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Money. Resources. Skills. Time. Why and what we choose to invest is often based upon our perceived value of benefit that investment will produce. We also desire a good outcome from our investment. Investments require our commitment to the process in order to reap a fruitful harvest—which may not occur immediately.  The process may require some tweaking, some risk, patience and perseverance.

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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned four convicted murderers before leaving office Good Ole boy Haley Barbour really stepped in it during his last days in office as governor. Barbour issued 215 pardons and the uproar was deafening. Barbour, a former RNC Chair and lobbyist, long popular with right-wing Republicans came under immediate attack for releasing murderers and other violent criminals.

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A Farewell to Etta James By: Ryan Duncan Via: The New York Times: Etta James, whose powerful, versatile and emotionally direct voice could enliven the raunchiest blues as well as the subtlest love songs, most indelibly in her signature hit, “At Last,” died Friday morning in Riverside, Calif. She was 73. Her manager, Lupe De Leon, said that the cause was complications of leukemia. Ms. James, who

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Trade Tips: Twitter in Small Steps By Nicole Hayes A personal goal for some this year (like myself) is finding more time to practice and/or develop social media outreach skills. Even if you hire/task someone else to conduct your social media outreach, it's imperative you understand the use and impact of such tools. I’ll start with Twitter, which in some respects is outpacing Facebook in

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A Quick Minute with Gwen Remembering Ofield Dukes By: Ryan Duncan In this installment of A Quick Minute with Gwen, Gwen McKinney, President of McKinney & Associates Public Relations, remembers the Dean of public relations, Ofield Dukes, who passed away on December 7th, 2011. His life, and his legacy, will always live on and always be remembered. Be sure to read more about Ofield Dukes and his

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A Sin and A Shame By: Llenda Jackson-Leslie Someone or some people ought to be losing their jobs over the wrongful deportation and incarceration of Houston teenager, Jakadrien Turner. Turner ran away from home to Atlanta, GA last year at the age of 14 and was picked up for shoplifting. After she gave the name of a Colombian native to police—they turned her over to ICE even though her

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Has the government strayed away from the vision of our Founding Fathers?

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Trade Tips: Altruism or Publicity Stunt? By Nicole Hayes Have you seen a campaign or action that initially appeared altruistic but then wreaked of self-promotion? The following effort may be an example of that, but I'll let you decide. This past weekend's "Super Soul Sunday" on Oprah's OWN network, aired the documentary "No Impact Man" created by Colin and Michelle Bevan of New York

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Remembering the Tuscon Shooting Tragedy, One Year Later By: Ryan Duncan Yesterday was the anniversary of the horrific shooting in Tucson, Arizona, which wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, killed six, and injured 13 more. In a new video, survivors talk about how that day has affected their lives, and the strength they've found in the days since. It's hard to believe it's only been a year

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Are Your 2012 Goals S.M.A.R.T.? By Nicole Hayes Hi Good People! McKinney & Associates hopes you enjoyed the holidays and your New Year has started well. We appreciate your reading of our "Comm in the Storm" blog and we'll work to continually provide you with helpful and insightful information throughout 2012. Our December 20, 2011 blog post "To Be New, You Have to Do New" offered

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2011 Buh-Bye! Wow, hard to believe another year is over and a new one is about to begin again! There was a lot that happened in the world this year, and it always feels refreshing to begin a new year with a clean slate. We at McKinney & Associates would like to thank you for following our Comm in the Storm blog with us all year, and hope you will continue to do so in 2012. We have a lot of

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Helping Doesn't Have a Season By: Shannon Mouton From Thanksgiving to Christmas, the downtrodden, the less fortunate and the those generally in need find themselves the beneficiaries of kindness, care and generosity. They receive traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas meals; they receive gifts and their children receive toys. Many people give during the holiday season. This is when they make

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Trade Tip: To Be New, You Have to Do New By Nicole Hayes Albert Einstein said, "If you want different results, do not do the same thing." He makes good sense but why is this easier said than done? Humans are creatures of habit and often times "new" or "change" can mean "scary." The fear may be real but shouldn't paralyze you from taking the first step. As we enter another new year, we may

