September 13, 2009 – 1:48 pm
I’m a recent fan of former Obama administration green jobs czar, Van Jones. Though I was vaguely familiar with his work prior to him coming to work for the Obama White House, the controversy surrounding Mr. Jones (and his unfortunate resignation) these past couple of weeks gave me a crash course into Van – the [...]
By J. Fahiym Ratcliffe
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Also posted in African-American, Economic Development, Inner-City, Liberal, Urban, Urban Development, Urban Planning, energy
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Tagged environmentalism, green collar economy, green economy, green for all, green jobs, President Barak Obama, sustainability, van jones
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January 23, 2009 – 12:41 pm
Stanley Crouch, a writer whose pragmatism I usually appreciate, wrote the following:
“…Malcolm X was one of the naysayers to American possibility whose vision was permanently crushed beneath the heel of Obama’s victory on Nov. 4″
I say “wrong Stan”. If Blacks do not improve their condition while having an African-American as President of the United [...]
By Saabir
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Also posted in African-American, Economic Development, Economics, Economy, Inner-City, Minority-owned, Urban, Urban Planning
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Tagged Barack Obama, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King J.R., multi-culturalism, Stanley Crouch, unemployment
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November 6, 2008 – 5:05 pm
The HNIC (Head Ni**er In Charge) has received a pink slip today. If there are future leaders who will choose to work specifically for the advancement of Black people, they will have to be as sophisticated and accountable as the best that this country has to offer. Sing-talking bootleg preachers will no longer suffice.
Today [...]
By Saabir
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Also posted in African-American, Business, Economic Development, Economics, Economy, Inner-City, Minority-owned, Progressive, Urban, Urban Development, energy
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Dr. Martin Luther King, energy economy, Quran
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November 5, 2008 – 10:55 am
My wife told me this morning that this was the “first time she wanted to wave an American flag,” and I feel her. An extraordinary event occurred on November 4th, 2008 – an event that I and many Americans of African descent never thought we would ever see – the election of the United States [...]
By J. Fahiym Ratcliffe
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Also posted in African-American, Business, Economic Development, Economy, Hip-Hop, Inner-City, Minority-owned, Politics, Progressive, Urban, Urban Development
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Tagged Barack Obama, President of the United States
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