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Under Chris Christie, Blacks and Latinos Got Shorted on Sandy Relief
To say that this has been a bad month for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would be something of an understatement. On top of the ongoing “bridge-gate” scandal, he’s now fighting allegations that his administration used Superstorm Sandy recovery funds to both strong-arm Hoboken’s mayor on a development deal and promote himself in election-year advertisements. …
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Discrimination Only Worsens Foreclosure Crisis
Alan Jenkins writes in a piece for the Huffington Post that banks are neglecting houses they own in minority communities much more frequently than those they hold in white communities. A detailed, undercover investigation unveiled last week by the National Fair Housing Alliance and several regional partners shows not only that banks too frequently fail…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
