Monthly Archives: December 2008

For Discussion: Being black and traveling overseas

24th
Dec. × ’08

How differently are black Americans perceived while traveling abroad?

On the 16 December 2008 edition of her News & Notes show, Farai Chideya spoke with George Davis, president of Davis Broadband Group, an international media and entertainment consultancy, and Cheryl Grills, chair of the psychology department at Loyola Marymount University about their perceptions of how African Americans are received while traveling in Mumbai and on the African continent.

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For Discussion: Race perceptions in the workplace

21st
Dec. × ’08

When you go to work, do you change how you talk to people and present yourself?

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Reading is fundamental (and good for the soul)

20th
Dec. × ’08

Sean Jacobs just published his top five books for 2008 on one of my favorite blogs, Africa is a Country.

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Helping in Zimbabwe

19th
Dec. × ’08

Concerned Africa Scholars recently featured a post on how individuals can help the people of Zimbabwe with basic necessities like medicine, health services and food.

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Small World Project: Party planner

17th
Dec. × ’08

Monday was a good day for meeting people. My roommate had a fundraiser in support of her new film and the room was a prime environment for my 365 day project.

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The Small World Project: Update

14th
Dec. × ’08

It's winter so I'm not getting out much, but here are few people to add to my list in the Small World Project.

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The Small World Project

10th
Dec. × ’08

I recently read somewhere that you will meet approximately 4,000 people in a lifetime. That number seemed small to me, so I decided to start documenting every new person I meet over the course of a year.

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