tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post3324428498622744793..comments2024-03-27T05:08:05.064-07:00Comments on With A Brooklyn Accent: Chicago School Closings and the Murder of Kimani Gray-The Atrophied Conscience of Apartheid AmericaMark Naisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610048248462814950noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post-44386500405414385642013-03-24T09:40:16.390-07:002013-03-24T09:40:16.390-07:00You are absolutely right, Mark, the NYPD has turne...You are absolutely right, Mark, the NYPD has turned public housing into Bantustans with de facto Pass Laws for Black and Latino youth.<br /><br />To make matters worse, the Housing Authority - under the leadership of an investment banker from Barclay's - is moving to destroy public housing altogether, by providing corporate welfare for luxury and commercial real estate development on the grounds of projects in desirable locations. (www.dailynews.com/new-york/short-article-1.1256450)<br /><br />Need I add that John Rhea, Bloomberg's investment banking Angel of Death for public housing in NYC, is a top fund raiser for Barack Obama, who, along with his top advisor Valerie Jarrett, was integral to the destruction of public housing in Chicago? (www.alternet.org/hard-times-usa/how-obama-and-valerie-jarrett-helped-launch-their-careers-otrageous-urban)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com