Silverback Magazine

Entries for September, 2008

Patient Ladder Climbing

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The one thing most entry level professionals lack isn’t knowledge but patience. Migrating from the deadline filled, results driven lifestyle of college to the monotonous red tape bound world of Corporate America is whole new experience. Career Journal depicts 3 [...]

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Don’t Sleep On….RushmoreDrive.com

Every Friday, SilverBackMag.com will feature something (music, sports, entertainment, technology, literature, anything else we can think of) that we feel isn’t getting enough publicity but is worth your attention. We call this section “Don’t Sleep On….” because we don’t want you to miss out. This week, we feature the African American targeted search engine RushmoreDrive.com.

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CBS Sarah Palin interview

From Politico.com
Palin and Couric
CBS NEWS ANCHOR KATIE COURIC INTERVIEWS VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
SARAH PALIN ON TONIGHT’S “CBS EVENING NEWS”
Following is the transcript of tonight’s interview, which focuses on the nation’s economic crisis. Tomorrow’s (25) portion of the interview will focus on international affairs. As previously announced, Couric’s extended interview with Gov. Palin from the campaign trail [...]

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Where did all the Black sitcoms go?

With the new season of television getting started, I was beginning to reminisce about some of the shows that I used to enjoy “back in the day”. Like most of those that grew up in the 80’s and 90’s, some of my favorite shows were The Cosby Show, A Different World, Fresh Prince of Bellaire, [...]

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2 Really Cool Sites That Will Help You Ace Your Next Interview

Interviewup is a social site that utilizes its users to help teach each other. On the site, members can share interview questions and the answers they gave, ask interview questions, and ask the community how they would have answered the interview questions.  You can also do a keyword search for questions that interest you. I did [...]

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Michelle Obama’s Makeover for America

Recently, artist Daniel Edwards, created an Afro-centric bust of Michelle Obama called “Michelle Obama’s Makeover for America.”  The bust portrays Michelle with a tattoo of the American flag on her chest, large hoop ear rings, and an “Afro-pick” with an eagle on the handle. The piece will be featured in New York’s Leo Kesting Gallery this October.   Let [...]

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The Art of BS

The other day, I was at work when it suddenly hit me, the problem with Black people is that we have not mastered “the art of BS”.  Some of you may know what I’m talking about, but just in case you don’t, let me break it down for you.  Here’s the situation:
I was in a meeting [...]

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