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The Founder of Black Girl Ventures Gets Things Done

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I was on the phone with the printer and I said, ‘You know what, it’s made by a Black woman; I should put that on the shirt.’ ”. Her mom invested her retirement money in the company, and Bell used her tax refunds to buy her own printers. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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Hearth: A Writer Explores the Concept of Home During Her Early Career as a Writer in Delhi, Mumbai and the U.S.

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Roti, Kapda aur Makaan” (food, clothing and shelter) was the political cry of independent India’s socialism in the 1960s and ’70s (including a Hindi film with the same title). A twist of fate post-retirement put his hard-earned savings at stake, leading him to rally to get a stretch of land for a new residential area in Delhi.

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Shaq Insists He’s Not a Celebrity

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He was on the set of Inside the NBA, where he’s been an analyst since 2011, the year he retired from his playing career. Nearly every commercial is just Shaq being, well, himself: Shaq installing a security system, Shaq dancing to the Gold Bond theme song, Shaq standing in a cruise ship pool with his clothes on.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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In a July 2016 profile , The New York Times wrote that President Barack Obama—who wore only blue and gray suits—daydreamed about retiring to Hawaii to “open a T-shirt shack that sold only one size (medium) and one color (white)” with Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan and his former chief of staff. After all, some choice is good.

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