This Week’s Community Organizers HOF: Van Jones

Dr King didn’t get famous making a speech called “I have a complaint. I have a critique. I have a list of things that thoroughly piss me off.” He had a vision, something that inspired people, communicated hope. As I collect my business cards and badge to attend this year’s Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference, [...]

This week’s Community Organizers Hall of Famer

Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 11:59 | Category : Community Organizers, History
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It’s Wednesday and time for the Community Organizer of the week. This week’s Community Organizer Hall of Famer is Julius Hobson, Sr. (1922 – 1977) submitted by Dawn E. Robinson of Washington, DC. Some of the gains of Hobson’s work include dismantling discrimintion in hiring in Washington, DC [The first black busdrivers were hired as [...]