Past Time to Remember Slavery

Ideas and Issues

New Orleans   The scars of slavery haven’t healed.  Evidence abounds in the open wounds of blatant racism and deep-seeded, systemic discrimination towards African-Americans which manifests itself from top to bottom in our political, financial, and cultural experiences in the country that date from slavery until today, and, sadly, tomorrow.  The existence of slavery and its …

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Criminal Injustice in Bail Bond Exploitation and Jury Selection and Verdict System

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice

New Orleans    No April Fool’s, I’m proud to live in New Orleans.  It takes character and resilience to weather the storm.  The city is welcoming and distinct, diverse and textured.  Traveling around the world it brings smiles to faces and always “I wanna comes.”  It’s also a place of shame that triggers anger, and today …

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The Color Barrier for Black Men is Mile High Preventing Equality

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice Ideas and Issues

New Orleans   An exhaustive study of Census Bureau figures for 20 million people now in their late 30s by researchers from Stanford and Harvard has produced some terrible facts that establish firm proof behind what many have suspected:  race is ubiquitous in oppressing and institutionalizing inequality among African-American men. As a community organizer, one of …

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