Archive for the ‘Housing’ Category

NAACP, Wells Fargo and a Banker’s Heart

NAACP, Wells Fargo and a Banker’s Heart
Outside of Bank of America’s former headquarters in San Francisco, there is a sculpture that locals have dubbed a “banker’s heart.” The NAACP has come under fire for its “partnership” with cold-hearted Wells Fargo, which is being sued by states and municipalities for discriminatory and predatory...
May 4th, 2010 | African Americans, Economics, Housing, Racial Equity | Read More

SEC probes Goldman Sachs for investor fraud – but ignores widespread, underlying racially discriminatory practices

SEC probes Goldman Sachs for investor fraud – but ignores widespread, underlying racially discriminatory practices
Article also written by Christy Rogers The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) securities fraud case against Goldman Sachs seems to indicate that Wall Streeters care more about their own paychecks than that of their investors — a practice that Michael Lewis brought home not only recently...
April 21st, 2010 | Featured, Housing, Racial Equity | Read More

Africa’s urban transformation: Signs of opportunity and hope

Africa’s urban transformation: Signs of opportunity and hope
The people of Africa living south of the Sahara dessert (in the region commonly designated Sub-Saharan Africa [SSA], also a casual synonym for Black Africa) are in the midst of an urbanization revolution. People are moving into cities on the continent faster than anywhere else on earth. And within a...
February 23rd, 2010 | Economics, Housing, Racial Equity | Read More

Countdown to 2050: Equity in America

Countdown to 2050: Equity in America
This post is written by PolicyLink CEO Angela Glover Blackwell. Ms. Blackwell is a co-author of the forthcoming Uncommon Common Ground: Race and America’s Future. One of the first visible signs of the current recession was the sub-prime mortgage crisis, which caused a wave of foreclosures among...
January 7th, 2010 | Economics, Housing, Racial Equity | Read More

Why rich steal from poor? Because they can

Why rich steal from poor? Because they can
Zalubowski/AP On Wednesday, November 18th, the Kirwan Institute, along with the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, the National Fair Housing Alliance, the Center for Responsible Lending, and the National Council of La Raza, co-hosted a policy meeting...
November 20th, 2009 | Housing, Racial Equity | Read More

Will economic recovery reach black neighborhoods?

Will economic recovery reach black neighborhoods?
Originally published on The Grio. Some Americans have begun telling pollsters they’re beginning to wonder when the recovery will start. African Americans are wondering if the recovery will make it to our neighborhood. The notion of fixing the economy for everyone is an important goal, but without...
July 14th, 2009 | Economics, Housing, Racial Equity | Read More