Michael Holzman is this week’s guest author. A large seminal study called “Moving to Opportunity,” studied millions of families, and suggests that changing one’s ZIP code provides a path out of poverty. The question has to be asked, what about those American citizens who struggle with poverty and the vestiges of institutional racism, and, as a consequence, are unable to change addresses? What Dr. Holzman points out in this piece is the impact that national and state policies have on the lives of millions of the nation’s citizens.
By: Eric Cooper
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Many are trying to spin the events following last month’s tragedy in Baltimore. From the black mother who pulled her teenage son out of the street, hitting him “upside the head” in the literal fashion, to the state’s attorney who brought charges against several police officers for the killing of Freddie Gray, they want to assure the public that what has happened in Charm City is “not about race.”