Racial Discrimination In Wells Fargo, Baltimore's Real Looter By Marc Delisle

Racial discrimination in our society has reached its tipping point such that rioting has become a last resort. After the deaths of two young African American males that occurred due to police brutality , the public has been in an uproar, fighting and hoping for change;however the means of fighting aren’t seen as appropriate. The majority of the population argues that the rioting that had occurred in Baltimore and Ferguson, where the shootings happened, were unjustified. The media depicted the rioting to be criminalized and unrelated to the cause. It was portrayed that African Americans took the deaths of Michael Brown and Freddie Gray as an excuse to loot and raid.On contrary to popular belief, the rioting in Baltimore and Ferguson were adequate actions that took place. It wasn’t until the rioting occurred that investigations of these cases followed. Because of the investigation it was found that the problems at hand were more than racial issues highlighted by police brutality, but racial abuse in the system of the cities.
In early August2013, Michael

In,“Wells Fargo is Baltimore’s Real Looter,” by Marc Delisle discusses the effects of the subprime mortgage fraud on the black community. “The subprime mortgage fraud was the biggest blow to black community’s wealth since Civil Rights.” Banks, Wells Fargo specifically, had market units that targeted black companies and individuals. As working class African Americans strived to be a part of the nation’s home-owning mania, the black community was used as “fertile ground” for subprime mortgages and therefore were targeted. Delisle’s comments overall on the effect of these actions made by big banks, not only were the residents of Baltimore affected, but citizens over all; “the wealth destroyed by some of the biggest banks foisting predatory loans on unsuspecting, unprotected consumers was staggering, and triggered the Great