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Last week was the first full week back at work this year, and it was…rough! But we kept it up, and even could fit in one or two great news articles…This is what we were, and are still reading, this week…
- One big, HUGE celebration for all working Black women out there this week, SNL (Finally!) hires first black female cast member in 5 years, and the Daily Beast tells us all about it!
- Another big piece of news for Black women, the 138-year-old comedy magazine Harvard Lampoon elected Alexis Wilkinson, the first Black woman to ever run the “overwhelmingly white, male” comedy magazine, as so well reported by the NY Mag in “122 minutes with Alexis Wilkinson”. It’s a must-read!
- And while we’re talking about Black women on fire, Huff Post Black Voices is telling us what we all already knew, and that is actress Lupita Nyong’o is on and popping everywhere! She’ll be featured in the Miu Miu 2014 Spring campaign, and we love it!
- And Huff Post Women features another young Black woman who is making waves as the first African-American woman correspondent of the “Daily Show with John Stewart”. Jessica Williams is only 24, and also stars in Lena Dunham’s iconic HBO show “Girls”. Way to go!
- As reported by the Daily Beast in their Fashion section, “Monday evening, Intel Corp. announced a wearable technology collaboration with major fashion industry leaders, including the CFDA, Barneys New York, and Opening Ceremony. Opening Ceremony will design a smart bracelet with Intel (exact design details and a launch date are still unknown) that will be available at Barneys, while the CFDA will work with Intel to develop new products. “Wearables are an area that we are pursuing,” said Ayse Ildeniz, Intel’s vice president of business development and strategy. “Most of it comes from technology companies, and we see these as very personal things. We thought the fashion industry should be in the driver’s seat.” [WWD]”. Not to mention our First Lady of Fashion Michelle Obama’s Lookbook in the Fashion section as well.
- Pop Sugar tips us off on how to update our winter style, all under $20!
- The Brazen Life tells us about 4 organizational job hunting tricks we haven’t tried yet, and also shares with us four ways to prove ourselves to the boss and invest in our careers;
- The Corporate Sister (yes, us) got featured on the awesome Black Girl Nerds blog, discussing being Black and Geeky in Corporate America!
- POPSugar points us to signs we should not take the job, while honestly telling us why we are constantly late (oh my, I needed that one);
- For all the SATC fans out there, yes! SJP is launching her own shoe line (and we can’t wait for it to hit the stores), and She Finds is wondering if she had Manolos in mind when designing it (of course, she did!);
- WSJ (finally) reveals to us what we did not want to believe, that the boss is happier than us and why; and maybe we’d be happier if we just knew when it’s OK to love someone at work;
- Last but not least, our own The Corporate Sister is telling you how to keep your mind on your money and your money on your mind this week; and also offers our own (brilliant) review of BET show Mary Jane and the fashion in it here and, also here! And if you were wondering what to wear to work on week-ends, we have a few options!
Happy reading!
The Corporate Sister.
