2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: To close racial gaps, the economic status quo must change... [View all]jwirr
(39,215 posts)are you going to tell me about my great grandchildren who do not always have enough to eat? Who live in substandard and over crowded housing? Who do not have money for healthcare - an inhaler that ACA will not pay for? Who do not get to play community sports because they cannot afford the cost? Who will not be able to go to college? Who's parents work full time jobs and still cannot make it?
And before you ask - yes they are people of color. And yes, they are not safe from police violence and incarceration when they step out the door.
I want both for those children. I need both for those kids.
We are celebrating the signing of the voting rights act in 1965. Well that was not the only thing the LBJ signed in 1965 - he signed the War on Poverty. We got both back then - we can and must get both now.
I was delighted to see a post that talked about the BLM demands today. They were calling for both. Thank you BLM.