For all those who plant winter wheat, the time is now to plant the seed. It’s a great crop that has many advantages. It matures slowly which gives it time to cover the ground to protect the soil, and it doesn’t cost much. All you have to do is remove competitive weeds. I know a…Continue reading It is planting time. Oh, yes it is.
Read about UNITE INDY’s challenge to our Mayor and Indy businesses, the Race & Cultural Relations Leadership Network’s 25th Anniversary, and other happenings at Unite Indy in our
Many were surprised last night at Christian Theological Seminary’s Faith & Action event at Clowes Hall when Van Jones, a CNN commentator, a “social justice accelerator,” and special advisor to President Barack Obama, praised President Donald Trump. I have to say, I’m right in there with him. Anyone who has followed my writing for long,…Continue reading They’re Coming Home
It is said that the definition of “poor” is when you have too much month left at the end of your money. You have income. Maybe just Social Security, but you get by. Then the tire blows on your only vehicle, or your child breaks his arm, or the furnace goes out and it’s below…Continue reading Indiana Lawmakers Must Change Usury of the Poor
Read about the IMPD Diversity Think Tank, our continuing efforts to change payday loans in Indiana, and other happenings at Unite Indy in our September 2019 newsletter.
It wasn’t too long ago that Lori Laughlin (of Hallmark Channel fame, no less) and Felicity Huffman were headliners in an investigation that revealed they had paid up to $500,000 to get their children accepted into the colleges of their choice. One headline read “Money and Privilege Make Parents Stupid and Dishonest.” The headline could…Continue reading Crazy Parenting in a Crazy World
Poverty is a many-headed dragon. Racism, lack of education, generational cultural issues, drugs, incarceration of someone in the family, you name it—it all stands in the way of lifting folks out of poverty and the limits that surround them. From the beginning, UNITE INDY knew that although there were many hands at work in our…Continue reading Help is On the Way
Read about the perils of payday loans, our partner of the month, NeighborLink, and other happenings at Unite Indy in our August 2019 newsletter.
Every year payday loan companies drain $60 million in fees from our communities on the 1.2 million loans they make here. These loans mostly affect those in our urban areas and predominantly people of color. Pretty much, everyone working in the inner-city sees these companies as a cancer that feeds on our most vulnerable citizens….Continue reading Legalized Theft
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. Maybe you’ve heard it? But have you ever taken it seriously? Ever looked in the mirror and asked yourself, “is this is a story about me?” Well let’s read it again: There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure…Continue reading Not My Job
