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".
Little Rock George Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020, way more than a year ago. The death prompted what may have been the largest collective number of protestors in US history hitting the streets. The Black Lives Matter Movement refocused interest and commitment on the condition of Black Americans and our unresolved issues around …
Atlanta Reading about the impact of mortgage lending discrimination and gentrification in New York City and its metropolitan area, this snippet jumped out at me: New York was ranked the ninth most segregated city in the country, according to a June study by the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California Berkeley. …
New Orleans No questions in my mind. We need to be long gone from Afghanistan. Also, no questions in my mind that the scenes at the airport and the chaos of the evacuation are heart rending. I hold my breath that for all of the real and crocodile tears being shed in …