by Reneegede | Aug 1, 2018 | Opinion
For those who thought predatory lending was a thing of the past due to President Obama’s now-Trump-defunct Consumer Protection Bureau, behold Dan Gilbert, owner of Quicken Loans/Rocket Mortgage, and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Gilbert has, so far, managed to...
by Reneegede | Dec 19, 2015 | Opinion
Hello? Is anybody home? Pr’olly not. President Obama is riding the crested wave of his last term in office and it appears, by all seen and heard, that we’ve forgotten many of the main things that got him elected to office, including the largest US fiscal...
by Reneegede | Jan 15, 2015 | Opinion
Remember these words: Virtual slavery. You will see them again. Thanks to the management of HBCUKidz.com for taking out the time to put together this Timeline of Events leading up to the attempted destruction of Bill Cosby’s legacy. Once you connect the dots and...
by Reneegede | Dec 1, 2014 | Opinion
The Obama Years: The Beginning of the End The Economics of Black Finance As we wrap up this 9-part series, there is the one and last thing to talk about that besets Black America like nothing other: Money. It is the only language Eurocentric people speak in all...
by Reneegede | Oct 26, 2014 | Opinion
Part 5 of 5 of a series… [Part 4] Component One: Job creation and income. Component Two: Flow of Credit. Component Three: Foreclosures and the Destabilizing of Home Ownership amongst Black Families in America (i.e., ‘predatory lending scams’). *** Q:...
by Reneegede | Oct 22, 2014 | Opinion
Part 4 of a 5-part series… [Part 3] Vicious Cycles “What is the task of policy in such an environment? While greed is no virtue, entrepreneurship and the search for opportunity is what we need today. We need a program that breaks and reverses the vicious...
by Reneegede | Oct 19, 2014 | Opinion
Part 3 of a 5-part series… [Part 2] Keynes General Theory (Employment, Interest and Money) Said Obama in 2009: “Consider the vicious cycles. Declining asset prices lead to margin calls and deleveraging which leads to selling, further declines in asset...
by Reneegede | Oct 14, 2014 | Opinion
Part 1 of a 5-part Series… Yes, WE can. Y’all remember that, right? Bet you’re probably wondering who “we” is now, right? When the Black folks down south and in spots around the nation pulled up on the electoral train’s Caboose...
by Reneegede | Sep 1, 2014 | Opinion
I know … the Internet is made for quick reading, particularly for those who don’t want to take the time out to read an entire 1,000-word or less article; so the idea is to compact information, then crash and burn it as quickly as possible. But you may want...