Guess Who's Coming for a Mortgage? There are those who try to convince us that because Colin L. Powell and Condoleezza Rice have prominent roles in the Bush administration or because Halle Berry and Denzel Washington get leading roles in Hollywood movies, "we're getting there," in terms of race relations and equality. As I reach for the popcorn, I'm rejoicing. But when it comes to issues like the lending practices of the mortgage industry, blacks are still in the back of the bus.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/16/opinion/16REED.html