Posts tagged race
Respect and the City: Race, Class, and Development in Detroit... and NYC

Detroit and New York are both iconic American cities with long histories of tension at the intersections of race and class, labor and capital. In tough economic times, competition for resources and power can be fierce. How do groups demand respect and gain economic influence?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramercapital, Center for New York City Affairs, class, CNYCA, communities, community infrastructure, Detroit, economic influence, globalization, labor, NYC, policies, public policy, race, The New School, urban developmentComment
Race and the Subprime Crisis: The Future of Minority Neighborhoods

Some critics blame the Community Reinvestment Act for the mortgage meltdown that prompted the current deep recession. Others point to the abuses of subprime lending and Wall Street manipulation. Yet questions about the impact of the economic collapse on African American communities remain unanswered.

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerAfrican American communities, banks, communities, Community Reinvestment Act, economic collapse, economic crisis, economy, federal government, financial crisis, inequalities, inequality, mortgages, Nathan Levin Lecture, policies, politics, public policy, race, racial inequality, recession, Wall StreetComment