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Commentator Peter Goodman shares thoughts on racism, discrimination, and bias that continues to exist in our country.
Commentary: Suppose that, because interest rates are low, you’re refinancing the house you bought a few years ago for $100,000. Everyone knows home prices have risen. Your first two appraisals come in at $110,00 and $125,000, but your house is clearly worth much more. You pay for a market analysis: $187,500. Closer.
Finally, you try one little cosmetic change, and a third appraisal values your home at $259,000, more than double the first two appraisals. Same house. Same neighborhood.
We’ve spent much of the last year watching white folks finally “get” that driving while black is actually dangerous. Hard to imagine that those courteous, professional cops can make someone feel like a spy hiding from Stalinist police on a Soviet train in some black-and-white film. But they do. When my pal Rollin washed his classic white convertible in his own driveway,
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