Friday, October 17, 2008

Black homeowners need to adjust priorities

David Squires Urban Affairs
DailyPress.com
October 16, 2008

No one knows yet how bad the current financial crisis is, but we do know this: When America gets the flu, the African-American community gets pneumonia.So where is the financial health of the black community headed?For many, surviving will take a lot more than hot soup and a change in the White House. It will take a cure for our big-house disease. The mortgage crisis is helping with this.

We also need to realize that we don't need the biggest and fanciest car on the road, our kids will be just fine in store-brand clothing, and we can stop paying $100 for athletic shoes.

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