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Associated PressFinally- A New Sheriff in TownBy: Llenda Jackson-Leslie Civil rights supporters heard welcome news on a couple of fronts last week. First Attorney General Eric Holder made it clear in a speech at the LBJ Center at the University of Texas that the Department of Justice was prepared, able and ready to enforce the Voting Rights Act, and to seek legal sanctions against states

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Black Barbies Get 'Natural' Makeovers For Holidays By: Ryan Duncan It's the holiday season and that spells s-t-r-e-s-s for so many Americans trying to complete their holiday shopping lists. The true meaning of the season, "Peace, love, and good will towards all men" is usually passed over as an after thought, while over-consumption and the race to buy this year's hottest toys take precident. So

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President Barack Obama praises troops and announces end of Iraq War (Davis Turner/Getty Images) Is the Iraqi War Really Over? By: Pam Taylor  I truly understand Pyrrhic victory, and I get that war is complicated—even, and perhaps especially, for the ‘victors.’  Fascinated by mythical conquests such as the Trojan War, for example, it is the very real and modern wars including Viet Nam,

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Trade Tip: Stay Relevant By Nicole Hayes A shoe is a shoe, and a car is a car, right? Why so many brands of shoes and cars? Doesn’t each product fulfill a fundamental purpose at the end of the day? Yes, but if Adidas, Nicole Miller, Nike and Reebok thought this way, we may only have one choice for shoes. Same with Ford for automobiles…but BMW, Chevrolet, Honda, Toyota and others added their

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A Tale of Two Prosecutors By: Llenda Jackson-Leslie Two recent events showcase the difference a prosecutor can make. The first is the decision to reduce the death sentence against Mumia Abu-Jamal to life imprisonment, and the second is the exoneration of Thomas Haynesworth after serving twenty-seven years for rapes he did not commit. In both cases, Abu- Jamal and Haynesworth had family,

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Watch Hillary Clinton's Speech Declaring 'Gay Rights Are Human Rights' As you know, McKinney & Associates had dedicated their blogging last week to focussing on the upcoming United Nations' (UN) Human Rights Day. This event was officially observed on December 10, to mark the anniversary of the presentation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. While the United States hasn't always had a

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Tribute to a PR Icon By GwenMcKinney  My post on Ofield Dukes on November 10th was an enduring tribute to an iconic force who made a difference in so many people’s lives.  I celebrate that those words were not posthumously delivered.  Today,  I join many friends and colleagues in mourning the passing of Ofield who made his transition after a period of illness.  I repost my message knowing that

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We Still Have A Ways To Go By: Shannon Mouton At the birth of a nation, over 235 years ago, Thomas Jefferson penned these famous words in response to the tyranny of British Empire. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--

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Human Rights Trade Tips: Good Campaigns Make Us Move By Nicole Hayes  Photos that grip us with compassion, disbelief and horror.  Powerful words and statistics that punch our guts if we weren’t already awake and cognizant of the realities. Victims’ stories too real to fake—digesting the truth would be easier if their stories were fake. Each of these elements among others is commonly folded into

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We Have A Right To Work Without Sexual Harassment By: Joyce Taylor Swath Leadership, LLCProviders of Cutting Edge Management Consulting & Training Services (703) 590-7003 Since the inception of the regulations on the prevention and elimination of sexual harassment (29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1614.11), I’ve trained thousands of managers and employees on the prevention and elimination of

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Video: A Quick Minute with Gwen on Human Rights Gwen McKinney, President & Founder of McKinney & Associates Public Relations in Washington, DC introduces our week long tribute to Human Rights. For the next ten days through December 10, International Human Rights Day, our Comm in the Storm blog will be all about human rights. To learn more about International Human Rights Day visit http://

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Human Rights Matters By: Llenda Jackson-Leslie For the next ten days through December 10, International Human Rights Day, our Comm in the Storm blog will be all about human rights. To learn more about International Human Rights Day click here. For too many Americans, human rights is a discussion that happens once a year at the UN or when the State Department releases its annual report about

