Personal Development, Community . By Maya Smart | February 18 , 2014

Time or Money: What Do You Give and Why?

Years ago, I volunteered with an understaffed nonprofit that struggled to recruit hands-on board members willing to pitch in

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Personal Development, Community . By Maya Smart | February 19 , 2014

Finding Tomorrow: Experiences in Black Leadership Trailer

I was honored to join a group of Richmonders that Marc Cheatham of The Cheats Movement assembled to discuss black history and

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Personal Development . By Maya Smart | February 21 , 2014

Great Reads: Engaging Writing About Women This Week 02.21.14

Here are a few interesting dispatches you may have missed amid this week’s coverage of the Winter Olympics, violence in the

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Personal Development . By Maya Smart | February 24 , 2014

6 Ways To Turn a Sick Day Into a Better-Already Day

Make Yourself at Home Find the comfiest spot in your house and declare it your get-better zone. Peace, quiet and natural light

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Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | February 27 , 2014

The Hair Craft Project

A woman after my own heart, artist Sonya Clark is preoccupied with the texture, styling and politics of black hair.  Her

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NCAA Men of March: Shaka Smart (Full Video)

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Maya's Favorites, Personal Development . By Maya Smart | March 12 , 2014

Win Anyway

The scene plays itself out several times a game.  There comes a moment when an official’s whistle blows (or doesn’t blow)

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Personal Development, Author & Leader Interviews . By Maya Smart | March 15 , 2014

How Sarah Rinaldi (TV Director/Producer) Makes Things Happen

Sarah Rinaldi whisked into my life when she marched a crew of men into my kitchen to film a documentary on my husband. Within

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Literacy Skills, Early Language . By Maya Smart | March 21 , 2014

TEDxRVA Giveaway

Today’s giveaway is in partnership with TEDxRVA, a local event that engages dynamic audiences with live talks by locally

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Community, Author & Leader Interviews . By Maya Smart | April 01 , 2014

How Tamika Lamison (Founder of Make a Film Foundation) Makes Things Happen

Most of the women I’ve interviewed on this site are very successful in a traditional sense. They’ve worked hard, climbed the

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