Running with Scissors
As a child do you remember your mom telling you not to run through the house with scissors in your hand? The reason she said that is because she knew that even with all of your good intentions you’d stop paying attention and end up looking like Slick Rick, less the gold teeth and fedora. [...]
Correction: The Mortgage Crisis Was Not a Minority Problem
Fear has always been the Achilles heel of human compassion. We like to tell ourselves that we’ll give to the less fortunate during the holiday season, support and stand-up for what is right, and lend our neighbors a hand if they need it when asked, but many times, reality never plays out that way. The [...]
YBP Company Spotlight: Head Strong Condoms
In addition to our peers who are changing the world either through illustration or executive leadership, YBP was able to reach out to an entrepreneur whose mission literally saves lives. Today, lets meet Kirk Manuel, a brother from Arkansas who started Headstrong Condoms, the first African-American owned condom company.
Kirk Manuel
Tell us a little bit about [...]
Bookshelf - The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
Dinaw Mengestu’s debut novel, The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears tells the story of Sepha Stephanos, an Ethiopian immigrant who runs a grocery store in Washington D.C.’s Logan Circle. Sepha’s neighborhood is rapidly undergoing gentrification, a shift that first becomes real for Sepha when Julia, a white woman, rehabs the building next door to him [...]
From the Inbox: Conspiracy Theory?
Interesting email I received from one my colleagues. His logic is interesting, and considering the debacle our President has gotten us in over the last 8 years, I wouldn’t be surprised if the brilliant minds of Wall Street actually set themselves up with a safety net in the form of insured credit default assets in [...]
About this Site
Welcome to the Young Black Professional (YBP) Guide.
YBP Guide is a forum of multiple perspectives and advice to support the many challenges that Young Black Professionals face. Our mission is to empower African-Americans, and all people of color, with the knowledge and inspiration to foster progression and productivity in the community.
YBP Guide was started by [...]
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