The conditions in the African community in the United States are dire, much like the conditions Africans find ourselves in around the world. African communities in the U.S. have been devastated by the subprime mortgage crisis. While the U.S. government bails out bankers, brokers and lenders who created and profited from the predatory lending practice that targeted Africans for subprime and adjustable rate mortgages, hundreds of thousands of African families have lost our homes. Read more