Van Jones has sure come out punching like a love warrior. He is debating Andrew Morriss at Economist.com. He is arguing that creating green jobs is part of the government’s responsibility. Morriss argues that only the market should dictate. It’s a really interesting debate. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/dgs3EJ

Can’t lie, a tear came to my eye when I heard this one. Check it out!!! The singer is Adi. He’s from Milwaukee.

Study finds median wealth for single black women at $5 By Tim Grant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Women of all races bring home less income and own fewer assets, on average, than men of the same race, but for single black women the disparities are so overwhelmingly great that even in their prime working years their median wealth amounts to only $5.

In a groundbreaking report released Monday by a leading economic research group, social scientists turned a spotlight on the grave financial challenges facing an often overlooked group of women, many of whom could not take an unpaid sick day or repair a major appliance without going into debt.

“It’s rather shocking,” said Meizhu Lui, director of the Closing the Gap Initiative based in Oakland, Calif., who contributed to the report “Lifting as We Climb: Women of Color, Wealth and America’s Future.” Read More: spotted via “The Dude’s” aka Kmos’ facebook page

PITTSBURGH — A magistrate’s decision to drop criminal charges last week against a Creative and Performing Arts student set off rumors that a work-related retaliation might come from Pittsburgh police officers.

Rumors of a work slowdown or diminished patrols came after a judge said the evidence presented left him with no other alternative than to drop prowling and other charges against Jordan Miles, who claims police beat him during his arrest.

The dismissal of charges has some officers saying it is a failure of the justice system, Channel 11 News reporter Trisha Pittman said.

Deputy Chief Paul Donaldson said he e-mailed officers because of concerns they might curtail their duties based on a perception that the courts failed them.

Pittsburgh police have been warned not to call in sick without reason or cut back on patrols.

Read more here.

Dru Hill has been way from the spotlight for over a decade. The quartet recently dropped this powerful ballad. What do you think? Does Dru Hill have what it takes to comeback, or have they been away from the game too long?

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Yesterday, the US Senate defeated a measure that would provide $1.3 billion for summer jobs for young people. They also voted to end relief efforts for poor families with young children. Although Republicans were the loudest opponents, some Democrats also voted against the measure. Perhaps they are not feeling the future.

I think this is an amazingly dumb move. All of us have friends and family members that would benefit from these jobs. But if our nation’s leaders don’t have the heart to stand up for us, we will stand up for ourselves.

Over the next several weeks, legislators in the House and Senate will be jockying to get this measure back in some version of the jobs bill. The margin of defeat was incredibly close in the first round of voting, and our pressure in this period of negotiation could make the difference between failure and success.

Sign your name to our “Lead on Youth Employment” petition and we will hand deliver your message to your elected officials in D.C.!

The Senators that voted against this measure think we aren’t paying attention. They are flat wrong. It is time for the youth of America to stand up to the people who are selling our futures short.

Fill out our “Lead On Youth Employment” petition and we will hand deliver your message to your elected officials in D.C. Make sure you sign even if your Senator voted yes. Show them that we appreciate their support and expect them to do more for our generation.

Sign our Youth Employment Petition now.

This is up to us. We can only blame ourselves if we don’t step up.

Biko