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Stella Adams is the founder and CEO of S J Adams Consulting which performs research and policy development in the areas of fair housing, and fair lending. Ms. Adams served as the Chief of Equity and Inclusion for the National Community Reinvestment Coalition 2016-2019. Ms. Adams served on the Federal Reserve Board Consumer Advisory Council (1/05-12/07), which advised the Board on the exercise of its responsibilities under the Consumer Credit Protection Act (Ms. Adams served as the Chair of the Community Affairs and Housing subcommittee and lead the discussions on strengthening HOEPA to protect consumers from Predatory Lenders. Ms. Adams has testified before Congress on many occasions and is the recipient of the 2006 Individual Achievement Award of the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies, 2005 Civil Rights Award granted by the National Association of Human Rights Workers and has received the 2004 HUD FHEO Pioneer Award for her work in fighting predatory lending and the 2004 National Fair Housing Alliance Fair Lending Advocacy Award.
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Monday, December 9, 2019$6.2 Trillion+ Reasons Why Wall Street Wants to "Tap that Asset" Wall Street investors have their eyes on the $6.2 trillion dollars that Americans have accumulated in home equity since the Great Recession.
Monday, February 4, 2019Dr. Northam and East Virginia Medical School: An opportunity to discuss racial bias and racial disparities in healthcare This article is a response to the racist photos of VA Governor Northam in the 1984 East Virginia Medical School Yearbook.
Friday, May 18, 2018White Place. Wrong Type On April 26, 2018, the National Memorial for Peace and Justiceopened in Montgomery, Ala. The memorial is stunning in its visceral simplicity. It memorializes 4,400 victims of racial violence -- men, women and children who were tortured and murdered between 1877 and 1950 because of white fear of black bodies and a desire to impose white control over spatial and racial segregation.
Tuesday, February 13, 2018Protect net neutrality for free expression, and Westeros State attorneys general could be the last line of defense for net neutrality.
Sunday, January 14, 2018My response to the racist-in-chief's contemptible language toward my African and Haitian brothers and sisters This article was originally posted as a blogpost at www.ncrc.org.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016Until the Candidates Commit to act the Black Community vote Uncommitted in the Primaries This article proposes that African Americans vote uncommitted in the presidential primary. It encourages Black Lives Matters activists to become engaged in Democratic Party politics and seek to become uncommitted delegates at the DNC Convention in Philadelphia.
Friday, December 19, 2014Unarmed Black Men, White Cops and Grand Juries: "Investigated, Considered and Ignored" This article places in historical context the outrage and opportunity for change that the tragic deaths of Mike Brown, Eric Garner and countless others provide our nation.
Sunday, November 21, 2010Listening and Learning from my 19 year old "Concerned Citizen" The next generation of Democratic Progressive activists are looking at how we face the challenge that the mid-term election has brought us. They expect us to stand up for our values and to stand up for them. They are weighing us in the balance and find us wanting.
Sunday, November 7, 2010Summary of the Fair Lending Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 This article is a summary of the fair lending provisions of the Dodd-Frank bill and its creation of an office of fair lending and equal opportunity. We have an opportunity to help guide and shape how this new agency will carryout its duties and to ensure the protection of vulnerable minority borrowers and communities.
Friday, May 15, 2009Demand Change from Bank of America Comment Period Extended til 5/23/09 I just found out that there is an open comment period for the reorganization of Bank of America it ends 5/23/09!!! Here is a sample letter please feel free to include your specific issues of concern BOFA and their products or services please include. We just need to get them in TODAY. please copy and paste and Fax or email TODAY!!! Fax: (804)697-4021
Tuesday, April 21, 2009Is Scrip the Answer for the African American Community? This article explores the idea that local currency or scrip is a way to address the economic crisis facing African American neighborhoods and communities. Could the use of scrip and time dollars filled a void in these micro-economies?
Friday, February 27, 2009Putting Race Explicitly into the CRA This article was written for the new book released on 2/24/09 by the Boston and San Francisco Federal Reserve Banks entitled Revisiting the CRA: Perspectives on the Future of the Community Reinvestment Act
Wednesday, December 31, 2008Do Unto Others- Provide Relief to our Neighbors This is an opinion piece encouraging readers to contact Congress and demand meaningful actions to stimulate the economy and stop the foreclosure crisis.
