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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Posted in African-American, Economic Development, Economics, Economy, Hip-Hop Business, Inner-City, Minority-owned, Urban, Urban Planning
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Also tagged 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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Posted in African-American, Business, Economic Development, Economics, Economy, Hip-Hop Business, Inner-City, Minority-owned, Progressive, Urban, Urban Development, energy
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Also tagged Al Sharpton, 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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Posted in African-American, Business, Economic Development, Economy, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Business, Inner-City, Minority-owned, Politics, Progressive, Urban, Urban Development
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Also tagged President of the United States
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October 21, 2008 – 10:28 pm
According to the Zogby International Poll, Senator Barack Obama is up +8% versus McCain as of today’s (10/21) data release. However, just this past Sunday Obama was up by only +3% points.
One distinguishing characteristic about the Zogby poll is that they weight down responses from Democrats to fit the general population of voters. [...]
By Kenyatta Blue
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Posted in Conservative, Democrat, Independent, Liberal, Media, New Media, Politics, Progressive, Republican
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Also tagged Bradley effect, California, John Zogby, Mayor Tom Bradley, polling data, Zogby International poll
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October 20, 2008 – 3:00 pm
We’ve all seen the price of a barrel of oil plummet over the last few weeks to half of what is was in the summer, now $70-$75. While gas prices at the pump have gone down by a lot too, roughly 29% since July, that’s still not half (-50%) to match the decline in a [...]
By Saabir
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Posted in Business, Commodities, Dow Jones, Economic Development, Economy, Finance, Futures, Inner-City, Mutual Funds, NASDAQ, Politics, Rural, S&P 500, Stocks, Wall Street, energy
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Also tagged Cynthia McKinney, economic plan, food, gas, groceries, inflation, John McCain, oil, presidential debate, sustainability, taxes, wages
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