• Was the issue of discrimination and inequity in home loans just as severe in other U.S cities during the 80s? How did Atlanta compare nationally? For instance, was the black community in Atlanta still being better served by two black-owned banks than those in other cities with fewer black-owned banks and institutions, or was Atlanta a particularly severe example?
• The article discusses several anecdotal examples of banks turning down potential buyers for small, seemingly unimportant details. What specific factors, other than the perceived low value of the neighborhoods, did banks use to deny people and legitimize this practice?

Taylor Pray

Little Rock, AR

I have interned with Give Arkansas a Raise Now, the Democratic Party of Arkansas, and Senator Tom Cotton. I also tutor various classes, including journalism courses, for the University’s athletic department. Additionally, this semester I am working on my honors thesis on judicial campaign finance.

Outside of school, I enjoy cooking, listening to podcasts, and traveling.

I have not worked on a school newspaper since high school, and have not written a lot, outside of academic papers, since then. I am looking forward to getting back into the practice of journalistic writing this semester.