It was a great weekend - so much so that I'm still talking about it. Firstly, last Friday kicked off Black History Month. Sure we deserve more than a month, but at least 2008 is a leap year. Let's be thankful for the extra day. If you missed out on the premiere of Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s documentary, African American Lives 2, not to worry - the second half airs next Wednesday, February 13th on PBS at 9pm. If you were able to tune in, you caught some moving segments on Tom Joyner, Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock's ancestry. Deep. On a lighter note, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Ambi, the skincare line for women of color that I just started using, is a major sponsor of the series. Glad they've got my business!
Naturally another weekend highlight was the amazing win of the New York Giants over the New England Patriots. The Game had me on the edge and out of my seat, and I'm more into 3-pointers than 3rd downs. Huge shout out to Giants' rookie Jay Alford for taking Brady down in the 4th quarter! If you missed the first sack of Alford's NFL career, take a look here.
The precursor to the Superbowl was the very grown and sexy birthday extravaganza held for JI Group Co-Founder Chris Whyte at the Trump World Towers on Saturday night. The sophisticated venue, always-on-point DJ Snatch One, dapper gentlemen and stunning ladies [in their hotttt dresses] made for quite an evening. JI definitely raised the bar and set the standard with this event. We even got a few shots of partygoers holding our newly minted Good Life Festival Blog cards:
And a few without the GLF cards:
(For more photos from the event, see the online album.)
As a visitor to the GLF Blog, you are cordially invited to attend the JI Group's 3rd Annual Black History Month After-Work Networking Mixer next Tuesday evening (2/12). The event will feature Carla Harris, Managing Director of Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley, as guest speaker. Her topic: "Beyond the Glass Ceiling: How to Trail Blaze Your Path to Success in Corporate America."
Here are the details:
- Date: Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
- Time: 6:00PM to 11:00PM
- Venue: LQ (http://www.lqny.com/)
- Address: 5ll Lexington Ave. (Btw 48th and 49th St.)
- Attire: Business Professional
- Notes: Complimentary Admission Granted with Required RSVP. Bring Business Cards.
Now back to business.
Important Reminders:
- Take vacation days (or flee grad school) from Wednesday, April 23rd to Monday, April 28th to attend The Good Life Festival.
- Book your flight to St. Maarten ASAP.
- Email your GLF contest submission to goodlifefest@gmail.com by this Sunday, February 10th for a chance to win a FREE hotel stay and events package valued at $1,500 (see the previous post for more details).
- Submit your hotel deposit by Wednesday, February 20th.
- Tune in to the GLF blog regularly for festival info, vacation tips, giveaways and more!
See you on Tuesday,
k. michelle
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