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Most of us think that a personal assistant is someone who lives and works right next to you. In the age of technology, it is no longer necessary to be in the same room or even the same country as the person who handles your daily affairs. With technology, cell phones and other ways for us to remain connected, it's quite simple to work with someone every day of your life and never even see them. It is because of their brilliant use of technology and entrepreneurship skills that the ladies with JustGo Virtual Assistants are today's Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight on AOL Black Voices:

What is your name and what do you do?

Our name is JustGo, and we are a company that provides new age administrative and personal assistant services to high-profile speakers, authors, entrepreneurs and small businesses. Our assistants, although in another state, are able to complete and fulfill client requests and wishes through the use of Internet, e-mail, fax, phone and/or chat. We may not be able to personally pour your daily cup of coffee, but we can definitely have it delivered to you. JustGo presents a comfortable and convenient opportunity to those professionally inclined individuals with impeccable administrative and computer skills to work from home while also gifting its clients with money-saving services that reduce overhead expenses and relieves the pressures of routine responsibilities. This frees the client to focus on tasks that are more profit generating or gives them the opportunity to enjoy leisurely activities they otherwise may not have time for.

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In a recent survey taken by yourblackworld.com, over 70% of the African-American respondents say they believe college athletes should be paid. Roughly 14% of the respondents say they should not be paid, and another 15.3% said they weren't sure.

Additionally, 72% of the respondents said that the NCAA's compensation policy is racist. Most of the coaches earning millions from the NCAA are white, while many of the players who hit the court every day are African American. Also, most of the executives, commentators and others earning the wealth of the league are white, while the family of an athlete who is found to earn money suffers significant penalties for the infraction.

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One reason that we do the spotlights here on AOL Black Voices is to profile businesses, organizations and individuals who are doing outstanding (but perhaps unsung) work within the African-American community. While most media enjoys highlighting the dysfunction of the black community, we believe that there is plenty to celebrate. What I love about Ayize and Aiyana Ma'at is that they've found a way to use their love to create the financial fuel that helps to sustain their family. As certified relationship counselors, they also work together to help other couples find the love they've been seeking as well. It is because of their empowered commitment to strengthening the black family in America that Ayize and Aiyana Ma'at are today's Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight on AOL Black Voices:


What is your name, and what do you do?

We are Ayize and Aiyana Ma'at, and we are relationship coaches and marriage educators. We are in love and in business together and are absolutely passionate about what we do! We are the cofounders of B Intentional: a Human Potential firm that exists to help people improve their quality of life and love through increasing their self-awareness. Our approach is always to start from a place of honest self-examination and relevant real talk. We believe everything - from our perception of the problem to the solution - begins with a willingness to look within, tell the truth and commit to change. We teach people how to elevate their relationships and themselves in the process. We operate the Website blackloveandmarriage.com and have the largest collection of original love and relationship advice videos geared toward African Americans on the Web. We talk about everything from how gender impacts our perceptions to learning how to co-exist in a relationship, the art of communication, coping with infidelity, parenting, sex and so much more.

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In a recent survey conducted by Fidelity Investments, 4-in-10 respondents claim that they would have to have at least $7.5 million in the bank in order to feel rich. The survey asked one thousand millionaires if they feel wealthy; over 42 percent of them said they did not.

"They compare themselves to their peer group... and they are also thinking about the long period they will have in retirement and want more assets" to fund their lifestyle, said Michael Durbin, president of Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services.

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The rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs has reached another milestone in his increasingly storied hip-hop career. This year, Forbes ranked Diddy as the wealthiest hip-hop artist in the world, with a net worth of $475 million. He was followed on the list by Jay-Z, who himself carries a net worth of $450 million.

Following Diddy and Jay-Z are Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Bryan "Birdman" Williams of Cash Money Records.

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In a recent survey taken at YourBlackWorld.com, over 83 percent of the black respondents said that the NAACP is off-base by nominating hip-hop artists such as Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj, both of whom have used the N-word and lyrics that are derogatory toward women. In the survey, participants were asked the following question:

"The NAACP Image Awards recently nominated artists like Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj, both of whom have used the N-word and lyrics which degrade women. Does this make the NAACP hypocritical?"

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There are few jobs more important than mentoring and guiding young black boys. Over the last 30 years, we've witnessed an amazing slide in the outcomes of young men, as many of them have fallen victim to guns, drugs, mass incarceration, unemployment and a failed educational system. No matter who is responsible for the creation of this mess, it is going to take courage and commitment to cleaning it up. Men like Antoine McNutt have made it his career and life's mission to helping young males between the critical ages of 16 and 21, teaching them the value of being educated, remaining focused and making good decisions. It is due to his diligence in saving our endangered sons and brothers that Antoine McNutt is today's Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight on AOL Black Voices:

What is your name, and what do you do?

My name is Antoine McNutt, and I am a person who is very passionate about seeing people be made whole in the broken areas of their lives. By profession I am a Life Coach, Motivational Speaker, and am the assistant director of a program that provides social emotional support and life skill guidance to 16-21 year old wards of the state who have been or are currently involved in the criminal justice system.

What is your educational and professional background?

I attended the University of Illinois at Champaign- Urbana with a major in speech communications and completed my education at Tennessee State University in Nashville with a major in social science. After graduation, I played in the NFL & NFLE. Since then I have founded Antoine L. McNutt Consulting which provides life coaching services to professional and collegiate athletes and provides motivational speaking in the areas of youth/children, sports/athletics, relationships, image/self esteem, and vision/purpose. I have also, since my departure from the NFL/E, dedicated a significant portion of my time in various capacities in the field of social service tending to and tackling the issues of troubled youth/young adults and their families.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson appeared in Milwaukee Thursday night to help plan a counter-attack to workers rights that are under fire in the state of Wisconsin. Just a few hours before Jackson's speech, the state's legislators passed a law stripping public employees of nearly all of their rights to collective bargaining. Rev. Jackson said that the coming State Supreme Court election is an opportunity for the voters of Milwaukee to take a stand and have their rights protected once again.

"All eyes are on Milwaukee," said Jackson. "The cameras are in Madison, the votes are in Milwaukee." "That's how scared everyone is," she said. "When this collective bargaining ends, they can do whatever they want."

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Most college students are planning to waste time and money over spring break, partying hard, drinking till they vomit, and doing other things that might get them into trouble. Howard University is encouraging its students to engage in a more enlightened use of its time over spring break, by helping the students to raise money for a trip to support the people of Haiti.

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I recently heard Rodney K. Washington speak at the Critical Conversations Summit at Jackson State University. I was instantly impressed with Dr. Washington's keen understanding of the experience of the black male in America and his willingness to attack the issue head-on. Skills like those of Dr. Washington are critical in a nation where black males have been placed into a cage that leads them to kill one another and commit homicide to their own futures every single day. We also need more black male educators put in front of the classrooms of public schools and universities who have yet to embrace the difference between true diversity and cosmetic window-dressing. It is for his decision to dedicate his scholarship to helping his community that Dr. Rodney K. Washington is today's Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight on AOL Black Voices:

What is your name, and what do you do?

My name is Rodney Washington, and I am Chair and Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education in the College of Education and Human Development at Jackson State University. This comprehensive department houses teacher preparation and advanced programs at all levels of matriculation: Bachelors, Masters, Specialist and Doctoral degrees. Disciplines include elementary education, early childhood education, and reading. I provide oversight to nine faculty members and over 950 students seeking careers in the field of education. I am also CEO of a minority consulting firm called Consulting Plus.

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