By Howard Winant (Click here to view the entire issue) The United States was created out of a group of European colonies located on territory expropriated from native peoples. After 1650 or so, these colonies, north and south, also engaged in wide spread enslavement of African people. The distinctions drawn by the end of the 17th Century between Europeans, on the one hand, … [Read more...] about A Friendly Dissent By Howard Winant (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
“The Impact of Court-Ordered Supplementary Housing Subsidies on Homeless Families” By Mary Ann Burg & Lynne Soine (July-August 1994 Issue)
By Mary Ann Burg & Lynne Soine (Click here to view the entire issue) In 1981, Sylvia Sharp and her four children were forced into homelessness when the unheated, unfurnished apartment they occupied in Suffolk County, Long Island, was boarded up by the landlord. At that time, the prevailing fair market rental rate for a two-bedroom apartment in the county was $463; since … [Read more...] about “The Impact of Court-Ordered Supplementary Housing Subsidies on Homeless Families” By Mary Ann Burg & Lynne Soine (July-August 1994 Issue)
“A Friendly Dissent” by Howard Winant (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
By Howard Winant (Click here to view the entire issue) The United States was created out of a group of European colonies located on territory expropriated from native peoples. After 1650 or so, these colonies, north and south, also engaged in widespread enslavement of African people. The distinctions are drawn by the end of the 17th Century between Europeans, on the one … [Read more...] about “A Friendly Dissent” by Howard Winant (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
“The Proposed Reparations Study Commission” by Rep. John Conyers (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
By Rep. John Conyers (Click here to view the entire issue) The lingering effects of slavery have been a continuing issue within the African American community for many years. All of us are painfully aware of the damage racism did to African Americans as it expressed itself through slavery, racial segregation and discrimination. A national movement has emerged in favor of … [Read more...] about “The Proposed Reparations Study Commission” by Rep. John Conyers (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
“The Proposed Reparations Study Commission” by U.S. Rep John Conyers (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
By U.S. Rep John Conyers (Click here to view the entire issue) The lingering effects of slavery have been a continuing issue within the African American community for many years. All of us are painfully aware of the damage racism did to African Americans as it expressed itself through slavery, racial segregation and discrimination. A national movement has emerged in favor of … [Read more...] about “The Proposed Reparations Study Commission” by U.S. Rep John Conyers (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
