August 24, 2010
I, personally, haven’t bought gas from BP since the oil spill just to show my support for the birds and disgust towards the companies that allowed their own greed to affect humanity and wildlife as it did just recently. Have we already forgotten?
A buddy of mine surely hasn’t who makes the comment, “If you’re [...]
August 12, 2010
spotted at bossip!
During one of the worst national recessions the government has decided to cut $12 billion from the Food Stamp fund, potentially effecting 41 million Americans.
In the midst of Michelle Obama’s campaign to eat well, the Government has decided to help its citizens do just the opposite.
House members convened Tuesday to pass the [...]
August 5, 2010
Yesterday, we posted an audio clip from a recent interview with Cornel West (shouts out to Allhiphop’s Chuck Creekmur for the heads up). The respected public intellectual and scholar was a guest on NPR’s “Talk of the Town” and let’s just say that the usually unflappable thinker got a little flustered. Apparently, he [...]
August 5, 2010
I’m a firm believer that when a bunch of Hip Hop moguls with money come together, we can really make a difference. Of course, we haven’t gotten it yet. Got a few more bottles to pop, a few more records to drop before we can better our community. Got better ourselves first, right? Bill [...]
July 26, 2010
Originally posted at Nytimes.com
I UNDERSTAND how Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official who was forced to resign last week, must have felt
Last year I, too, resigned from an administration job, after I uttered some ill-chosen words about the Republican Party and was accused — falsely — of signing my name to a petition being passed [...]
DOPE! Congrats Van Jones on your new position in Obama’s Administration.
Very well well stated by the legend, and a great response from Van Jones, the economy is jacked up, and the bailout money is going to finance more corporations instead of helping the common people who the principles of this nation was founded on to protect and defend, but its seems there is some fine print where “corporations” get to sit at a different table from all of us. We need to neutralize that power structure, change our school curriculum, challenge the minds of the youth, teach them to be individual thinkers, rather then some drones that get use to the routine our capitalist, fast paced, power hungry, competitive social structure. Teach them money management, credit awareness, and create programs that cater to individuals who specialize in the arts. We need to expound on our imagination, otherwise we will fall behind the creative curve. Music is created from your imagination, so is technology, so lets massage the brain of the youth with some food that will nourish them to become responsible, law abiding citizens who help mold the world into a better place!!! Lets get it. Also, I believe that occupation of being a Teacher should be a federally funded system, where the teachers have better pay, better benefits, and a union that is separated from the state that can assist in monitoring, and analyzing how the state runs the system, and on a quarterly basis have a survey on the staff, structure, students, materials, etc. So meticulous that we make sure that our kids are getting the attention they deserve. And invest heavy in after school programs ran federally to help mentor kids through school and a career path of their choice…. invest in our kids, invest in our nations future!!!!