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Zora Neale Hurston: Harlem Renaissance Folklorist

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Zora Neale Hurston: Harlem Renaissance Folklorist

January 2011

Zora Neale Hurston
Harlem Renaissance Folklorist

“Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to ‘jump at de sun.’ We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.” –Zora Neale Hurston

An American folklorist, anthropologist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, [...]

2010: A Year of InSites

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It is hard to believe that 2010 is already coming to a close.

This marked our first year of the InSites blog. We’ve greatly enjoyed the opportunity to share some of our thoughts and expertise with all of you. We’ve also been thrilled to get your feedback in the comment fields and via e-mail. Thank [...]

Stephen Colbert's Testimony Shows Potential Pitfalls of Celebrity Spokespeople

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All eyes in Washington were glued to a House subcommittee hearing last Friday. Members noted as the proceedings began that it was probably the most attention paid to the body by the public and the media since Bill Clinton’s impeachment. They owed it all to Comedy Central funny-man, Stephen Colbert, who was invited by [...]

InSites to Participate in Social Good Day on September 23

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Tomorrow, InSites bloggers will be celebrating Social Good Day by contributing blog posts about the issues central to our work at Vanguard Communications.  According to Mashable and (RED), Social Good Day is an opportunity to provide solutions to the challenges facing our world:

We’re interested in unleashing fresh thinking about how social media can raise [...]

Location Is (Sometimes) Everything: What Facebook Places Means for Digital Advocacy

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On Wednesday, Facebook rolled out its long-awaited, location-based offering called Places.  Like competitors foursquare and Gowalla, Facebook Places allows users to “check-in” at locations, such as businesses, public spaces or even their homes, to broadcast to friends and connections where they are and what they’re doing.

We’ve previously discussed location-based advocacy in regard to foursquare [...]