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Posted Monday, February 23rd 2009 at 11:05PM
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Join "FIRM...but fair" host Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW, on Sunday, February 22nd at 9:00 p.m. (EST) as he chats with Rocco Micciche, author of "The Principles of Leadership". In the description to the book, Micciche writes, "I created My Principles ...
Posted Friday, February 13th 2009 at 10:53PM
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This economic recession has opened a number of people's eyes to the greed and corruption that has long been defining Wall Street. Wall Street executives, knowing that their institutions were failing, were doing everything they could to receive golde ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2009 at 5:09PM
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September 11, 2001 will always be at the forefront of most Americans' minds. But for me, I consider it a wake-up call, not justification for continuing wars against terror in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The world is becoming a dangerous place. And i ...
Posted Monday, January 26th 2009 at 11:44AM
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After President Barack Obama took the Oath of Office last Tuesday, I got the impression more Whites were going out of their way to say hello to me. While such treatment is refreshing, I wonder if these efforts on their part are sincere, or are they ...
Posted Monday, January 26th 2009 at 11:25AM
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I just revisited an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s book "Stride Toward Freedom". In this book, Dr. King wrote:
"It has always been the responsibility of the church to broaden hoizons, challenge the status quo, and break the mores whe ...
Posted Monday, January 26th 2009 at 10:53AM
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On Tuesday, January 20th, President Barack Obama encouraged Americans to pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America. These words came from a bi-racial American who transcended personal trials and tribulatio ...
Posted Friday, January 23rd 2009 at 5:17PM
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Barack Obama is now the 44th President of the United States of America.
While I never thought such a feat was outside the realm of possibilities, I did think it would be more difficult, especially when one considers America's racist past. But I f ...
Posted Tuesday, January 20th 2009 at 11:24PM
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Last night on "FIRM...but fair" with Jeffery A. Faulkerson, I had a wonderful conversation with health expert and author Shawnte Wells and education consultant Okpara Nosaphasere. The question on the table was "Are educated, black professionals gett ...
Posted Monday, January 19th 2009 at 9:34AM
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NOTE: From the weekly blog "The Purposeful Writer" (www.purposefulwriter.blogspot.com) by Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW
Have you ever wondered why we do the things we do?
I have.
Not because I want to make any major changes to the way I intera ...
Posted Monday, January 5th 2009 at 5:00PM
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Join host Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW, on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. (EST) as he explores propaganda and its impact on the American populace. Listeners will be introduced to Edward Bernays, nephew to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and inventor ...
Posted Saturday, January 3rd 2009 at 8:26PM
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Here is an interesting video that I discovered on YouTube.com. It chronicles the life of Edward Bernays, considered the creator of modern-day public relations. Bernays is also Sigmund Freud's nephew.
I tend to believe that racism was a strategic effort to keep Blacks and other persons of ...
Posted Wednesday, December 31st 2008 at 8:12PM
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I just wanted to post a brief blog to let all my faithful listeners know production of "FIRM...but fair" segments will resume in January 2009, with the first show of the new year streaming live on Sunday, January 4th at 9:00 p.m. (EST). New shows ha ...
Posted Wednesday, December 17th 2008 at 9:47AM
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I have been putting pen to paper for most of my adult life. Because I am becoming more serious about the business of writing, I have maintained subscriptions to "Writer's Digest" and "The Writer" for over ten years. The tips and advice contained in ...
Posted Saturday, December 6th 2008 at 1:26AM
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As most of you know, I am the host of "FIRM...but fair" with Jeffery A. Faulkerson, an Internet talk radio show that is broadcast exclusively on blogtalkradio.com. I am writing today to invite you to listen to the show, but I also want to encourage ...
Posted Wednesday, December 3rd 2008 at 9:21PM
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Here's a video produced by Infinity Publishing, the company that prints my book "Raising My V.O.I.C.E. (Verbalizing Orderly Impressions through Creative Endeavors)". Check them out at www.infinitypublishing.com.
Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW
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Posted Thursday, November 13th 2008 at 3:02PM
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Like most Americans, I was relieved when Cable News Network (CNN) anchorman Wolf Blitzer announced Barack Obama’s election as the United States’ 44th president. The fact that he was elected to this office in light of the African blood flowing th ...
Posted Wednesday, November 12th 2008 at 11:42AM
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Be blessed, and continue to be a blessing.
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Posted Sunday, November 9th 2008 at 12:07PM
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Music inspired by Barack Obama's historic victory. Enjoy.
Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW
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Posted Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 8:20PM
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Three days before Americans went to the polls to vote, I had the honor of serving as a volunteer for Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change. When I arrived at his Morgan Street headquarters in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, I was amazed at the numb ...
Posted Wednesday, November 5th 2008 at 11:12AM
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