First came racial redlining. Then came racial targeting of toxic and predatory loans. Both spelled economic disaster for African Americans.
Melvin Oliver
Melvin L. Oliver is the dean of social sciences and a professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Creating an Opportunity Society
Social mobility, economic security, and self-reliance are at the heart of the American ideal. These widely shared goals can be the foundation for a new political consensus built around the cultivation of financial and human assets. At least two sources animate this new policy context. First, globalization is widening economic inequality and insecurity, for the […]