This should be a New York Times or Wall Street Journal guest opinion essay! Politicians and urban planners should be studying this essay for years to come.
Oh my god, don't get me started on the 90s - the reign of Giuliani-Bratton and their racist policies, devoid of any cultural, social, or economic context. Homeless families=criminals, boom-boxes-crimes. Wilson & Kelling were conservatives whose writing helped usher in the war on drugs and the mass incarceration of African Americans. As a social worker in NYC at that time, the impact I witnessed in poor communities with few services and resources, was devastating.
This should be a New York Times or Wall Street Journal guest opinion essay! Politicians and urban planners should be studying this essay for years to come.
flattered!
Oh my god, don't get me started on the 90s - the reign of Giuliani-Bratton and their racist policies, devoid of any cultural, social, or economic context. Homeless families=criminals, boom-boxes-crimes. Wilson & Kelling were conservatives whose writing helped usher in the war on drugs and the mass incarceration of African Americans. As a social worker in NYC at that time, the impact I witnessed in poor communities with few services and resources, was devastating.