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Is Eight Points Enough?

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. [...]

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Custom Change, Part 2

October 3, 2008 – 12:11 am

Here’s the conclusion of the interview Phiscal Matters had with the designer of the famous Obama sneaker, Van Taylor Monroe.
Phiscal Matters: So have you heard from another customizer in the business about your work? Has cats tried to holla at you?
Van Taylor: The funny thing about customizers is that a lot of them don’t [...]

By J. Fahiym Ratcliffe | Posted in African-American, Business, Economic Development, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Business, Hispanic, Inner-City, Internet, Latino, Media, Minority-owned, New Media, Progressive, Urban, Urban Development, Urban Marketing | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Warning…Labels

September 2, 2008 – 12:02 pm

I remember having a discussion with Little Brother front man, Phonte, last year about the business future for hip-hop groups like his, and he said that since the money was not in record sales, he was looking at getting companies to sponsor their shows and prospective tours. Fast forward to 2008, we now see Live [...]

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