Posts Tagged ‘Harold Washington’
Why Organize? Problems and Promise in the Inner City by Barack Obama
WHY ORGANIZE? Problems and promise in the inner city by Barack Obama Over the past five years, I’ve often had a difficult time explaining my profession to folks. Typical is a remark a public school administrative aide made to me one bleak January morning, while I waited to deliver some flyers to a group of confused and angry parents who had discovered the presence of asbestos in their school. “Listen, Obama,” she began. “You’re a bright young man, Obama. You went to college, didn’t you?” I nodded. “I just cannot understand why a bright young man like you would go to college, get that degree and become a community organizer.” “Why’s that?” “’Cause the pay is low, the hours is long, and don’t nobody appreciate you.” She shook her head [...]
