http://blog.mackburnett.com Success is a Journey, Not an Event... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:12:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday, I was watching a barrage of romance movies online, for no paticular reason at all, other than it's slow at my office. I was also feeling as though I should update my MySpace page, as I have not done so in quite some time. In the process of watching ... http://blog.mackburnett.com/2008/01/02/myspace-change-of-status-uproar/ It has been an event filled week. On Saturday, May 5th, 2007, I attended the very exclusive African Voices Magazine tribute to Toni Morrison. Now I met Ms. Morrison, which was amazing. She's so down to earth for a Nobel Prize Winner. (smile) Former NYC Mayor, David Dinkins was in attendance ... http://blog.mackburnett.com/2007/05/10/african-voice-magazine-toni-morrison-dinner/ The other evening I had the privilege to be invited to the New York Urban League's Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner. Honorees included Deborah Roberts and Al Roker. It was a long event, but very well put together. I had the pleasure of sitting next to Ms. Norma Jean Darden, ... http://blog.mackburnett.com/2007/05/10/new-york-urban-leagues-frederick-douglass-awards-dinner/ Today, as I haven't posted in a while, I decided to revisit posting as not only a necessity of the intellectual mind, but a therapeutic means of digesting the ills that infect our existence. Beyond the facade of having a viewpoint for ... http://blog.mackburnett.com/2007/03/18/sean-bell-barak-obama-and-blogging/ Well Jay-Z banned Cristal from all of his 40/40 clubs after the managing director of Cristal parent Louis Roederer, told the magagzine The Economist that he felt a certain way about his brand's being synonymous with hip-hop culture. Jay-Z felt that the comments were racist and has decided to let his years ... http://blog.mackburnett.com/2006/06/27/jayz-z-bans-cristal-and-they-shrug/ Many of you, who know me, know that I'm a big fan of Robert Kiyosaki. As if it being a Monday wasn’t enough to drive me up a wall, I had the pressure and the privilege to interview Mr. Kiyosaki today for Black Business Radio.   Now, somehow... WOW... doesn't cut it. To ... http://blog.mackburnett.com/2006/06/26/interview-robert-kiyosaki-rich-dad-poor-dad/ On June 12th, 2006, I spoke about the importance of an education and the tools that it gives you to move forward. I would like to thank the Education Talent Search Program for inviting me to speak to the kids at Maxwell High School. What a great bunch of kids! Good luck ... http://blog.mackburnett.com/2006/06/12/keynote-speech-at-maxwell-high-school-brooklyn-ny/ Barbara Becnel, who championed the fight for Stanley "Tookie" Williams (see post), is running for Govenor of California. I think this is a great idea! What bothers me is that she, as with Al Sharpton in the beginning of his race, has been largely ignored in her process.  In ... http://blog.mackburnett.com/2006/05/31/does-barbara-becnel-stand-a-chance-for-governor-of-california/ WOW... Is the first thing that comes to mind when I think about this past Friday, May 12, 2006.   I spoke at Mahalia Jackson Middle School 391 in Brooklyn, New York for Career Day. The kids in the Achievement First Program are absolutely another level of engaged. We had a great ... http://blog.mackburnett.com/2006/05/15/mahalia-jackson-middle-school-391/ My man Star finally did it. I remember star from way back when he was doing Around the Way Connections. Star was running his magazine and I was running mine. We used to kick it. Then he took it to Public Access Television and started the Hater Show... Then he ... http://blog.mackburnett.com/2006/05/14/star-finally-did-it/