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By Bashir Muhammad Akinyele “In America there is no such thing as Democrat or Republican anymore. In America you have liberals and conservatives. The only people living in the past who think in terms of I’m a Democrat or Republican, is the American Negro. He’s the one that runs around bragging about party affiliation. He’s […]
When a former campaign volunteer last month accused Scott Stringer of sexual harassment, his wife said she “didn’t even question” whether the allegations could be true. “I know him,” said Elyse Buxbaum, in an exclusive joint sit-down interview with the Forward. “I’ve known him for 15-plus years. It’s just not even who he is.” But not everyone believed Stringer, 61, who was once considered the progressive choice in the crowded June 22 Democratic mayoral primary and remains the only Jewish candidate among the eight frontrunners in the race to succeed Bill de Blasio. After Jean...
March 11, 2021 From Athlete To Entrepreneur: NBA Pro Charles Smith On The 5 Work Ethic Lessons We Can Learn From Professional Athletes “Life’s experiences can be both good and bad. How YOU handle them is what matters most.” I had the pleasure of interviewing Charles Smith. After his decade-long acclaimed playing days with the NBA, Charles Smith, MBA has positioned himself at the intersection of Sports, Business, Events and Technology. Relative to the NBA, itself, Smith produced […] The Thrive Global Community welcomes voices from many spheres on our open platform. We publish pieces as...
Gina Belafonte Artivist, Gina Belafonte is the Executive Director of Sankofa.org a non-profit which educates, motivates and activates artists and allies in service of grassroots movements and equitable change. An award-winning producer, director and cultural organizer, Gina is driven by the most urgent social and political issues of our time using art as a tool to fulfill the mission of Sankofa.org. As a visiting professor, lecturer and public speaker, Gina works with diverse artists, activists and organizations worldwide to promote cultural and civic engagement and has assisted in mobi...
Malcolm X visited Albany to decode NY politics just before assassination FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Malcolm X in Albany, New York. January 7, 1965 (Times Union Archive)Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Malcolm X & Viola McCain visit the New York State Legislature. January 7, 1965 (Times Union Archive)Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less 3of3 When Malcolm X came to Albany in January 1965, he was receiving death threats from two wildly divergent groups of extremists: white racists and Nation of Islam loyalists enraged that he had renounced their leader. Don Hogan Charle...