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McKPR Celebrates Human Rights McKPR is proud to launch a new blog series in honor of the upcoming Human Rights Day. We'll be posting daily blogs related to human rights issues from around the world."2011 has been an extraordinary year for human rights, UN Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay says in her message to mark Human Rights Day."Human Rights Day is marked annually on 10 December, it

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Trade Tips: But I Thought You Said… By: Nicole Hayes We’ve all been there. Someone gives us an instruction and we neglect to truly listen, fully understand, ask questions and write it down. We return to our desk to carry out the task thinking we heard one thing and inevitably learn we were told something else. The project has now taken on another shape, with unnecessary time and resources

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Happy Thanksgiving! McKinney & Associates would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday, and if you're traveling, please be safe! Comm in The Storm will be suspended for Thursday and Friday and will return next Monday the 28th.   Best Wishes!

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From 1917 to 2011... Look How Far We've Come By Shannon Mouton Suffragists being arrested (c) 1917 Greenboro Sit-in 1963 Civil Rights marchers hosed 1963 (video) Kent State student protesters 1970 UC, Davis protesters 2011 (video) When will it end?

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Never Ending Crime and Punishment By Llenda Jackson-Leslie One of the harshest realities of our criminal justice system is that punishment can be never ending. Walking through the prison gates doesn’t guarantee a fresh start. The lingering stigma of a previous conviction continues to haunt many former prisoners and often fuels their return to prison. Finding a job with a prison record is next

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Video: Disparities in Media Coverage for Occupy Wallstreet Movement By: Ryan Duncan The Occupy Wall Street movement has been going on for months now and this week, we began to see a crack down on many of the Occupy Wall Street camps across the country. From Zuccotti Park, to Oakland, to Portland, OR, and Berkeley, CA police, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, began

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Spying on Americans - Where Do We Draw The Line?By: Ryan Duncan In New York, the Handschu rules place limits on surveillance. In the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, a judge loosened the law, technically allowing police to infiltrate any group. The namesake of the Handschu rules says it shouldn't be that way and wants her name removed from the law. A judge denied her request. She's concerned the rules are

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Rolling Out The Welcome MatBy Shannon Mouton Wow, this is a big world with 193 countries and 7 billion people speaking 6,500 languages. Think of it, immigrants from the around the world come here, the United States of America. We should be humbled, with our widely known and often discussed history of slavery, discrimination, intolerance and injustice, they still want to come here. They want to

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Breathe & Delegate By Nicole Hayes We’re entering the time of year when holiday parties, gatherings with out of town family and friends, and lengthy “to-do” lists will have us scurrying to and fro, hopefully without injury. Meanwhile, we diligently strive to finish all work assignments, post to the blog, send out that tweet, prattle off emails, attend meetings, and oh yes—take kitty or puppy

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A Protest Song For Occupy Wall Street Performed last night to an audience that included President Obama. From the Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Slack-key celebrity Makana used his performance at an APEC dinner last night at the Hale Koa Hotel as an opportunity to get his pro-Occupy Wall Street movement views out to President Barack Obama and other world leaders. Makana wore an "Occupy with Aloha"

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Diversity: Segregation IS Natural By Shannon Mouton  segregate (v): to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate It is time to be really real with each other...we are more comfortable with our own kind, and it is okay. It is natural. Look at nature, lions roam the plains with lions, wolves run in packs with other wolves and even ants build highly

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Real PR Power By: Gwen McKinney The art of winning friends and influencing people.  That’s how public relations pioneer Ofield Dukes sums up the profession. This is a man who has easily cleared more paths to progress in his long and storied career than an army of public relations professionals could attempt in their collective lifetime. Better yet, match one Ofield Dukes for 50 PR

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Social Justice: How Did This Happen? By Shannon Mouton Last month, the DNC announced the hiring of "Greg Hinton as its first-ever Chief Diversity Officer." Really? The Democratic Party needs a Chief Diversity Officer? Really? Does anyone else see the irony in this? I don't get it. The Democratic Party is the party of the people...Black, brown, white, Jew, Protestant, GLBT, women, etc. Almost any

