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Columbus is growing by leaps and bounds. So why is it 700 years behind in racial equality?

By Danae KingThe Columbus DispatchWhen it comes to racial parity, Columbus lags behind other cities — by hundreds of years.A study shows that it will take Black Columbus residents 700 years to get opportunities to improve their wealth and quality of life equal to their white neighbors.On average, it will take Black Americans 300 years to catch up, said Duwain Pinder, a partner at the Columbus office of consulting firm McKinsey & Company, which did the research released earlier this year.So why the 400-year difference for Columbus? Pinder said centuries of discrimination have caused huge differences in how much residents of each race earn annually in Columbus, whether or not they own a home, what level of education they receive and what opportunities they can access.To arrive at the gap between races in different American cities, the study analyzed how all residents fared when it comes to standards of living, financial stability, quality education, stable homes, and job and skills development opportunities.“Our gaps are larger than other places,” Pinder said, and they’re widening as the pace of progress for Black Columbus residents remains slow. “Columbus is growing economically; it’s thriving, but that growth is not being equally distributed.”Columbus also wasn’t having “real conversations” about race and equity when other cities were, said Stephanie Hightower, president and CEO of the Columbus Urban League, who said she wasn’t shocked by how long it will take for Black Columbus residents to catch up.Those conversations didn’t really start locally until after the murder of George Floyd Jr. in May 2020 by since-convicted Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and three other officers that sparked social justice protests against police brutality and calls for racial equality, she said.

Life update plus Deion Coach Prime Sanders, Ed Reed, and HBCUs

Sharing life updates since I’ve been away from the podcast. Hot takes on Deion Coach Prime Sanders Jackson State to Colorado, Ed Reed Bethune Cookman debacle

Episode 011 2020 Ohio Black medical CannaBusiness Panel

2020 Ohio medical cannabis business panel State Rep Juanita Brent Cleveland Dr. Bridget Williams Green Harvest Health Kenneth Tyree CCG Consulting Broderick Business Development Beneleaves processing Solomon Green Ideas and Wellness Empress Brands Copper Cannabis Gerald Moore Jr Athletes & Cannabis

Episode 010 Car talks with Gerald Moore Jr

I spend a lot of time in my car these days so I decided to start a series called Car talks with Gerald Moore jr. Where I talk about my life and current topics in America from a black male perspective. You can follow me instagram @geraldmoorejr twitter @geraldmoore_jr

Episode 009 Ohio African American virtual cannabis summit 2020

Estimates published in the newly released Marijuana Business Factbook show the total economic impact of legal cannabis sales increasing from $38 billion-$46 billion in 2019 to $106 billion-$130 billion by 2024 – a 181% increase. That being said there is still a ways on drugs and huge inequalities in the note legal and booming cannabis industry. In this event we hosted Ohio State representative Juanita Brent about Cannabis laws. Broderick - Beneleaves Business development , Kevin Greene - Co- Founder The Cleveland school of cannabis , Solomon - Green Ideas and wellness, Dr. Bridget Williams - Green Harvest health, Empress - Empress Brands