Gulf Shores I’ve been hearing about the loss of land, particularly farmland, by African-American families, for fifty years. I knew there was bound to be some fast and loose dealing behind the fact that 90% of black-owned land was lost between 1910 and 1997, but I assumed it was driven by unequal market negotiations and …
Month: August 2019
Deadly Health Impacts of Racism from Cradle to Grave
Gulf Shores The American Association of Pediatrics has released a study that has been several years in the making on the impact of racism on children, and it’s devastating. It starts early, even in the womb and has serious health impacts right up to a too early grave. The litany of impacts is jolting according …
It’s Their Happiness, Stupid!
Gulf Shores James Carville’s quote in the Clinton campaign “war room,” that “it’s the economy, stupid!” will be in his obit. I’ve read one report that argued that Trump would be re-elected, regardless of his polling numbers and approval ratings, if growth was above 3% in 2020 before the election. The notion that economics drives …