Inclusive Competitiveness: America’s 21st century economic blueprint
Inclusive Competitiveness: America’s 21st Century Economic Blueprint By Mike Green Inclusive Competitiveness is the No. 1 economic concern of the American people. The Census is predicting a mid-century shift in the racial demographics of the nation that will result in a non-white majority of the population. This demographic shift has significant political and economic ramifications. The Republican and Democratic Parties are both gearing up now... Read More
Ohio Declares STEM Education, Entrepreneurship Economic Cornerstones
Ohio Declares STEM Education, Entrepreneurship Economic Cornerstones COLUMBUS - April 17, 2013 – State Representatives Marlene Anielski (R-Independence) and Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) announced the acceptance of their amendment to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Ohio. “Innovation and entrepreneurship are cornerstones of Ohio’s economy,” said Dovilla. “Increasing our investment... Read More
Saving America’s Black Boys Launches National Campaign
Saving America’s Black Boys Launches at SXSWedu in Austin, Texas on March 4, 2013. QUESTION: How is it possible that across every economic development district in the nation Black Americans uniformly produce paltry percentages of business revenue, create few jobs and have virtually no net worth? DATA: The total number of Black-owned businesses in America was 1.9 million in 2007 (Census, BLS) with a total revenue production of LESS than 1%... Read More
Saving America’s Black Boys Launches at SXSWedu
Saving America’s Black Boys Launches at SXSWedu By Mike Green Feb. 27, 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) is a massive conference where collaboration is king, and big ideas emerge. It is the innovation and technology platform where Twitter and Foursquare were launched. Starting in early March, more than 3,000 reporters from around the globe will descend upon Austin, Texas, America’s fastest growing city and one of the nation’s major hubs of... Read More
Saving America’s Black Boys (SABB) Solutions Summit
Saving America’s Black Boys (SABB) Solutions Summit By Mike Green March 5, 2013 marks an unprecedented moment in American history when a group of concerned stakeholders from around the nation will gather in Austin, Texas at the George Washington Carver Museum to address the issue of investing in cultivating the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of America’s Black boys. The Saving America’s Black Boys (SABB) Solutions Summit on March 5 will... Read More
Mike Green gives keynote at Tabor 100 Gala in Seattle: Building An Inclusive Innovation Economy
Mike Green was invited by Ollie Garrett, the executive director of Tabor 100 in Seattle, to give the keynote address at its annual gala fundraiser. The elite of Seattle’s political landscape attended the sold-out venue at the Washington State Convention Center on Sept. 15, 2012. A standing ovation followed Mike’s 27-min speech. See Mike’s presentation below, which accompanied his speech. See Mike Green... Read More
America21 Co-hosts Closing the Wealth Gap, Sept. 19
America21 will co-host a forum on Closing the Wealth Gap on Sept. 19, 2012 in Washington D.C. at B’s Restaurant in Union Station from 4 pm to 8 pm. See the slides below for more information. Limited seating. Get your tickets here while they last. Share this: Read More
ICIC Asks the Expert: America21 Co-Founder Johnathan Holifield, VP of Inclusive Competitiveness at Nortech
In this Ask the Expert Q&A, Johnathan Holifield, Esq., co-founder of The America 21 Project and Vice President of Inclusive Competitiveness for NorTech, explains why it is imperative to include minorities in the Innovation Economy. This approach to inclusion is similar to ICIC’s (Initiative for a Competitive Inner City) regional equity work — which advocates for regional approaches that deliberately include strategies for inner... Read More
America21 – BDPA host Innovation Summit in Baltimore (Success!)
