Health Care: Goes Beyond Race and Politics

The issue of health care reform has become one of the top priorities of 2009. Finally people are saying enough is enough and that we want change. This change is not a race issue what so ever. It is an issue between the have and the have nots that have separated this country in so many ways.

Keith Olbermann is a great example of how angry and frustrated people are. It is not right that we have to beg and plead, sometimes to no avail , to the people WE put in office. These Congressman are using us as their pawns to get into office, and once they get where they want to be they turn their backs on us.

Here at Fabulous Brown Girl, I want to keep you informed on topics that affect us. I heard about this video and immediately wanted to do a post about it. Olbermann says the things that need to be said. Olbermann is personally not among the have nots group. He is a considerably wealthy man, but he is a human who understands that NO ONE should have to be scared to get sick because they do no know how they will pay their medicals bills, or be refused prescriptions. IT'S just NOT RIGHT.. Please watch this video (in its entirety) to hear him speak words of truth and become aware of what is going on today.

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President Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

FABULOUS BROWN GIRL would like to give a BIG Congratulations to our President! Today an announcement was made that the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize is going to be awarded to none other than the President of the United States, Barack Obama!!

Instead of taking the worthy route, Obama said that he doesn't feel worthy to be in such "company" and that he is humbled.

Having only been president for nine months, he accepts this award as a as a call to action.

The Chairman of the Nobel Prize award, Thorbjorn Jagland, said "The decision to pick Obama was unanimous and came with ease."

CONGRATS President Obama!! Thank you for proving that we can be anything we want to become! From Martin Luther King Jr. in the 60s to now, you continue to give people of color pride and strength to be the great people we are!! Thank you for continuing our Black History!

CLICK HERE to read the FULL Story!

Watch the video and listen to the reason why President Obama was chosen.

Hill Harper's "The Conversation"

I am sure many of you all know about Hill Harper, not only is he an extremely handsome and fabulous actor (currently on CSI: NY), a Harvard Law graduate, a newly inducted member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in Fall 2008, and personal buddies with President Obama (ohh yess!!), but he is also a New York Times bestselling author. Harper recently released the book titled, "The Conversation" . It is about men and women and the African American relationship crisis --yes, it is a crisis!

Even though the popular Steve Harvey book, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" was a great read for women., Harper's book is geared toward both men and women and addresses couples in all stages of their relationship. The book was released September 8th and I plan on getting a copy! I suggest you all do too! Nothing is better than having a Fabulous Brown Girl Book Club discussion! lol.. wink, wink!

Actually, "The Conversation" isn't Harper's first book. He has previously published "Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny " and Letters to a Young Sister: Define Your Destiny .

Even though I don't know Harper personally, he seems to gove off the impression of being an IBM (ideal black man), smart, talented, handsome, and edcuated. All pluses in my book. He is using gift of acting as a platform to be a voice of African Americans! Check out this video of him speaking about his new book

BEYONCE' : BILLBOARD's WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Beyonce' Knowles is one of my all time favorite FABULOUS BROWN GIRLS!

Watch her accept her award for Billboard's "Woman of the Year". She gives praise to her family and talks about what she thought about Kanye's infamous VMA interruption of Taylor Swift.




Video obtained from essenceonline.com

FABULOUS BROWN GIRL TIPS: OFFICE POLITICS

As college students and recent grads it is important to transition out of everyday life as a student and into one of office life. Any time you are in a professional setting many times you have to "turn it on" you have to talk a little different and come across as the happiest employee ever to keep good terms with your supervisor, boss, and CEO. I wish someone would have given me more of the real deal while I was in college so I would be aware of office politics. I have learned them through trial and error, which most of us do any how. Here are just a few tips I found from an great article to help us office "newbies" transition into Corporate America..

1. Pay attention to your surroundings -- try to fit in with the company culture as best as you can. Look at how your CEO and others that are in positions you would want to be in dress and try to mirror them as best you can.
2. Be tactful and humble -- even though you were the bomb on your campus, all that may be irrelevant when you enter corporate America. Instead of telling people who you are. how you do things, and how fabulous you are.. try to choose your words carefully that will not put you on people's bad side. Show them that you are sorry when you make mistakes and how willing you are to learn how to correct them immediately. Trust me! your FBG-ness will shine through!
   
3. Be attentive to the office's form of communication -- I know some offices communicate heavily through email. But please remember email is not text messaging! Unfortunately, you can not write emails as if you were texting your Fabulous Brown Girls. I am sure your boss would agree with me on this one.

Do yourself a favor! CLICK HERE to read more of the tips from the article..

GOOD HAIR MOVIE PREMIERE and NIA LONG!

Here are a few pictures of the GOOD HAIR movie premiere!! I absolutely can not wait to see this documentary with my girlfriends! And I know my FABULOUS BROWN GIRLS will be checking it out as well!!

Nia Long

Salt-n-Pepa

Ashanti

Actress Nia Long is a FABULOUS BROWN GIRL who is extremely talented and beautiful. She has been in the business for a very long time and still commands respect from her peers in the industry. She did a lot to help with the making of the GOOD HAIR documentary! Check her out in October's issue of Essence Magazine.


Photos were obtained from theybf.com and essence.com

Happy 17th Anniversary to the OBAMA'S

Photo obtained from Essence.com "Michelle Obama Daily Diary Pt 2"

Recently on October 3rd, President Obama and First Lady, Michelle Obama, celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary.

In the picture, Michelle is in a sexy little black dress and President Obama is checking her out and looking very dapper in his suit as they go out to have a dinner date.

Please join FABULOUS BROWN GIRL in congratulating the First Couple on their anniversary and wishing them a lifetime of many more years together! BLACK LOVE is BEAUTIFUL!

Check out this jam FBG dedicated to the Obama's.. Tony Toni Tone - "Anniversary"