Carolyn Palmer with her family.
Category: Opinion
Biased home appraisals steal $150 billion from Black home wealth
NAREB Image Pilot training and education program brings potential to transform industry For most consumers, buying a home is the single-largest investment of their lifetimes. But for Black America, home equity –…
America’s healing can start with family around the holidays
With the holiday season approaching, it seems that our country could not be more divided. That division has been perhaps the main overarching topic of our national conversation in recent years. And…
The Vice President Lost. What’s Next?
Vice President Kamala Harris Vice President Harris ran a beautiful campaign. She worked like a trojan, traveling from city to city, sometimes as many as three or four in a day. She…
A loan shark in your pocket: Cellphone cash advance apps
Fast-growing app usage leaves many consumers worse off Many Americans continue to find it challenging to keep up with the rising cost of living. Despite economic reports attesting to a growing broad…
Election Day Should Be A Federal Holiday
The man is tall, chocolate black, with a crown of silver hair. He cocks his head in some kind of way like he is moving on purpose. If I go to the…
Forward-thinking for our first-generation students
At Indiana University Northwest, nearly half of our Fall 2024 first-year students self-identified as first-generation college students, indicating to us within their family unit, they are the first to pursue a college…
Political Apocalypse in America
One of the most important American presidential elections in recent history is just around the corner. We will soon know whether or not the American democratic experiment will continue or that we…
The joys of voting
I love election season! I love the act of voting. I’ve been loving it since I was seven and my mom let me pull the lever on her vote for John F….
The plastics inside of you right now
If you are reading this indoors, there is a good chance there are hundreds of invisible plastic particles floating around in the room you are in. There is also a good chance…