By Damita on June 28, 2010
The Ujima Publisher and Staff would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for your support and your attendance at our 2nd Annual Wine Tasting and Fundraiser Event. We enjoyed meeting each of you and sharing our vision for the future. We all had a wonderful time and we hope you did as [...]
Posted in Damita's Place | Tagged Thank You
By Damita on June 6, 2010
Ujima Magazine Publisher, Damita Shanklin, was interviewed recently by Evelina Solis on her Sol2Soul blogtalk radio show. The link below is the show so please take a listen…
Click Here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sol2soul/2010/05/25/one-on-one-with-donna-l-johnson-speakercoach-damit.
Posted in Damita's Place, Departments | Tagged Blog Radio, Evelina Solis, Sol2Soul
By Damita on February 21, 2010
I struggle everyday with completing task. I thought I could multi- task and be fine, but I have it found it to not be true. Follow-up, follow-up and follow-up has become my mantra. Having my own business has made me realize when I start a project or tell someone I will follow up in a [...]
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By Ujima Magazine on February 18, 2010
From ZenHabits by Leo Babauta
The beauty of an empty inbox is a thing to behold. It is calming, peaceful and wonderful.
An inbox that is overflowing with actions, urgent calls for responses, stuff to read … it’s chaos, it’s stressful, it’s overwhelming.
A friend recently posted:
“Help! I’m drowning in email!”
Let’s look at how to get your head [...]
Posted in Articles, Damita's Place | Tagged clutter, email
By Damita on February 16, 2010
There is something I have noticed the last couple of weeks. As I attend different events and meet new people, you walk up to one another and hug. You ask what is wrong with that? Well nothing but for some reason I have had some awkward hugs. So awkward I have noticed thought about it.
When [...]
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By Damita on February 10, 2010
From Black Voices
Whether they think it’s overrated or they’re hopeless romantics who wait all year for February 14th to roll around, most people have pretty strong opinions about Valentine’s Day. And no one expresses their opinions quite like New Yorkers. That’s why Black Voices took to the streets of New York City to poll [...]
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By Damita on January 28, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Today I met with Zell Miller and Shannon Sandrea with The Cyphers. I was doing an interview on The Cyphers for our March issue of Ujima Magazine. But what I realized about myself today was I got hooked on the word “hip-hop” and decided their events were not appropriate for me. But [...]
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By Damita on January 7, 2010
I thought this was a great story. She helps unlock the secrets to success in school with teenagers other teachers might write-off. To know Tonya Griggs is to listen to her students.
Read the full story here:
http://www.thegrio.com/2010/01/despite-kidney-failure-teacher-continues-to-inspire.php
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By Damita on December 30, 2009
My book club decided we would read the book PUSH which most are calling “Precious” because of the movie. I just completed it and when I closed the last page, I felt sadness and pain for the character Precious. I could not put my feelings into words because there were none that could explain [...]
Posted in Damita's Place | Tagged Opinion, Precious, PUSH
By Damita on November 24, 2009
When I purchased my Iphone I did not realize how much I would enjoy all the apps that come with it. I can sit for hours looking through all the apps that can make my life easier, past the time, or be productive. The games are fun and I really have come to rely on [...]
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