Brandi R. Richard
Advocate | Brand Maven | Innovator | Speaker
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OperationGrowth
Operation Growth is a new book designed to turn your pain into opportunity and your challenges into growth. Brandi explores hilarious and sober accounts of how she has turned the darkest points in her life into triumph. This is a must-read for young women leaders and the men who love them. You are not alone. Ready, set, GROW.
Politics in the Obama Age at UTD
On Thursday, September 24th, I was the guest of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Tau Xi Chapter for their Black Speak event at the University of Texas at Dallas. This year's event was subtitled Politics in the Obama Age, The Age of Change. It was great to see young...
After Being Called A Liar…Getting the Job Done
Like many others, I have sufficiently reviewed the comments made in last night's Presidential address. Miraculously, when I woke up this morning Joe Wilson is still an elected official with a vote representing some of the citizens of South Carolina. And President...
President Obama’s School Fire Side Chat
This evening's news headline included concerned parents ready to keep their kids out of school in order to prevent them from being exposed to politics. When did we decide that we no longer wanted our kids to be exposed to politics? They are exposed to us every day....
The Definition of Professional
We are told that to be professional is to be appreciated by coworkers, lauded by managers and supported by the organizations that we support for pay. However, it is clear that not all organizations run as professionally as we would like. And that even the most...
YP Global Summer of Service – Talisa Lavarry
Difference Maker: Talisa LavarryEvent Title: Recessionista's Closet Clothing SwapHow She Made A Difference: Brought the community together in an effort to raise awareness about green living and give people a chance to gain new wardrobes free of charge. I also managed...
Mayor’s Meeting Turns into YP Forum
It went something like this...I slid the paper across the desk, warm from the printer and freshly typed. In the back of my mind I'm thinking, I missed one. Oh, we'll talk about that anyway."So I asked my facebook friends what they'd like me to ask you at our...
YP Global Summer of Service – Let’s Get Started
I've accumulated YP service opportunities to post here in support of the President's Summer of Service initiative. To ensure my credibility with you, let me start with what I plan to do to serve others.Difference Maker: MeWhat I'm Doing?: Advocating on behalf of Young...
What Will Your Legacy Be?
Over the past few weeks, so many have lost their lives, that I thought I wouldn't be able to devote my pen to the service opportunities that I intended. I've just been so distracted that I felt the need to slow down and refocus. In the midst of the relaxation, I...
I Want to Go Green!
I Want to Go Green!by Brandi RichardI’ve always wanted to be one of those cool environmentalist-type people who wore only pure cotton clothes with no dye and ate organic legumes. The kind that rode really neat bikes to the store and whose svelte shapely bodies...
The Starbucks Lady
The full post can be found at http://www.brandirichard.blogspot.com/.Starbucks is my personal treat, my stress reliever, my comfort when I don't have sense enough to pray, and a way to warm myself against the bitter cold of the fan sitting next to me. The fan's owner...