WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
Pearl River Sometimes there are some surprise gifts in this work. Recently, I got one that I’d like to share while reading The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North, by legal scholar and University of Michigan law professor, Michelle Adams. Reading the book before talking with …
Pearl River The last of the original Freedom Riders passed away. The obituary in the New York Times told the dramatic, violent story of the price Charles Person, his comrades, and many others were prepared to pay to fundamental social and racial change in America. Life teaches lessons, and Person’s life teaches lessons that …