Reparations & The Color of Money
- August 15, 2020
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- Lisa Mei
Recently, I started reading The Color of Money by Merhsa Baradaran. I work at a wealth management firm, where I hear a lot of conversations from my skinfolk about the lack of representation and/or opportunities for advancement/growth. I also hear a lot of calls to support black banks. Hearing a lot of conversation about the widening wealth gap, coupled with my own curiosity as to whether black wealth can actually sustain itself outside of white capital, I figured this would...
Time to Check In
- July 01, 2020
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- Lisa Mei
I guess it is time to stop avoiding the task at hand and check in. I have been avoiding the task because it has been emotionally overwhelming. Maybe because I was expecting a plague to hit 2020, but when COVID 19 hit, it did not shake me much. To be quite honest, I was relieved to shelter in place and not have to deal with people on my job, day in and day out. I was content to stay in...
Reparations: Part of Racial Justice
- July 01, 2020
- by
- Lisa Mei
Over the past month, protests across the country, and even the world, have erupted in response to the death of George Floyd by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. While the protests have focused on police violence, the issues of racism are deeply rooted and...
Tired of Being The Help
- June 25, 2020
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- Lisa Mei
JUNE 24, 2020 | GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MICHIGAN
Dear Washington,
She must have given me the wrong address. At least, that’s what I figured.
In the weeks leading up to Sunday, June 14, I had been making plans with SHERRY GAY-DAGNOGO, a Democratic state representative who chairs the influential Detroit Caucus, to spend time with her for a story on Black voter enthusiasm. Black turnout had plunged in 2016 (particularly in places like Detroit), which allowed Donald Trump...
Failed To Remove Bad Officers
- June 07, 2020
- by
- Lisa Mei
As video footage of George Floyd’s last moments circulated this week, many watched in shock and revulsion. The 46-year old black man died Monday, pleading for air, as a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest.
But few could share the horrible familiarity the clip would evince for Valerie Castile, who four years...
What We Know About George Floyd’s Death
- May 30, 2020
- by
- Lisa Mei
Mr. Floyd died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by an officer’s knee, in an episode that was recorded on video by a bystander, inciting condemnation and protests.
George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died on Monday after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a white police officer’s knee, in an incident that was recorded on video and that incited large protests in Minneapolis in the days that...
