Learning a Second Language

In case you missed it we continued our discussion last week on European (American) Holidays. Kai answered his critics and Mateen started the new discussion on whether African Americans should add a second language to the skill set that they take out into the world. If you missed it please go to the site and download the mp3 at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kaidupe

See you next week.

Kai

Happy Holidays

This week at work while I was enjoying a cup of coffee, a co-worker playfully chided me for not wearing green on St. Patrick's Day. In trying to be nice, I said it totally slipped my mind. He says, well it is hard to slip my mind since I am Irish. Precisely. You are Irish and I am not. Bill Cosby would have you believe European Americans do not connect with their heritage, so we should not connect with ours. Wrong! Even if what Mr. Cosby says is true why are white people the standard. Who cares what their practices are. Let them have theirs and we can have ours. There is nothing wrong with that. My co-worker did not question the color of my clothing during Kwaanza or last month while I was celebrating Black History Month. We need to do what we do for our own reasons and not to follow the standard of others. This week we discuss the meaning of holidays!

Improving Your Presentation Skills

This week on the show Mateen and Kai discuss the importance of having good communication skills in order to be successful in a global economy. We will discuss our experiences as it relates to improving our presentation skills and how the lack of therof has held us back on certain occasions. And as always we will provide resources to help you to improve these skills as your pursue your goals.

Kai and Mateen

Peer Pressure

This week Mateen and I discuss the very important issue of peer pressure among Black males. One of the best work's on this subject is Kunjufu's To Be Popular or To Be Smart.

Kai and Mateen

Dressing for Success

Join Mateen and Kai as they discuss the importance of dressing for success. Young black men are wearing athletic gear as if they are clothing. They are wearing undergarments such as T-Shirts, and boxer-briefs as outerwear instead of underwear, and wearing athletic shoes as if they are dress shoes. This has to change. We need our young black men to dress in a manner so they are taken seriously as we are living in serious times.

Please drop by for our discussion.

Kai and Mateen