Democratic party realignment?
March 13, 2008
So I should definitely should have been packing and sleeping by now but hey, life is life. I think this election has the potential to end up serving as a catalyst for a major political realignment whereby Black people largely disassociate themselves from the Democratic Party. I believe this of course provided that it appears the powers that be Clinton “stole” the nomination from Obama. One simple fact in politics is that you dance with the person who brought you to the ball.
In this respect, Black voters have shown overwhelming support for Obama while Clinton has focused heavily on Latinos. I am sure some of Clinton’s advisers are trying to devise a general election strategy where they can get Latinos to pick up the slack that Black folk used to be reliable for. If enacted, this plan would hopefully generate a sustainable grassroots movement where Black people start to seek solutions from each other and not the Party. What do you think?
Stay up fam,
Brandon Q.
ATTN: ALL lovers of better education
March 13, 2008
Teachers are one of the most under appreciated professions in this country and not only should they be paid more, many teachers pay money out of their own pocket for supplies.
There is a site, www.donorschoose.org that seeks to make it easier to teachers to do their job. Here is how the site work; 1. Teachers make requests for materials and experiences that SHOULD be provided (but that is another story) 2. You as a donor choose to donate to the project of your choice and 3. Student’s learn more and you get a specialized note from the class that benefited from your donation.
I can’t tell you how many of my teacher friends have sent out emails asking help to pay for materials. This site is absolutely amazing and if you know of any teachers, let them know about this program and make it a point to donate TODAY.
Stay up fam,
Brandon Q.
Missing my family
March 13, 2008
What’s up fam,
I missed my SuperSpade family!!! I have been without laptop due to my hard drive crashing but nevertheless, I have been crazy busy planning the Michigan Policy Summit and if any of you are Michiganders, go to the site and come out May 10th to form a policy action agenda around clean energy, health care, and education along with 800 progressive activists.
More to come on that but I did want to let folks know I was going to be at the Take Back America conference this weekend in DC. If any of you are going to be there, holla at me!!!
Just know that I am pregnant with posts so stay tuned while I give birth these posts. How is everybody doing?
Stay up fam,
Brandon Q.
Transit coming to Detroit
March 6, 2008
Southeast Michigan is poised for a huge turn around as it pertains to mass transit. This week, the Detroit Department of Transportation announced that Woodward Avenue (downtown to 8 mile) would be the locally preferred alternative (LPA) as to where some form of light rail would be constructed. The announcement is just one of a series of steps Detroit is involved in as part of a formal application to the feds to help pay for some form of rapid transit. The application is being conducted through the Detroit Transit Options for Growth Study with help from URS. For more information on this, please click here.
