Ad Age columnist has to tell marketers: there is a black middle class

What ‘market’ are you in?
If you think you’re not a market, but an individual with twists and turns, inconsistencies and nuances, think again, because the marketers are coming straight for you, tracking devices in hand.
You know that, though right? You know you’re being marketed to and for the most part, eat it right up. Give [...]

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A generational difference – going to the salon at six (years of age)

This article talks about a trend in highlights and other hair salon treatments for kids as young as six and usually in the ten to twelve year range. The first time my now thirteen year old sister got highlights I really laid in on her. I said she was going to ruin her hair [...]

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Drop in the Ocean

I used to think if I pursued art, it would be like spitting in the ocean. Who would care? Who would hear me? I told my 25 year old self, if you attach yourself to brands and big business, play not by the rules of making money, but in acknowledgment of them, you can get [...]

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Crawling Back to Civilization, Reluctantly

Before I landed in Biarritz in July, my MySpace Page was a carefully manicured lawn. Flickring was my scrapbook and practically my full length mirror. I added Facebook to my arsenal and occasionally opened mail from Friendster. But lately, I don’t fish around on Small World. I don’t upload, stumble!, google, youtube, or [...]

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One small step for

Read about the “My Black is Beautiful” P&G Initiative
I worry that one can’t really make a difference working in big bad corporate America, even when teetering at the top, but one Mrs. Najoh Tita Reid pulled it off. Bravo.

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