Episode 03: It’s The Economy or Lack Thereof

Housing and food insecurity are the new normal for a large share of the American population, with minorities being disproportionately affected. According to The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, many black PPP loan applicants were discouraged from applying, given incomplete information, or offered an unfavorable alternative to the loan. In this episode of Let’s Talk About Race our Journalists discuss the true state of the economy, the soaring unemployment rate, and the future of another generation graduating during an economic downturn. In a time of societal coldness, The Faith Report reminds us of the story of the Good Samaritan and how we have a responsibility to take on the burden of others no matter who the stranger is. While Book Love looks at the cycle of inequality and the appearance of doing good rather than actually doing good in the book Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas.