FILE - Attorney Ben Crump reacts after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, on Feb. 18, 2022 in Minneapolis. Potter was convicted in December of both first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist. Crump is a familiar presence during nearly every major civil rights case in the country. (AP Photo/Nicole Neri, File )
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has joined a complaint filed in federal court over how the banking giant Wells Fargo has handled customers in the Black community. Crump says, “Last month, it was reported that Wells Fargo approved only 47% of Black homeowners’ mortgage applications compared to 72% of white applications.”
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Last month, it was reported that Wells Fargo approved ONLY 47% of Black homeowners' mortgage applications compared to 72% of white applicants! We are suing Wells Fargo to demand they CHANGE their practices that are killing Black homeowners opportunities! https://t.co/CouWKhhEJM
Jamie Jackson is an Emmy-nominated television and radio broadcaster who has served American Urban Radio Networks since 2015. He previously covered the Obama and Trump administrations as a White House Correspondent and Pool Reporter for AURN News. Jamie hosted a national PBS television special in 2023 and over the years has worked as a TV news anchor and local NPR host for stations across the country. His work has been honored by numerous organizations, including the NAACP and the Virginia Farm Bureau.