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Category: Disparity

A simple pathway to diversity and inclusion

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/business/economy/corporate-diversity-pay-compensation.html

July 14, 2020 by 4realpeople

Battle for Fairness: Progressive Prosecutors Under Fire

Once elected, criminal justice reformers face nasty attacks. By Rashad Robinson http://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/opinion/george-floyd-prosecutors.html “District attorneys elected to carry out progressive policies over the last five years have been met… Read more “Battle for Fairness: Progressive Prosecutors Under Fire”

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 by 4realpeople

The Economics of COVID-19 and racial disparity

If income inequality is getting worse, then the economy cannot be getting better because more people are worse off. Of course, this only matters if one is… Read more “The Economics of COVID-19 and racial disparity”

May 31, 2020 by 4realpeople

THE COVID-19 OPPORTUNITY

“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.”

April 14, 2020 by 4realpeople

A thought on the appropriation of black wealth

Bell, Vanderbilt, Edison, Walton, all started empires.

March 30, 2019 by 4realpeople

Lessons In Harvey’s Wake

There are lessons for all of us in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Many of those lessons relate to issues of justice of all kinds: environmental, social,… Read more “Lessons In Harvey’s Wake”

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017 by 4realpeople

After the Storm in Trump’s America

What will the victims of Hurricane Harvey have to look forward to after the storm? Will they have health care?  Will they have rental assistance?  Will they… Read more “After the Storm in Trump’s America”

August 31, 2017 by 4realpeople

Disappearing

A few weeks ago Washington, D.C.’s African-American community was suffering the collective pain of at an alarming, seemingly unprecedented increase in the number of young black girls reported… Read more “Disappearing”

April 9, 2017 by 4realpeople

It’s Domestic Social Policy, Stupid: In Honor of Michael Brown

I attended an event yesterday.  The opening speaker began his remarks with this statement; “Michael Brown’s shadow is in this room.”  It was a conference on fair… Read more “It’s Domestic Social Policy, Stupid: In Honor of Michael Brown”

September 6, 2014September 6, 2014 by 4realpeople

The New Community Development Movement: Economics and Disparity

The term “community development” became ghettoized and synonymous with low-income housing development for those disenfranchised by the mainstream economy and civic infrastructure.  The class-based exit from older… Read more “The New Community Development Movement: Economics and Disparity”

August 23, 2014August 23, 2014 by 4realpeople

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