The experiences of living in public housing, working in a local factory, and serving in the Navy empowered my ability to notice that health care, income, housing, education, family employability, and all life options were impacted by one's color, race, ethnicity, and gender.
Do women doing the same job as men earn the same salary? Do public housing residents have access to excellent health services? Where are food deserts? Are schools separate and equal? Did redlining ever end and how did it begin? Why was the GI Bill's promise denied to a million WWII Veterans? How do one's zip code impact rates for life and car insurance?
With the death of over a quarter of a million Americans from COVID19 and the recent presidential election, will practices of economic apartheid take on new dimensions, expression, manifestation, and appearance 2021 and beyond?