For generations,
black-owned banks were—and in some cases still are—the only option for African
Americans in need of mortgages and business loans. Black-owned banks were born
out of necessity and furthered by calls to action from Martin Luther King and
more recent waves of activists to strengthen black institutions and invest in
communities. New York City-based reporter KiaGregory wrote about the movement in the New
Republic article, “Banking
Black: Can divesting from America’s big financial institutions help fix racial
inequality?” She joins me on the show today to talk all about
it.
Yesterday, eight states
(Alabama, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and
South Dakota) around the nation held elections that will shape the field for
2018 political contests and beyond. Political Director of Daily Kos and Publisher of Daily
Kos Elections David Nir joins me on the show today to talk about the results
and what they mean for the upcoming election.
So much happening in the world of politics this week, what with
Paul Manafort accused of witness tampering, Trump dis-inviting the Eagles
football team from a White House celebration, and the Supreme Court ruled in
the Masterpiece
Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case. Helping us to make some sense of it all
is Michele Jawando, Vice President of legal progress at the Centerfor American Progress, and don’t forget to check out THINKING CAP, the podcast
she does every Thursday with our friend Igor Volsky!
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