Kathryn Stockett needs help
For 20 years I have read how Black women felt alienated by the second wave of feminism, but because I was born during this time period, I never “felt” it until the 2008 Presidential election. It started with the extremely unpleasant showdown between Gloria Steinem and Melissa Harris Lacewell, (now Perry) surrounding Steinem’s NY Times [...]
A racial justice perspective on the Medicaid debate The federal Medicaid program has become something of a policy piñata in the national discourse. Over the course of the past year conservatives have been asking, “is Medicaid real health insurance?” The public insurance program for low-income individuals has been criticized for not providing sufficient access to [...]
Continue reading …Brazil has been a long-standing place of interest for many scholars due to its fluid racial categorization that focuses on phenotype rather than hypodescent. With the release of Brazil’s 2010 census data, the newly-minted[1] “minority-majority” country only further piques the interest of many in the U.S. as our country quickly approaches its own “racial tipping [...]
Continue reading …Homeownership under siege: Who will have access to mortgages in the future?
July 1, 2011 Comments Off
By Martin Eakes, Think about the most prosperous and stable families you know. They might not be rich, but they’ve been lucky enough to keep their jobs. They are healthy and have health insurance. They live in a safe neighborhood. They have access to high quality schools, they can prepare their children for college, [...]
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