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Repost from USA Today: Zoning: Biden infrastructure plan calls for cities to limit single-family zoning and instead build affordable housing
Repost from USA Today: Zoning: Biden infrastructure plan calls for cities to limit single-family zoning and instead build affordable housing
By repost on April 14, 2021
I gave an overview of the country's, government sanctioned discriminatory housing practices in my review of Heather McGhee's book, "The Sum of Us." Looks like the Biden Administration is looking to try to fix some of these wrongs within the infrastructure plan. Read the article here and check out my comments on "The Sum of Us" with the link below.
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“The Sum of Us” A Final Review
“The Sum of Us” A Final Review
By Rich Blake on March 27, 2021
The premise or recurring theme or thesis behind Heather McGhee’s book, “The Sum of Us: How Racism Costs Everyone And How We Can Prosper Together” is that we, the United States, adopted this ‘zero-sum’ paradigm at its inception, particularly around race, and how it is been to the detriment of ‘all of us.’ What she does throughout the book, from beginning to the last chapter, is give example after example of how some White people and their politics are driven off this theme if they win, we lose, irrespective of the damage to the country.
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You Can Do This; Just Don’t Quit
You Can Do This; Just Don’t Quit
By repost on March 3, 2021
From Minority Opportunity News, November 1997 Nelson believes anyone can accomplish dreams and goals "if they just start. It could be anything — even a25
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What’s the Market Doing?
What’s the Market Doing?
By Rich Blake on May 4, 2020
What’s kinda interesting is that during that recession, we never got to 33,000,000 people unemployed or filing unemployment claims. We never had wholesale multiple industry segments completely shut down. I mean, the banking industry and the related mortgage industry are a big deal but it seems what’s happening now is more severe. It seems like the market doesn’t think it will last past a quarter or 2?
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Economic Collapse
Economic Collapse
By Rich Blake on April 18, 2020
I lied. This is not brief. You know I wouldn’t be when you said, “shoot!” lol. Because this isn’t brief, I’m going to post it on my blog with a link to it. For this one, I promise I’m not gonna cuss and I’m not gonna be too political, I hope.
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Opportunities Out of Darkness
Opportunities Out of Darkness
By Rich Blake on April 14, 2020
The down-market will create opportunities for entrepreneurs. Forward-thinking entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to buy a struggling business or fill a market void by starting a new business.
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Shelter In Place, The Passover
Shelter In Place, The Passover
By Rich Blake on April 11, 2020
Instead of a poem today, I’m going to post an excerpt directly from the 12th Chapter of Exodus from the New International Version of the bible. Like a Sunday preacher, I’d encourage you to read the entire Book of Exodus and particularly Chapters 11 and 13.
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The Fugitive Deserves Another Look!
The Fugitive Deserves Another Look!
By Rich Blake on April 9, 2020
I'm not saying that Devlin McGregor is Novartis, the makers of hydroxychloroquine, the drug approved for lupus, malaria, and rheumatoid arthritis, necessarily. I mean, they're the ones that paid Michael Cohen over $1 million for access to Trump.
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Pushout
Pushout
By Rich Blake on March 14, 2020
What’s driving the criminalization of black girls in America
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Who was Gerald Ford’s Vice President?
Who was Gerald Ford’s Vice President?
By Rich Blake on March 10, 2020
The vice presidency doesn't matter until it matters, right?
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Ramona Hood, Congrats & Thanks for Inspiring Seconds, Thirds & Additional First
Ramona Hood, Congrats & Thanks for Inspiring Seconds, Thirds & Additional First
By Rich Blake on March 1, 2020
So, first really means not there can be a second and a third or inspiration for the next first.
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Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
By Rich Blake on February 23, 2020
Did you know that Ossie Davis made his directorial debut with the movie “Cotton Comes to Harlem
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Do Your Research, Review the Ballot, Then Vote
Do Your Research, Review the Ballot, Then Vote
By Rich Blake on February 21, 2020
Ever gone into the voting booth and looked at the ballot and had an 'oh shit' moment cause you didn't recognize half the folks running and you had never heard of the issues they were asking you to vote on?
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The Don and the Central Park Ice Skating Rink
The Don and the Central Park Ice Skating Rink
By Rich Blake on February 17, 2020
Another Trump Fraud
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“I’m Sorry, But…..” My Thoughts on Bloomberg
“I’m Sorry, But…..” My Thoughts on Bloomberg
By Rich Blake on February 17, 2020
The question is do you exchange a real billionaire racist for a millionaire racist? Bloomberg's racism isn't subtle, it just doesn’t come with the same 'flare' as Trump's. Does it make it less offensive?
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The Case for Reparations, repost from The Atlantic

By Rich Blake on July 29, 2021

Here is Ta-Nehisi Coates’ essay, “The Case for Reparations” originally published in The Atlantic, May 21, 2014.

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