2024 04 03 AZ GOP LD4 Gen Meeting Minutes FINAL.docx
Economic Recovery Funding and the Future of Federal Policy
1. Economic Recovery Funding and the Future of Federal Policy john a. powell Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity Williams Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Moritz College of Law ABFE Annual Meeting at the Council on Foundations May 3, 2009 Atlanta, GA
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6. G20 Protests in Europe - 2009 Reuters: Toby Melville; Digby Oldridge/PR Eye; Chris Ison/PA
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8. Tracking the Funds: Job Creation through Transit Investment by Gender & Race Bivens, Josh, John Irons, and Ethan Pollack. “Transportation Investments and the Labor Market.” EPI Issue Brief #252, 7 Apr. 2009.
17. This ratio was at a record high of 63.5% in 2000. Once the 2001 recession and weak economic recovery hit, these gains were lost and have yet to be recovered. Austin, Algernon. “What a Recession Means for Black America.” EPI Issue Brief # 241. 18 Jan. 2008.
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21. Group A Group B If people in red receive job training through the universal program, Group B would seemingly benefit more than Group A (more people in red). Universal Program Key: Red = job training Boxes = isolated neighborhood (not addressed by universal program)
22. Group A Group B Although the universal program affected everyone in red, Group B is still constrained by living in isolated neighborhoods (the boxes). Universal Program Key: Red = job training Boxes = isolated neighborhood
37. African Americans are underrepresented relative to their presence in the U.S. population (13%). Hispanics/Latinos, also at 13% of the U.S. population, are overrepresented.
38. These overestimates/underestimates are often industry specific. Consider the construction industry, a key component to the stimulus plan’s infrastructure building: Call out of construction sector jobs by race
42. System Interactions We must pay attention to how people are situated by looking at multiple indicators and the relationships that exist between those indicators. Source: Barbara Reskin. http://faculty.uwashington.edu/reskin/