The 1978 song lyrics sung by Funkadelic of One Nation under a Groove are timelier than ever. At the conclusion of the One Nation rally held on October 2, the lyrics rang loud of” One nation and we’re on the move, nothin’ can stop us now”. That’s how many progressives felt at the end of the One Nation rally for jobs, justice and education. I had little information beforehand going into the rally. I knew it was billed as a rally for jobs, justice and education. I had no preconceived notions of what to expect. That turned out to be a good thing. What I saw, heard and sensed far outweighed anything I could have conceived. The estimates of tens of thousands of people appear correct based on what I observed. A picture is worth a thousand words. The pictures showed people lined from the Lincoln monument down the Reflecting pond to the World War II monument. That’s a lot of folks. I was impressed more by the people present than the sheer numbers. I saw people of all races, ages, … [Read more...] about One Nation Under a Groove
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An On The Record Conversation with Rep. Clyburn
On Thursday, September 30, Rep. James Clyburn ( D. SC) held a rare on the record conversation with a handful of prominent and influential African American political bloggers to discuss the midterm elections and voter turnout. Majority Whip Clyburn is the highest ranking African American and the third highest ranking Democrat in Congress. I was present at the meeting along with Krystal High of Politic365, http://www.politic365.com , Garlin Gilchrist, http://www.communitychange.org , Pharoh Martin of Radio One, Danielle Belton aka the Black Snob, Jeneba Jalloh Ghatt and a representative from The Loop 21 http://theloop21.com/. A highlight of Thursday’s meeting was a historical perspective from Rep. Clyburn’s view. Pictures of predecessor black members of Congress from South Carolina from Reconstruction Era of the 1860’s and 1870’s hung on his conference wall. Rep. Clyburn followed in their footsteps 97 years later becoming the first African American to be elected from South … [Read more...] about An On The Record Conversation with Rep. Clyburn