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lovemydog

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10. Very interesting.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #9)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 11:56 PM

Dec 2015

Thank you!

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Question for my friends in the African American group. [View all] lovemydog Dec 2015 OP

non crime areas also such as housing and hiring JI7 Dec 2015 #1

Thanks JI7. lovemydog Dec 2015 #2

Within employment issues, hiring is the obvious one Chitown Kev Dec 2015 #7

Yes, big-time Chitown Kev. lovemydog Dec 2015 #8

Unequal Education firebrand80 Dec 2015 #3

Yes. Early education is so important. lovemydog Dec 2015 #5

I am white but in the business world and can guarantee you red lining still occurs in many randys1 Dec 2015 #4

Here's some more info about redlining. lovemydog Dec 2015 #6

If I were to have to select a single area of focus ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #25

The use and mis-use of credit scores. pnwmom Dec 2015 #9

Very interesting. lovemydog Dec 2015 #10

There could be a justification for using them in certain jobs -- but not most. nt pnwmom Dec 2015 #11

Education JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #12

and anyone who claims to be liberal or progressive would be interested in this JI7 Dec 2015 #13

Yes! lovemydog Dec 2015 #15

This was an excellent OP JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #24

Thank you, JAG Chitown Kev Dec 2015 #21

My brother graduated from Wilson Magnet in 1989 JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #23

I used to think the same way Chitown Kev Dec 2015 #31

Good post, JAG. brush Dec 2015 #26

Thanks in the meantime JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #34

Great thread... OneGrassRoot Dec 2015 #14

Yes indeed 1GR. lovemydog Dec 2015 #16

Hey, OGR! Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #17

... OneGrassRoot Dec 2015 #28

Well, my point of view is considered irrelevant Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #18

'Simply teaching the truth in history...' lovemydog Dec 2015 #19

I'm not sure that much more can be done legislatively. Except for routine enforcement of Number23 Dec 2015 #20

This is exactly why the continued move against the Civil Rights Act of '64 scares me Digital Puppy Dec 2015 #29

It should scare EVERYBODY Number23 Dec 2015 #36

Read the New Jim Crow. zigby Dec 2015 #22

More on The New Jim Crow lovemydog Dec 2015 #33

So-called heaven05 Dec 2015 #27

In CA, we've worked on "ban the box" Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #30

More on 'ban the box': lovemydog Dec 2015 #32

Very informative thread, lovemydog. brer cat Dec 2015 #35

Yes, I'm learning a lot. lovemydog Dec 2015 #38

This is what I'm talking about: Two Canadian universities make indigenous studies a requirement Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #37

History. Learning. lovemydog Dec 2015 #39