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Media Monday: Are You Ready? By Nicole Hayes This Monday was a media feast as cable news networks had “breaking news” segments seemingly every hour. At least three major news stories had viewers glued: 1-  A fourth woman named in the Herman Cain sexual harassment scandal held a live press conference in New York and revealed details of inappropriate sexual conduct she received from Cain (She

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We are the 90% By: Llenda Jackson-Leslie We’ve all heard of the 99%. Most of us are in the 99%-- in New York there’s also the 90% that’s the percentage of New Yorkers who are stopped for no good reason whatsoever and are innocent of any crime or suspected criminal act or behavior. What’s even more astonishing of the 3 million New Yorkers who have been stopped, questioned or searched between

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Video: RWJF President Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Accepts 2011 APHA Presidential Citation By: Ryan Duncan Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) joined the ranks of Nelson Mandela, the National Association of Community Health Centers, the National WIC Association and families of public health workers everywhere as she recieved the prestigious APHA

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Local rapper Head-Roc has a message for Walmart Diversity: Keeping DC Walmart Free By: Tamara Braunstein Local rapper Head-Roc released a new track last week calling out the social justice issues of allowing Walmart to infiltrate some notoriously impoverished neighborhoods in DC. The video, produced by Empower DC, is shot in black and white and relies heavily on imagery reflective of the

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By Shannon Mouton The 99% are frustrated, fed-up and downright angry. They are angry for several reasons, We are the 99 percent. We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. We are denied quality medical care. We are suffering from environmental pollution. We are working long hours for little pay and no rights, if we're working at all. We are

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Trade Tips: Transparency Brings Trust By Nicole Hayes When will they learn? Hermain Cain’s presidential campaign is undergoing “damage control” and communications crisis as he issued statements this week to address allegations of sexual harassment toward two female employees when he headed the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. The women referenced being subjected to “

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See Something, Say Something By: Ryan Duncan We've been following the Occupy Wall Street protests around the country and the world, and are inspired by the passion and bravery of these Americans who have seen injustice and decided to stand up and do something about it. So often, we are accustomed to just go along with whatever is the status quo, we feel the problems are too big and complex for us

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Occupy Wall Street—A Timeline The Occupy Wall Street protest, which began in September as a small encampment of mostly young activists with more emotion than clearly stated objectives, was mostly ignored by the media. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the protests quickly became a subject of ridicule. But then something happened: Occupy Wall Street exploded into a nationwide series of demonstrations

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Show Your Sponsor Some Love! By: Joyce Taylor, with David Latham Behind most unemployed job hunters is a working spouse, parent, partner or friend. Someone you live with who is supportive during your ongoing search, but who has their own fears about the endeavor. Most sponsors become overwhelmed with the financial load as they postpone retirement, or delay other plans until your financial

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Gardasil is currently the only FDA-approved HPV vaccine for both males and females. HPV Vaccine: A Diversity Issue? By: Tamara Braunstein This week, a CDC panel endorsed males ages 13 to 21 receive the HPV vaccine, previously recommended for females between the ages of nine to 26. Backlash against the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ decision is anticipated, mostly due to the

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Equality By The Numbers Byline: Shannon Mouton Twitter: ShannonRenee If a society is judged by its leadership, then what do these numbers say about the us? How do they speak to our being the "land of the free and the home of the brave?" 51% - 157.2 million women in the United States (as of Oct. 1, 2010) 34% - 3 women sit on the Supreme Court 24% - 1,732 women serve in

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False: All Around the World Same Song By Nicole Hayes Cutbacks. Higher prices. Lost jobs, closed businesses. Foreclosed homes. For more than three years, we’ve been bombarded with these words. For some of us, this may be true of our current situation. Others may consider the possibility “contagious” and assume they’ll soon become infected, singing the same tune as those who succumbed to a failed

