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Category: Disparity
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”
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”
THE COVID-19 OPPORTUNITY
“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.”
A thought on the appropriation of black wealth
Bell, Vanderbilt, Edison, Walton, all started empires.
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
