This Week in Blackness: A Word From Van Jones

(The Root) — Are Americans better off than they were four years ago?

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That’s the question that has dominated the political conversation as Democrats descend on Charlotte, N.C. President Barack Obama’s surrogates have said no — then yes. But what’s the truth? With more people living in poverty today than when Obama took office, are we better off as a country? With corporations posting record profits, does this affect the rest of the nation?

This question is tackled in the latest This Week in Blackness, and not by me. Check out a special episode recorded in Charlotte with guest Van Jones, president of Rebuild the Dream.

Elon James White is a writer and satirist and host of the award-winning video and radio series This Week in Blackness. Listen Monday to Thursday at TWIB.FM and subscribe on iTunes. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ Tumblr.

Elon James White is a writer and satirist and host of the award-winning video and radio series This Week in Blackness. Listen Monday to Thursday at 1:30 p.m. EST at TWIB.FM and watch at TV.TWIB.ME/LIVE. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Tumblr.