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By Shannon Mouton Today was the first annual Food Day. It was a day to bring attention to our need for "for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way." There were any number of ways you could have participated in Food Day, what did you do? Did you attend a Food Day event? Did you write a blog post about it? Did you tweet about it? Did you like it? Did you in any way, shape

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Video: Spices of Life - Welcome to Food Day  We hope you enjoyed our week long series devoted to covering food related issues in celebration of National Food Day! Remember, to celebrate healthy food & healthy living this Monday, October 24 and hopefully continue all year long! For our weekly Friday video series post, we present this Introduction to Food Day video: Probably many of you are

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Photo caption: Map showing percentage of households throughout the nation currently living in a food desert. Diversity: How Are Food Deserts Really Affecting Us? By: Tamara Braunstein If you’re following our blog, you know that this week we’re doing a series to prepare for National Food Day, which is next Monday. According to the website, the movement is designed to “push for healthy,

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Food for Thought... and Wellness By: Pam Taylor More than 150 nation’s celebrated World Food Day this week—a good thing.  However, the ongoing dialogue about food, hunger and production is fraught with emotion and opinion and arguably even some good “science.” See: (http://www.fooddialogues.com/2011/10/14/come-to-the-table-on-world-food-day-and-food-day-our-values-and-our-perspective).

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Confessions of a Foodie: We Are Not What We Eat By: Gwen McKinney When Team McKinney decided we’d dive into National Food Day by raising our voices in the blogosphere, I immediately proclaimed, “I’m in!” As an evangelical member of the Weight Watchers (WW) Lifetime circle, I have forged a relationship with food that is a lifeline to good health, a relatively streamlined body and joy. Food,

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What’s in a Name? Get Educated About Food By: Nicole Hayes What’s in a bag? What’s in a box? It’s a surprise, but not a gift. Most bagged, boxed, canned and pre-packaged foods contain “surprises”—called additives.  They are names you can’t pronounce and whose affects can harm our bodies. For example, you’re watching your sugar intake but overlook an ingredient known as maltodextrin,(malto who?

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All Myths are not Created Equal By Llenda Jackson-Leslie Lately, there’s been a contrarian movement afoot arguing that the government shouldn’t be encouraging people to eat better and live healthier lives… seems that some believe government support for better nutrition leads straight to socialism. Others argue that those suffering from poor nutrition have only themselves to blame. Five

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October 24th is Food Day! Food Day "seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life...to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way." McKinney & Associates is proud to support this effort as we know that a well-nourished citizenry is a more productive one. This week we will examine some of the issues surrounding food, nutrition and access to quality

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Video: 'Occupy Wallstreet Protesters' WON'T Go Away!By: Ryan Duncan If you've been following all the OccupyWallStreet news from around the country, you probably heard about NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's failed attempts to "temporarily" move all the protesters in order for the park they've been occupying to be cleaned. However, the Mayor backed down and protesters were allowed to stay,

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Go Forth And Occupy By: Shannon Mouton     @ShannonRenee  "Occupy____" seems to be popping up all over the United States and Canada, yes, our presumably docile neighbor to the north has awakened.  The original, OccupyWallStreet, is still going strong and OccupyDC doesn't seem to be ending any time soon. OccupyVancouver, OccupyToronto and OccupyWinnepeg are gearing up

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Committed People Move a Message By Nicole Hayes For more than three weeks, Americans have witnessed a collective increase of committed people joining in a movement to highlight wealth inequality in the United States. “Occupy Wall Street,” which protests corporate tax avoidance and Wall Street bailouts,  started with angry New Yorkers and now people in cities across the country are ‘

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The Prison Industrial Complex Hurts The Economy By Llenda Jackson-Leslie Lately, some surprising folks have been talking about what needs to change in the criminal justice system. There have been repeated calls for a national conversation. But at the moment, people are understandably preoccupied with the worst economic crisis since the Depression. But criminal justice is not unrelated to

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One Nation, United? Protest marches against Wall Street's infamous greed continue to spread throughout the country as the movement marked its 20th consecutive day this week.

