From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Available Now for Just $12!! Authentic Christianity requires the loving inclusion of all God’s creation. An inclusive, beloved community is a community free from racism. United Against Racism is a call to an … Continued
This week, the House is expected to swiftly vote on the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act,” the harmful banking bill that was recently passed in the Senate. If passed in its current form in the House and signed into … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): We deserve a fair, accurate Census in 2020 — but the Trump administration just announced their plan to rig it.1 We need your voice to fight back—go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-senators-demand-a-fair-and-accurate-2020-census. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced his plan … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): 50 years after the Kerner Commission delivered a report to President Johnson examining the causes of civil unrest in African American communities, a new EPI briefing paper compares the state of black workers and … Continued
From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org): In celebration of Black History Month, the Choose Clean Water Coalition has kicked-off its first set of Equity Quarterly Tools. Each quarter, CCWC will update this document with tools, events, webinars, grants, and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/02/05/decrying-dog-eat-dog-system-poorpeoplescampaign-kicks-40-days-moral-action Published on Monday, February 05, 2018 by Common Dreams “We are witnessing an assault on the poor, on immigrants, on black and brown people, and on the Earth, and we can’t let it happen any longer.” By Jessica … Continued
Discrimination based on race in the hiring process has remained unchanged in the past three decades, according to a study released in 2017, resulting in large racial employment gaps and an extreme racial wealth gap in our country. A new … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, it is important to remember that African Americans continue to face many of the same inequalities today that Dr. King gave … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): On January 11, President Trump reportedly used extremely derogatory language disparaging Haiti, El Salvador and countries in Africa. His use of profanity to dishonor the people of these countries is consistent … Continued
Posted at https://talkpoverty.org/2017/11/30/new-bill-congress-make-mobile-home-loans-even-predatory/ December 5, 2017 | Amanda Abrams AP Photo/Seth Wenig At the end of September, the Federal Reserve released its annual collection of data gathered under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Among other findings, the report details that the country’s … Continued