Don’t just put a band-aid the problem, take action and make change

In short, I’m worried. 

George Floyd has helped amplify an issue so many of us have tried to for years. As president of the Houston Area Urban League, a nonprofit business dedicated to civil rights and economic opportunity for African Americans and others, I am worried.  

I am worried because an already fragile small business community is in further jeopardy of closure and bankruptcy. I am worried that gains in homeownership will have record losses, the black unemployment rate will soar and…