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Millions of Americans Fear Hunger By: Pam Taylor Food insecurity is on the rise. More than 17 million Americans, 14.6 percent of US households, are fearful of going hungry. Alright, so maybe US hunger doesn’t present like the gruesome pictures we see of starvation in the Sudan, for example, but it is nonetheless both scandalously and dangerously high for a nation with our resources. And it is

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Where Will We Go From Here? By: Tamara Braunstein As the global technology community collectively mourns the loss of one of its greatest visionaries, Steve Jobs, many are already wondering what lies ahead for his brainchild company and mobile technology in general. There's no denying the impact and reach of Jobs' innovation and drive. From the Apple fans who own every iProduct out there, to

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What’s In A Name...A Heck Of A Lot By: Shannon Mouton Whether Governor Rick Perry saw the stone, whether he or his father had it painted over or whether or not it was done before or after he got the lease is really inconsequential to me. What does matter is the heart and mind of those who live in that community and across this country who believe, “It’s just a name....” For anyone to say it

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PR Tips: Managing Expectations and the Consequences of Failing to Do So By: Ryan Duncan If you missed last week’s Friday video post, “Teachable PR Tips from Howard University's CapComm Lecture Series” one of Gwen’s PR Tips was about “managing expectations,” an important lesson for all public relations work. Today, we were presented with another perfect example of the consequences of

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We Are All Troy Davis By: Llenda Jackson-Leslie Troy Davis was buried on Saturday and several thousand people gathered to pay tribute and promised to continue the fight to abolish the death penalty. Mourners chanted,        “ We are All Troy Davis.”  A lot has been said and written since Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia. Michael Moore has vowed to donate the proceeds of

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Video Series: Teachable PR Tips from Howard University's CapComm Lecture Series McKinney & Associates is proud to be teaming up with Howard University's CapComm series in providing weekly guest lectures for their communications/public relations students. During these classes, which take on a variety of public relations aspects, our team provides the students with valuable #PRTips, which we have

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Affirmative Action Myths By: Tamara Braunstein  As we pointed out yesterday, students at Berkeley have drawn a lot of fire this week for their purposefully racist bake sale, meant to draw attention to a state Senate bill (SB 185) awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. The bill “would allow California public universities to take race into consideration during the admissions process.” (Berkeley

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Did Berkeley College Republicans Go Too Far? The adage goes, any press is good press, and the Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) have definitely received their share this week: Madame Noire The Huffington Post (had multiple articles) Reuters The Daily Californian (had multiple articles) Right Wing News News One The Berkeley Daily Planet CNN (had multiple articles) The New York Times

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Wangari Maathai, She Grew Where She Was Planted By: Shannon Mouton Prof. Wangari Maathai received her PhD when a lot of Americans were still wondering if a college degree was necessary; Prof. Wangari Maathai chaired her university department when many American women were still wondering about their "Mystique;" Prof. Wangari Maathai led the National Council of Women of Kenya when some

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Showing Reciprocity in Social Media By: Nicole Hayes You know the generic phrases: “Follow us on Twitter.”  “Like us on Facebook.” And as we’re nearing the holiday season, you’ll certainly see more “donate” links.  All of these ‘invitations’ call upon the reader to act on the organization’s behalf, whether for internal or altruistic purposes. But isn’t an invitation supposed to benefit the

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Video Of The Week: Judge Mathis Weighs in on the execution of Troy Davis“Davis execution shows us just how flawed our government system has become. Troy Davis was failed at every step of the judicial process. America must revamp its legal system beginning with the way we investigate and arrest suspects and continue with the way we prosecute them and the way we handle appeals. One innocent man is

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The Execution of Troy Davis: A Turning Point for US Justice? By Tamara Braunstein “We simply cannot say we live in a country that offers equal justice to all Americans when racial disparities plague the system by which our society imposes the ultimate punishment." Senator Russ Feingold on Civil Rights as a Priority for the 108th Congress, Senate, January 2003 Whether or not you believe

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Capital Punishment = Revenge, Not Justice Byline: Shannon Mouton We punish as a way to teach or train…children, spouses and animals We punish to get inflict pain or injury…opposing teams, political parties, countries We punish to assert revenge…gangs, inmates Which is the motive for executing Troy Davis? Is it a good enough motive to take a man's life?

