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Captain America and Christ’s Second Commandment
May 4, 2021
In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Sam struggles to pursue justice on behalf of a country that withholds its love.
May 5, 2021
LeMarr, a pretty good article! But just wanted to share something with you. The issue of getting loans is not about color, it's about $$. See the Pew Research article: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/10/blacks-and-hispanics-face-extra-challenges-in-getting-home-loans/
It explains the financial aspects. It has nothing to do with race or ethnicity. It's all about the individual's finance situation AND the loan company's risk-level, and....
...read the article and you'll get the rest of the truth of the matter. blessings on you my brother in the Lord! dr h
May 6, 2021
Alan, As someone who spent over 20 years in banking dealing with the intricacies of Fair Housing Law amd the Community Reinvestment Act, I must respectfully disagree:
“ It has nothing to do with race or ethnicity.”
Wrong, wrong, wrong. Study the history of “redlining” and the way the government created what are often referred to as the “hood” or the “ghetto” in the first place. The government made it so that if you weren’t white, it was hard to borrow money outside of those areas - at least when it comes to mortgages.
The root of the problem is systemic structures that keep people of color in the areas the rich white bankers and the govt officials they elected originally wanted to put the POC in.
TV
P.S. Well written, LeMarr!
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