tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post4727571930965004626..comments2015-07-08T07:42:39.725-07:00Comments on R is for Race: I work hard for my money!Marianne Modicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654063420243244070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-41797602702791112192010-10-10T06:19:03.946-07:002010-10-10T06:19:03.946-07:00For more information on this topic I recommend the...For more information on this topic I recommend the PBS video, "Race: The Power of an Illusion." Especially helpful is chapter 3, "The House We Live In." They explain the long term effect of housing discrimination much better than I do.Marianne Modicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654063420243244070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-91093321218075894262010-10-10T02:37:02.186-07:002010-10-10T02:37:02.186-07:00I think what I'm really talking about is how p...I think what I'm really talking about is how policies of the past set in motion situational inequities that still exist today. My family was given the opportunity to acquire wealth (through the purchase of real estate) that African American families were not. As a result, I got a good education from an early age and was solidly placed in the middle class.Marianne Modicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654063420243244070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-26782827025103463212010-09-09T15:19:57.340-07:002010-09-09T15:19:57.340-07:00What you are really talking about is people given ...What you are really talking about is people given an opportunity for people to better themselves. While it is true that African-Americans were denied that chance in the not to distant past, the question do these road blocks still exist and , if so, can they be overcome without too much difficulty.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023716101668315942noreply@blogger.com