by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 9th, 2009 Alabama’s widespread multi-generational poverty is rooted in our state’s 1901 constitution, which does not guarantee children the right to a public education, codifies an upside-down tax system that does not give the state the resources it needs to...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 2nd, 2009 Alabama’s poverty rate dropped more than any other state’s in 2008 – but this improvement is likely to be temporary, given the state’s high rates of unemployment. Here’s a rundown from the Associated Press via the Tuscaloosa News: The numbers...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 5th, 2009 One of the things I love about my job is that I have the opportunity to talk with all kinds of folks about difficult issues, like race and class. In fact, I kind of take that for granted. Recently I was reminded how lucky I really am. I went to a...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 1st, 2009 A couple of years ago, I had the privilege of working with the lawyers who filed criminal charges against a local hospital for dumping a homeless woman wearing only hospital gowns on the streets of LA’s Skid Row. During that time, I commented to one of...
