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		<title>Invest in Yourself. Reinvent Your Life</title>
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Sophia A. Nelson is the Chairman of the Board and Founder of iask, Inc.  (&#8221;I Am My Sister&#8217;s Keeper), an international organization dedicated to  the mind, body and spiritual wellness of professional Black women, will be participating in the ESSENCE Woman&#8217;s Conference November 4 in New York City.
Join Sophia and other top industry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Message from a Sister: &#8220;Are You Letting Flashing Lights, ShinyThings &amp; Other Pretty Distractions Overtake You?&#8221;  by Guest Blogger Lainika Johnson-Colbert</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a scene in the film, Minority Report starring Tom Cruise in which he is walking through a mall several years into the future.  He is at this particular mall for a specific purpose but as he enters, there are flashy images showing him products like cars and beer all the while calling his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fruit for Thought: When the World Hates You. . .What Does It Really Mean?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world  would love you as one of it&#8217;s own if you belonged to it, but you are no  longer part of the world, so it hates you. Do you remember what I told  you? A slave is not greater than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sound of Silence: I Dare to You to Give it a Try</title>
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Silence is the relative or total lack of audible sound. By  analogy, the word silence may also refer to any absence of  communication, even in media other than speech. Silence is also used as  total communication, in reference to non verbal communication and  spiritual connection&#8221;.
Okay so like many of you I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special to iask, Inc. Author, Speaker, Life Coach Valorie Burton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[5 Ways to Keep Negative Thoughts from Spiraling Out of Control 
Dear Sisters,
No matter how positive of a person you are, some days are better than others.  One negative encounter can ruin an entire day, if you dwell on it.  And if you&#8217;re dealing with an ongoing challenge - such as a job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Dependent. Connected. Related.&#8221; The True Meaning of Sisterhood.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that I am very clear about these days is that we are all going through some kind of life storm, or trauma.  True that we may be experiencing these challenges on different levels and in different areas of our lives, but the older I get the more I am starting to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IASK Press Statement on Essence Fashion Editor Controversy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release
August 4, 2010
Office of the Chairman
&#8220;For the past week the national media has reported on a &#8220;controversy&#8221; at Essence Magazine regarding the hiring of a &#8220;white female&#8221; Fashion Editor.   As Chairman &#38; Founder of the nation&#8217;s premiere organization for college-educated, professional Black Women, and as a media pundit, columnist and author I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iask Chairman Weighs In on Essence Magazine Hire of White Fashion Director</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The decision by a fashion magazine geared to African-American women to hire a white fashion director is stirring controversy. TODAY’s Amy Robach sits down with Harriet Cole, the magazine’s former editor-in-chief, about the reasons for the lack of diversity in the industry.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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		<title>You Just Need to Be Held, Special to iask Sister Blog from EEW Publisher &amp; Gospel Artist Dianna Hobbs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You Just Need to be Held
Last week, my four-year-old, Kaleb, came running to me with his best &#8220;cry face&#8221; on and no tears anywhere in sight. All moms know about that fake cry face. My husband Kenya immediately gave me that look like he wanted to burst out into laughter. He can always detect those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iask Chairman discusses Essence controversy</title>
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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Also read Sophia CNN column, &#8220;Essence magazine offers lesson on race.&#8221;
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		<link>http://www.iaskblog.com/?p=618</link>
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		<title>&#8220;NEW&#8221; Weekly Message from a Brother&#8211;Special Guest Column Filmmaker &amp; Author Janks Morton- Advice to Sisters Looking for Relational Love that Lasts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the first paragraph of my book “Why He Hates You: How Unreconciled Maternal Anger is Destroying Black Men and Boys,” I wrote, “I hate writing!” I love making movies, and I love running my mouth in front of audiences. The whole writing thing just isn’t my cup of tea, or cup of coffee in my case.
After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSNBC:Lies and the vilification of black women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 21: Prof. Melissa Harris-Lacewell critiques how well the Obama administration handles race issues.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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		<link>http://www.iaskblog.com/?p=591</link>
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		<title>Weekly Message from a Sister: Being an Emotionally Controlled Woman</title>
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By Cheryl Carr

Prov. 31: 25- “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come”
Stank attitude; miserable; messy; crazy; bitter; insecure-won’t speak; talks too much; can’t get along with her for nothing; mean; mouthy; gossipy; hateful and angry. Words used to describe women (self included). Emotionally out of control women&#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iaskblog.com/?p=577</link>
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		<title>iask Weekly Message from a Sister is Back: Open Letter: Redefining Your Life to Achieve Love, Happiness, &amp; Fulfillment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An Open Letter from iask Chairman of the Board &#38; Founder Sophia A. Nelson, Esq.
Dear Sisters, Gentlemen and supporters of iask, Inc:
It seems as though &#8220;Busy&#8221; is becoming the universal response to the question, &#8220;How are you?&#8221;  In today&#8217;s fast-paced world people seem to rate their worth and value on the relentless busyness of their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.iaskblog.com/?p=569</link>
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		<title>iask Sister Buddies &amp; Brother Buddies Participate in 6th Annual Komen Race for Cure, Washington, D.C.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sisters &#38; Gentlemen of IASK, Inc. are pleased to report that our 2010 Washington Region Buddy Groups Raised in excess of $4,200.00 as we walked &#38; Raced for a Cure on Saturday, June 5, 2010.  On a more meaningful note, we paused to remember Fran Robinson who we lost one year ago Saturday to [...]]]></description>
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