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Stella Adams is the founder and CEO of SJ Adams Consulting,
which
performs research and policy development in fair housing, fair
lending, and civic engagement. Ms. Adams is the popular host of
"Doing Justice Brings Joy!", which airs Fridays at noon on PodTv, Ms.
Adams is a nationally recognized expert on the Fair Housing Act and
its implementing regulations. She is also a nationally respected
authority on Predatory Lending and Mortgage Fraud Investigative
techniques. Ms. Adams is cited in "The Financial Crisis Inquiry
Report: Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of
the Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States."
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, May 18, 2018 White Place. Wrong Type
On April 26, 2018, the National Memorial for Peace and Justiceopened in Montgomery, Ala. The memorial is stunning in its visceral simplicity. It memorializes 4,400 victims of racial violence -- men, women and children who were tortured and murdered between 1877 and 1950 because of white fear of black bodies and a desire to impose white control over spatial and racial segregation.
(5 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Until the Candidates Commit to act the Black Community vote Uncommitted in the Primaries
This article proposes that African Americans vote uncommitted in the presidential primary. It encourages Black Lives Matters activists to become engaged in Democratic Party politics and seek to become uncommitted delegates at the DNC Convention in Philadelphia.
SHARE Sunday, November 21, 2010 Listening and Learning from my 19 year old "Concerned Citizen"
The next generation of Democratic Progressive activists are looking at how we face the challenge that the mid-term election has brought us. They expect us to stand up for our values and to stand up for them. They are weighing us in the balance and find us wanting.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, November 7, 2010 Summary of the Fair Lending Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
This article is a summary of the fair lending provisions of the Dodd-Frank bill and its creation of an office of fair lending and equal opportunity. We have an opportunity to help guide and shape how this new agency will carryout its duties and to ensure the protection of vulnerable minority borrowers and communities.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, May 15, 2009 Demand Change from Bank of America Comment Period Extended til 5/23/09
I just found out that there is an open comment period for the reorganization of Bank of America it ends 5/23/09!!!
Here is a sample letter please feel free to include your specific issues of concern BOFA and their products or services please include. We just need to get them in TODAY. please copy and paste and Fax or email TODAY!!!
Fax: (804)697-4021
(8 comments) SHARE Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Is Scrip the Answer for the African American Community?
This article explores the idea that local currency or scrip is a way to address the economic crisis facing African American neighborhoods and communities. Could the use of scrip and time dollars filled a void in these micro-economies?
(17 comments) SHARE Friday, February 27, 2009 Putting Race Explicitly into the CRA
This article was written for the new book released on 2/24/09 by the Boston and San Francisco Federal Reserve Banks entitled Revisiting the CRA: Perspectives on the Future of the Community Reinvestment Act
SHARE Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Do Unto Others- Provide Relief to our Neighbors
This is an opinion piece encouraging readers to contact Congress and demand meaningful actions to stimulate the economy and stop the foreclosure crisis.