by Kira Banks | Mar 30, 2009 | Opinion Pieces
It might seem like an odd time in our nation’s history to be talking about wealth, but on March 23 and 24, the Insight Center for Community Economic Development hosted the Color of Wealth Summit in Washington, D.C. Rather than having shrunk in the past few...
by Kira Banks | Mar 13, 2009 | Opinion Pieces
I never thought I would write about it, but it has continued to be a topic of national discussion, even spurring a special Oprah episode on March 12. Chris Brown and Rihanna. It’s not about race, but it is about inequality. Read the full article at...
by Kira Banks | Feb 28, 2009 | Opinion Pieces
I was invited to speak at an event celebrating the culmination of Black History Month, and two things struck me. The first was that I almost forgot it was Black History Month! I’m just being honest. Addressing issues of race and honoring the stories of people...
by Kira Banks | Feb 16, 2009 | Opinion Pieces
The recent gaffe of Peter Alexander, a reporter for MSNBC, spurred me to address the imperfections of language. He congratulated “this country’s colored people” on the NAACP’s hundred years. He later made a vague reference to his comments and...
by Kira Banks | Feb 2, 2009 | Opinion Pieces
In early January, Robert Reich, one of Obama’s economic advisers and Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, made some controversial remarks regarding infrastructure-related jobs. Transcript and video of the comments can be readily found online, but...
by Kira Banks | Jan 19, 2009 | Opinion Pieces
Everyone under the sun is writing about the milestone of Barack Obama’s presidency- rightfully so. However, I just sat through a two and a half hour meeting aimed at trying to decrease the number of African Americans in our court system. Therefore, I am particularly...