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Trade Tips: School’s in Session By Nicole Hayes Autumn is near and college students have returned to the classroom, possibly reconsidering their career pursuits. An unsettled economy might incite the art student to change gears toward a more lucrative career. Money is good but if one piece of advice can be given on selecting a career, it is: “follow your heart.” For students considering

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Creating A Carnival to Kill The Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole denied clemency for death-row inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted of the 1989 killing of Savannah, Georgia, police officer Mark MacPhail. Davis is now scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 7 p.m. Wednesday at a state prison in Jackson, Georgia. "Monday September 19, 2011, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles met to

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The Eyes of the World are on Georgia Today the Georgia Board of Parole and Clemency met to consider the fate of Troy Davis who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday September 21.  Appeals for Davis’ life have come from the expected and unexpected sources, Bianca Jagger and Reagan appointed FBI chief William Sessions  have joined the chorus of famous and little known voices calling for a halt to

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Video of the Week: A life in the Balance - Examining the Troy Davis Case Troy Davis, convicted of murdering an off-duty Savannah, GA police officer more than two decades ago, is set to be executed by the State of Georgia in two days. Davis has gained growing international support for his claim that he is innocent. Celebrities, Nobel laureates and national leaders have joined the NAACP, Amnesty

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Medicare Wins with Affordable Care Act By Pam Taylor Despite well-documented examples of Medicare abuse and the latest suggested bi-partisan remedy (Is Curbing Medicare Waste, Fraud in the Cards?), Medicare is critical to the 40 million Americans 64 and over, as well as to others with disabilities, who must rely on it for quaility health care. And critical to Medicare is the Affordable Care

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[photo caption: In 2009 Justice Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court bench] Obama’s Judicial Diversity By: Tamara Braunstein Earlier this week the Associated Press reported that since taking office in 2008, about 70 percent of Obama’s judicial nominees have been “non-traditional,” making him the first president to “not pick a majority of white males for the

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In my previous post Top 5 Book Resources List, I composed a list of what I thought were some of the top resource piece that could help me advance in my career. Now, I am bringing to you my top blog picks (For the record, there are many PR blogs that I like but these are my favorites).  1.      Bulldog Reporter.com2.      PR-Squared3.      The Future Buzz4.      Davefleet5.     

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Two Plus Two Equals Seven... Huh? On Tuesday September 13, 2011 at 5:08pm, WTOP posted this story from Amy Hunter, Renters face high rates in D.C. region. Rental rates in the D.C. region are the highest they've been in years, experts say. In fact, Bloomberg Businessweek recently ranked the District and parts of Northern Virginia as having the ninth-biggest rent hike in the country over the past

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Trade Tips: Sometimes Less is More By Nicole Hayes Can one have too many “friends”? When is networking ineffective? We’ve all been to social events, “meet-and-greets,” with plate and beverage in one hand and business card in the other. Handshakes and smiles are exchanged followed by the infamous, “What do you do?,” then surfaces the business card. Each card representing a person’s

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Georgia's Rough Justice By: Llenda Jackson-Leslie In nine days Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed. The State of Georgia is planning to kill Davis despite the fact that seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted, saying their earlier testimony was coerced. The NAACP, National Coalition Against the Death Penalty and Amnesty International are mounting an international campaign to save

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Remembering 911—10 Years Later  By Pam Taylor  A decade after the worst terrorist attack on US shores, organizations, celebrities, survivors, victims’ families and others are attending events, churches, concerts, and/or scheduling reflective time with family and friends.   From the National Cathedral’s “A Call to Compassion” (www.calltocompassion.com) to one of the biggest memorial

