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, Hip-Hop Business, Inner-City, Liberal, Urban, 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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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, Hip-Hop Business, Inner-City, Minority-owned, Progressive, Urban, 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, Hip-Hop Business, Inner-City, Minority-owned, Politics, Progressive, Urban
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Tagged Barack Obama, President of the United States
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October 30, 2008 – 7:48 am
Did any of you happen to watch Barack Obama’s 30-minute infomercial on most of the major TV networks last night? Two words come to mind – emotionally brilliant. Whatever criticisms some contributors at Phiscal Matters have with the Senator, all of us recognize Mr. Obama’s brilliance, his sound intellect and measured candor – qualities befitting [...]
By J. Fahiym Ratcliffe
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Also posted in African-American, Business, Economy, Hip-Hop, Inner-City, Media, Minority-owned, New Media, Politics, Progressive, Urban
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Tagged 30 minute TV commercial, Al Sharpton, Allhiphop.com, Chaka Zulu, Chuck Creekmur, Disturbing Tha Peace Entertainment, dream hampton, Greg Watkins, infomercial, Jesse Jackson, Kevin Powell, Louis Farrakhan, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King J.R., Mayor Corey Booker, Micheala Angela Davis, new Black leadership, New Jersey, Newark, Reginald F. Lewis, Rob 'biko' Baker, Senator Barack Obama, Tarik Ross
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