their resources for transportation projects. one thing listeners should know about race in america is that 30 states in this country do not allow gas tax revenue to go to public transit projects and that is actually a vestage of states deciding not to allow public transit to fight racial integration so now this is not something that necessarily states are continuing to think about but the impacts of these laws that were adopted in the 50s are very much getting in the way of innovation and creating jobs for communities that need them and by the way hurting a lot of white communities in the process because increasingly, both elderly and young people of all races are transit dependent. the president of the center for social inclusion, maya wiley, love having you on the show. thank you very much. thank you. we re finally talking oscars. i can t wait. [ jackie ] it s just so frustrating.