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Video of the Week: President Obama Delivers Job Initiative Legistlation Yesterday evening President Obama delivered a speech to both Houses of Congress, as well as the American people, about his proposal to spur job creation in America. Already, there are few who believe that Congress can work together to actually pass any of the bill. What will it take to get Congress to work together and do

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By T. Braustein Centuries later, Aesop’s famous quote still holds true, yielding inspiration for unity even as our patriotic sense of community ebbs and flows: “United we stand, divided we fall.” But our nation is falling. Children return to school, resuming daily recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance, but the notion of our country being “indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” seems

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Intern Diaries: Top 5 Book Resource List By: Jasmine Gethers The PR industry is always changing. Whether it’s in digital, crisis, strategies or even tactics, it’s never the same.  As a recent graduate it’s important that I stay ahead of the game so I can continue to sharpen my skills and educate myself within this lovely field. To do so, I composed a list of what I think are the top 5 resource

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See Me, See My Humanness By: Shannon Mouton Our world is filled with obscure concepts we try to squeeze into neat little boxes. This often leads to frustrating and feeble attempts to define and explain those ideals and concepts, which, by their nature, are complicated and convoluted. As Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said in 1964 with regard to pornography, "I know it when I see it

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Trade Tips: Success is in the Details by Nicole Hayes “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”  This quote by artist Vincent van Gogh speaks to what generates success in every industry, including public relations: all things work together, big and small. Whether launching a social media campaign or a multi-media campaign with traditional and social media elements,

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Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour. Video: MLK Memorial Emerges From Stone on National Mall This past weekend marked the unveiling of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial on the National Mall. However, due to inclement weather (Hurricane Irene) the ceremony was canceled.  Many were disappointed when they heard the news. Yet it didn’t stop them from venturing out after the stormed

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Weekly Poll: Maya Angelou Doesn’t Like King Inscription By: Pam Taylor Maybe Maya Angelou has a point that the MLK Memorial inscription above “makes Dr. Martin Luther King look like an arrogant twit." I don’t think so.  Yes, it was taken out of context and perhaps future generations will have little knowledge of the quote’s origins. Many of us still remember that it was just a couple of

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Diversity: Seeing in Color By T. Braunstein Do a Google News search for “diversity” and the results are as varied as the word itself implies. But one thing most of the resulting articles have in common is the acknowledgement that for whatever reason, in whichever industry or field being discussed, diversity is lacking.   Why is that? If so many people, communities and leaders are

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Intern Daries: When Multitasking Goes Wrong By: Jasmine Gethers With Labor Day right around the corner I find myself getting “Holidayitics” (being impatience for the holidays to come) and trying to multitask as much as possible. But, recently I read Why Multitasking May Make You Less Productive and realized that just maybe, this is the reason why I can’t get anything done. So I came up

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Reflections on a Dream By Phyllis Wilder This past weekend I was honored to attend the white-tie, star studded event MLK: A Monumental Life, a musical theater production chronicling the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The performance was held at Washington, D.C.’s DAR (Daughters of the Revolution) Constitution Hall. Cast members captured Dr. King’s early days at Ebenezer Baptist Church

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Know History... Know Labor! On this Labor Day, as some people assault the American worker’s right to organize, protest and collectively bargain, it is appropriate to take a few minutes to remember -- and learn -- on whose shoulders we toil. Workers fighting for their rights is as American as apple pie. Strikes, protests and walk-outs have been part of this country from its earliest

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Trade Tips: Brainstorm Like a Child By Nicole Hayes Sometimes the word itself causes dread, and the act makes us fearful: Brainstorming. We’ve all been there. The boss or project leader asks everyone to meet for a “brainstorming session” and your mind suddenly resists. Why the resistance?  You may not have one idea or with sheer luck, squeeze out just one. So why do some of us resist

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Criminal Justice: Your Lyin' Eyes Adam Serwer blogs at The American Prospect about the recent New Jersey Court ruling on the unreliability of eyewitness testimony. Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote an opinion holding that the legal standards for admissibility of eyewitness evidence needs to change. Rabner cited factors like cross-racial identification and stress that may impact victim's

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