Here’s my first article for Queen City Nerve about the housing crisis. Researching this story about Charlotte evictions was dispiriting and that’s just for starters. Reading Mathew Desmond’s Eviction, Richard Rothstein’s The Color of Law, the incredible work of UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, the devastating wealth gap among Black versus white households, the various other “indicators,” the emotional trauma and psychological terrorism that sustains our stagnation, it’s quite sobering and enraging. It answers the question as to why Charlotte’s Black …
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I just wrote an article for Tokyo Weekender about Japanese Mothers of half-Black half-Japanese children living in Japan. Thanks to my wife, Haruki, Motto Richardson, and Hanako for talking to me. The response to my story has been instant and I appreciate you reading, sharing, and commenting. If you missed it, read the article here. Arrigatou Gozaimas. Peace. …
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