Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Thomas Shapiro
![Thomas Shapiro](/apics/thomas-shapiro.jpg)
Born: April 24, 1947 (age 77)
Bio: Thomas M. Shapiro is a professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Brandeis University and is the author The Hidden Cost of Being African American and the co-author of Black Wealth/White Wealth.
Known for:
- The hidden cost of being African American (2003)
- Building a Real ownership Society (2005)