(America’s Wire) — Since the housing market collapsed, mortgage lending to African Americans and Hispanics has plunged precipitously – by more than 60 percent, according to a new study of loan information that banks submit to the federal government. Together, African Americans and Hispanics were able to borrow 62 percent less to buy or refinance […]
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In Q & A, Shirley J. Wilcher Says Affirmative Action is Still Needed
Since 2005, Shirley J. Wilcher has directed the American Association for Affirmative Action, a professional organization that is based in Washington, D.C., and has 1,000 members. During the Clinton administration, she ran the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, a Labor Department agency that enforces a legal mandate that government contractors practice affirmative action. Her […]