One of my clients just asked me to interview for a full-time position with them. While I’m not personally looking to go back to that kind of employment, the conversations I’ve had around the job have reminded me how important an open mind is around the concept of work in the “new economy.” The work […]
Quick Thoughts: Taking Advantage Of Big Business Mistakes: Mashable
If there’s a marketing song I’d sing from the mountain tops, it’s that big brands have zero idea what they’re doing when it comes to products that appeal to minorities. I’m still not sure if it’s ignorance, malice, apathy or allowing people who are a nasty combo of those things to run rampant in content […]
Quick Thoughts: The De-punking Of Afropunk…It’s Not Just The Music
“Black people with a lot of piercings always throw me off.” This statement came from a heavily tattooed, bi-racial, White-acculturated friend of mine whose visual presence meshes easily with an Afropunk aesthetic. In response I mentioned the eponymous festival and my plans to go. He had no clue what it was. See I’d wanted to […]
Quick Thoughts: Is There Independent Work Opportunity In Black Mental Health & Social Work?
Just ran across this article on the growth of mental health in online spaces, and thought of all the gaps in mental health care in Black populations, and how that intersects with our increased use of the Internet and mobile communications, especially in this sense… A major advantage of delivering mental health care online or […]