get this, she lives in Brooklyn NY and has been there since the mid 70′s, OK -but every other person is a dread! Yes, she has done lots of running. One of my oldest friend (Hey T!) has an uncle who’s locks were down to his knee caps. Every time uncle Tony would come around my grandmother would not come out of the apartment. Which was odd, because of our association with our neighbors was close (Jamaicans and Liberians i will ll take you there later.). I don’t want locks but I like the look, so when she sees me with my natural hair twisted, she hardly has anything nice to say -and that is hard because I am her favorite.
I am running on, so I will end by saying this: Dasterly people will always be dasterly people, history should teach us that. Appearances can be deceiving. People are the some of their parts. Nevertheless, his music is awesome. Like Bob Marley, His music is the reflection of his mentors incorporated with some self actualization -That is saying alot. Who says young folks can’t do anything?
The following are some links about Jah Cure, (Ya’ll Wiki is even on it!)
-A person is the sum of all parts.
Milestone November 27, 2007
Today is my FastTrac graduation. If you aren’t familiar with this Kauffman Foundation program, it’s
“…a practical, hands-on business development program designed to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage and grow a successful business.”
The site Fastttrac
For whatever reason, many small businesses forgo ‘strategical’ thinking. Yes I said ‘strategical’. If you are in business for yourself or you just have an idea, check out your local FastTrac program. Strategizing will enable you to get to that next level.
The insight the program provides is priceless. If you don’t go for the education, then the networking has its benefits too. Just think, you will have some place to practice that elevator pitch we talked about in “Worker Bee vs Entrepreneurs.” It’s something wonderful to be around other entrepreneurs.
Peace Jackson
“Choose it or it will choose you; doing nothing is still doing something”
-Unknown
