Thread by @KWindham85

(1/) Lately I've had a few conversations in which people(politicians) have asked me "What are Black policy issues (in Missouri)?" Soooo I have a few articles about "Black issues" in St. Louis....a thread

(2/) "New report reveals 30 percent disparity in homeownership rates." There is a racial disparity in home ownership rates in MO for a number of reasons ranging from redlining to the exclusion of Blacks from the GI Bill.

stlamerican.com/news/columnist…

(3/) 'A Few Thousand Dollars': Author Proposes A Way To Close Wealth Gap In St. Louis

“Allow everyone a few thousand dollars, not to spend, but to invest in businesses, in education, in homes — the kind of things that we know create wealth,” -Friedman

tinyurl.com/y5ejknqq

(4/) Eminent domain, a seemingly obscure legal tool, has pushed whole communities out of our collective memory. Americans commemorate some historic places. But we rarely recognize the urban neighborhoods that were forged under the weight of segregation, molded into vibrant

(4.5/) working-class communities and then demolished.

humanities.wustl.edu/features/Marga…

(5) "Black kids go missing at a higher rate than white kids. Here’s why we don’t hear about them" AND "One small St. Louis County town is missing dozens of teens."

fox2now.com/2019/11/03/bla…

fox2now.com/2017/04/27/one…

(6/) "Missouri’s HBCUs Face Challenges Keeping Pace In Higher Education" AND the KC Star reports that "Only 2% of the A+ program’s participants are African American."

tinyurl.com/sjjbazd

kansascity.com/opinion/editor…

(7/) Normandy School Collaborative, an overwhelmingly Black school district is still facing challenges, however they are on the rebound, earning their provisional accreditation and some students even graduate high school with an associates degree.

fox2now.com/2019/12/15/pul…

(8/8)Meanwhile there are students in Mehlville schools that have to suffer through insensitive(to say the least) assignments while some students don't even receive History credits for taking an African American History course(they receive elective credits)
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