Lawyer/policymaker/citizen. Anti-Discrimination & Equity @airbnb. Former @Public_Citizen/@obamawhitehouse/@hrc. Views mine. BLM/🏳️🌈
Feb 16, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
A Black couple put in $400k in home renovations, but their home appraisal barely budged.
When a white friend posed as the homeowner for a new appraisal, the home appraisal went up by $500k!
This is outrageous but unsurprising. Let me explain. /1/ abc7news.com/society/marin-…
Home ownership is *the* single biggest wealth generator for most families. It builds your retirement nest eggs, allows a family to pass on generational wealth, and you can borrow against a home to pay for big expenses, e.g., children’s college education. /2/
Feb 4, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: Congressional Dems just introduced a resolution calling on Pres. Biden to cancel up to $50,000 in student debt. Thread on why this must happen. /1/
Biden pledged to tackle racial wealth gap. Student debt is particularly burdensome on Black/Latinx communities. Black borrowers hold double the amount of debt as white borrowers four years after graduation *and* default on their loans at double the rate as white borrowers. /2/
Dec 22, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Since April, McConnell has insisted that the Senate would not vote on any relief bill that did not include a grotesque provision immunizing businesses from COVID-related lawsuits. Last night, Congress passed a bill w/o an immunity clause.
McConnell lost. This is a big deal.🧵
Legal immunity for corporations would gravely endanger workers, consumers, and patients.
But McConnell persisted for months — holding relief hostage and demanding immunity — even as thousands more were sickened and died from COVID with no economic relief from Congress. /2/
Sep 17, 2020 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
BREAKING: @SenSchumer and @SenWarren are introducing a resolution demanding the Trump administration cancel $50,000 of student loan debt.
45 million Americans hold a whopping $1,600,000,000,000 in student loan debt.
This would be a huge first step. I explain. 1/
This action would provide immediate relief to struggling borrowers, inject an economic boost to the economy and go a long way to ensuring that people don’t have to make a heartbreaking choice between paying their student loans or feeding, clothing, and housing their families. /2
