More Must Be Done to Promote Homeownership for All

May 15, 2013

American Banker by: Orson Aguilar and Sasha Werblin In April 2000, a coalition of community groups led by The Greenlining Institute called on then-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to crack down on predatory subprime mortgage lending, warning that regulators had…
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‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks: Glimmers of Hope

February 25, 2015

The Huffington Post by Preeti Vissa Last December I wrote about a bank merger deal that could create yet another “too big to fail” bank from the smoking embers of two of the very banks that helped blow up our…
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“Too Big to Fail” Also Applies to Health Care

June 1, 2016

Huffington Post By Orson Aguilar We hear a lot about “too-big-to-fail” banks, and rightly so. It’s time to bring that same discussion to health insurance. Most Americans first learned about too-big-to-fail when financial industry recklessness crashed our economy, causing an…
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14th Annual Economic Summit Roundup

April 30, 2007

We celebrated our 14th Annual Greenlining Economic Development Summit in Los Angeles. Once again we brought together the leading community advocates, corporate leaders and government officials in the country to discuss “win-win” opportunities and solutions on issues related to minority…
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150 Years After the Civil War, Race Still Haunts Us

April 8, 2011

The Bellingham Herald By Orson Aguilar One hundred and fifty years ago, on April 12, 1861, the first shots of the Civil War were fired. A century and a half later, the issue of race still haunts us. Back then,…
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2011: The Main Action Won’t Be in Congress

November 10, 2010

huffingtonpost.com By Preeti Vissa The punditocracy is anxiously war-gaming the expected battles between the Obama Administration and Congress. But while there will be plenty of strong rhetoric and political theatrics on Capitol Hill, much of the real action will occur…
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A "Separate But Equal" Internet?

March 21, 2012

Huff Post by:Preeti Vissa The phrase “knowledge is power” dates back to at least the seventeenth century, and it’s as true today as it was then. But today, technology has become the essential portal to information, and information technology has…
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A $1.9 Trillion Christmas Present

December 20, 2013

Huffington Post By Preeti Vissa How would you feel if Santa left $1.9 trillion in your Christmas stocking? Don’t worry — I wouldn’t know how to spend that much money either. But a $1.9 trillion boost to our economy could…
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A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

August 28, 2015

The Chronicle of Philanthropy By Nat Chioke Williams On Saturday, people from around the world will commemorate the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Although many people will tout the city’s recovery, few people in black working-class neighborhoods…
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A Foreclosure Moratorium Should Be Just the Start

October 11, 2010

huffingtonpost.com By Preeti Vissa The good news is that recent revelations about foreclosures being finalized based on improper documentation — legal filings often not even read by the bank officials who signed hundreds or thousands of them at a time…
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