社評0830 霍布金斯黑人教授向房屋評估公司挑戰

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霍布金斯黑人教授向房屋評估公司挑戰

執教於霍布金斯大學的黑人教授摩克夫婦今天向一家房產評估公司提起诉訟, 認為該公司之估價過低是因為他們是有色人種故意低估了房價。

在起訴書中，他們指控評估公司有種族歧視並違反了住房公平條例。

我們要非常遺憾地指出， 這是個非常普遍之現象， 即便他們是貴為大學教授， 因為是有色人種往往受到許多歧視。

希望這項訴訟能夠更正許多評估公司對有色人種之歧視 ，以便在購物及申請房貸有公平及合理之待遇。

老實說， 今天在我們這個以金錢掛帥之社會 ，許多房價高的社區有色人種也無法負擔 ，也就自然形成富人區和窮人區。

月球火箭發射延後

太空總署週一上午宣布因機械故障 ，原定上午發射的太空火箭已經延期 ，包拓括在甘迺迪發射中心之貴賓及二萬五千位員工都非常失望。

太空中心主任尼爾森表示，我們必須萬全準備後再發射，這也證明這次發射之太空船是非常複雜 ，此計劃共花費四十一億美元， 而且主要目的是要把人再度送往月球做充分之準備。

我們非常贊成尼爾森主任之決定， 因為這次發射工程將是未來是否能打人送上月球並進行對火星探測之準備工作， 決不可掉以輕心。

Artemis 1 Moon Rocket Launch Delayed

Because of a brief hydrogen leak creating trouble for cooling one of the rocket’s four engines and problems with a balky valve, managers called off the launch countdown Monday morning.

The team will get another launch attempt on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. The delay was a big disappointment for more than 25,000 NASA workers and guests at the Kennedy Space Center.

NASA Administrator Bill Elton said, “We don’t launch until it’s right. I think it’s illustrative that this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated system and all of those things have to work. You don’t want to light the candle until it’s ready to go.”

The $4.1 billion rocket is the most powerful rocket ever built for the space agency.

We strongly agree with Nelson’s decision because this project will determine whether man can be sent to the moon and then prepare for Mars exploration in the future.

                            John Hopkins Black Professors Sue Appraisal Company

A couple of John Hopkins University professors filed a lawsuit with a property appraisal company arguing that the company’s valuation was set too low because their race.

In the lawsuit, John Hopkins University professors Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott are suing the appraisal company for damages citing racial discrimination and stating that the decision violated the fair housing act.

We have to point out that this is very common phenomenon even if you are a college professor.

We hope this lawsuit will teach a lesson to those companies, including loan companies, that try to be unfair to people of color, especially when they want to apply for a home loan or sale their property.