Giveaway Contest * Young Black Professional Guide

Drumbeats from Young Black Professional Guide let us know about a giveaway contest that they are hosting over the next week. They are encouraging villagers to make a donation to a non-profit this week. They look to announce ten winners on March 14th. The winners will receive a copy of Bill Cosby's book, Come on People: On the Path from Victims to Victors.

I encourage you to make your donation to either the BDPA Education & Technology Foundation or the Cincinnati Business Incubator. You can click on either link to make an immediate online donation that will provide you with an immediate receipt. Use the receipt to become eligible for the YBP Guide contest. At the same time you will be supporting two non-profits that I believe in very much!

rsspect.org Provides Black Blog Headlines

The Young Black Professional Guide created rsspect.org to increase the networking and exposure of blogs that feature content related to Black culture. The concept of rsspect.org is very simple. It is a neat little web application that acts as a headline feed reader for a variety of blogs surrounding the African American experience. The stated goal of the project is to gain visibility for these blogs and empower readers to enjoy our network of opinions.

We are proud to note that those Black-owned blogs shown on rsspect.org have also been included in Villager's Black Blog Rankings. BBR updates are issued on the 1st of each month.

I'm hopeful that more BDPA chapters and leaders use blogs to increase communication for our members around the country in 2008. It would be nice to see more technology-related discussions in the afrosphere. What do you think about blogging for BDPA?