Roderick t nicholson (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Measures of economic success often include household income, family savings,educational attainment, homeownership, property values, employment, health, lifeexpectancy, and community incidence of violent crime. By almost any measure, AfricanAmericans are at or near the bottom when they are compared to other demographicgroups. And although there are pockets of aff luent Black communities, such as PrinceGeorge's County, Maryland near Washington, DC, too many predominantly AfricanAmerican communities languish at or near the bottom. This book attempts to describethe main causes of Black economic disparity, presents a plan to address the disparity,and proposes a comprehensive plan of execution.Essentially, the solution proposed is a Plan for Black Reparations. However, no fi nancialpayout to individual African Americans is proposed. What is advocated is signifi cantreform in several of the community services used by and that aff ect African Americans.These include access to mental health services, reforms in the delivery of childcare,welfare, educational, and criminal justice services to the Black community; incentivesfor both Black marriage and home ownership, and fi nancial literacy. The execution ofthe plan involves pre-qualifi cation and a strict adherence to basic bookkeeping andtime-honored business practices; following a prescribed set of rules and regulations toensure fi nancial transparency and a set of measurable goals to make sure that the Planis moving toward closing the gaps in African American economic disparity.…