Community stakeholders, transportation nerds and a full bullpen of local and national media gathered to hear Mayor Bowser, Khosrowshahi and Goldsmith discuss everything from the importance of social equity and job creation for the city’s underserved communities to the future of autonomous vehicles in the urban landscape.
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States With Large Black Populations Are Stingier With Government Benefits – The Atlantic
Research suggests that states with homogenous populations are more willing to spend on the safety net than those with higher shares of minorities.
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Baltimore Is a Case Study In How Black Cities Are Not Being Served by Black Leadership – Atlanta Black Star
What are Black elected officials doing to help their Black constituents? What is the purpose and value of Black power if there are Black faces in high places in city government, yet the old systems of institutional racism remain in place and the economic conditions of Black people do not improve?
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