UPDATE: SUCCESS!! Thanks to a tremendous effort by the BDPA and our partners, NAMDE and DiversiTech, about 80 attendees engaged in a historic gathering that served as a catalyst for developing a framework of collaboration and ongoing partnership with America21. We’re running hard and working now to prepare for our upcoming National STEM Summit in early October (details coming soon) with NIH, NASA and a host of others, which will include our... Read More
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Economist Agrees with America21
Joseph Stiglitz, the Pulizer Prize-winning economist and author of “The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future,” agrees with America21 data and describes for Jon Stewart, host of the Daily Show, the economic landscape that underscores the message that America21 has consistently offered to the American public. Stiglitz says: “Inequality has become one of the major problems facing our country.” “We... Read More
America21 Responds: Minorities Missing in Tech Fields
A new study produced by local urban think tank Policy Bridge says there is a growing threat to regional competitiveness in Northeast Ohio: The dearth of blacks and Hispanics in emerging technology businesses. On the next Sound of Ideas, we’ll talk about regional efforts to fix that, concentrating on entrepreneurship, engagement, employment and education. (see video below) Guests: * Gregory L. Brown, executive director, Policy... Read More
America21′s Mike Green featured in Oregon Business Mag
In the past decade, much of the new wealth creation and job growth in the United States has occurred in the startup technology sectors. “But those types of innovations and market disruptions are not happening across black America,” says Green, who is also a part-time blogger. The reasons “are systemic, historical and institutional, and someone has to address it.” Programs that try to alleviate the economic inequities plaguing African-American... Read More
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2011
“To create such energy for making positive changes, societies must consider that entrepreneurship is not a heroic act of a few individuals, but the accomplishments of many people who pursue their ambitions in a supportive cultural and institutional environment.” Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2011 (slide deck) Share this: Read More
Former NFL Player Sees Competitive Role for Black Press
INCLUDED BELOW ARTICLE: July 5, 2012 Ideastream interview with Johnathan Holifield on the “new economy” and the lack of significant minority participation. Interview based on PolicyBridge’s new report on the economy in Northeast Ohio, “Fusion of Inclusion.” * * * Former NFL Player Sees Competitive Role for Black Press Johnathan Holifield may no longer be taking hand-offs for the Cincinnati Bengals but this retired... Read More
Holifield joins Nortech as VP of Inclusive Competitiveness
NorTech Adds Economic Inclusion Expert to Leadership Team CLEVELAND, OH – June 25, 2012 – NorTech, a nonprofit technology-based economic development organization serving 21 counties in Northeast Ohio, today announced that Johnathan M. Holifield, Esq. has been named Vice President of Inclusive Competitiveness. In this role, Mr. Holifield is responsible for leveraging existing efforts within Northeast Ohio’s innovation ecosystem and leading... Read More
Mike Green and Jamila Bey discuss Black Innovation
Jamila Bey hosts the radio program, “Spar with Jamila” during the Sex, Politics and Religion hour on the American Urban Radio Network (AURN) stations AM1430 in New York City and am1390 in Washington D.C. Mike Green was a guest on Jamila’s program that aired on June 25, 2012 in NYC and DC 6-7pm eastern. (Mike’s segment was 17 mins 57 secs long and aired at 6:22pm eastern). Check out the recording below. Discussion topics: Jamila... Read More
America21 brings ‘Inclusive Competitiveness’ to Detroit
Johnathan Holifield, Chief Strategist, Evangelist and Co-founder of The America21 Project spoke to a gathering of leaders at Global Detroit on May 10, underscoring the importance of “Inclusive Competitiveness” as a core policy through which regional competitiveness will be achieved in the 21st century global innovation economy. Holifield is a highly sought-after Cleveland-based attorney, consultant, speaker and former NFL player... Read More
Innovation Economy Should Be Inclusive Economy
The America21 Project principal and co-founder, Johnathan Holifield will speak in Detroit May 10-11. Here’s an excerpt from an interview with Holifield by Model D Media: While Holifield’s mission is to provide direct services to underserved communities, he believes the message of America21 is equally important. It’s about putting pressure on a system to turn it around. And according to Holifield, a region’s expression of a... Read More
What Black American Innovators need to produce jobs
What Black American Innovators Need to Produce Jobs By Mike Green April 29, 2012 Originally written for Dominion of New York. See full article here. Black Americans are no strangers to entrepreneurship. But sheer numbers of entrepreneurs do not translate into fast-growing companies that create jobs. Case and point: The Census Bureau Statistics data show a 60 percent spike in Black entrepreneurship between 2002 and 2007, equivalent to 1.9 million... Read More
MLK Would Support Obama’s JOBS Act
MLK WOULD SUPPORT OBAMA’S JOBS ACT By Mike Green April 16, 2012 On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated — just a few weeks before he was to travel to Washington D.C. with the intent of excoriating a stagnant nation over the issue of the American economy (see video). On April 5, 2012, the most powerful Black man in the world, President Barack Obama, signed into law the historic JOBS Act and opened an unprecedented economic... Read More
