Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5FBJyqfoLM
In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today.
…The case began in 2020 when the #CFPB accused Townstone of #redlining & breaking fair-lending laws by discouraging residents living in majority-#Black neighborhoods from applying for its #housing #loans. It homed in on comments made during the company’s radio show & podcast, “The Townstone Financial Show,” saying they were intended to rebuff Black borrowers or those seeking to buy homes in certain neighborhoods.
It seems like vouchers would be even more effective at segregating #schools than the hangover of #redlining we have, if bringing back segregation is your thing.
#USPol
#PricePollution: Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution — a complex mixture of exhaust from tailpipes, brake and tire wear, and road dust — has been linked to increased rates of cardiovascular disease, asthma, lung cancer and death.
significantly increased passengers’ blood pressure, both while in the car and up to 24 hours later.
#RemoveRoads #RedLining #ApartheidRoads #DirtyAir
Broadband association says the fact that they don't build out in poor areas is not discrimination. #Redlining is not personal. https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/09/broadband-association-argues-providers-not-engaged-in-rollout-discrimination/
Hello! Without #LandBack and #Reparations #democracy remains fragile due to the #profits of #injustices from #HumanRightsViolations in #land and #labor by #GQP #supremacists empowered with #falsehoods that underlie the needs #AbolishTheElectoralCollege and #EndTheFilibuster
#EndTheDeathPenalty #AbolishThePrisons #EndQualifiedImmunity #RestoreGenerationalWealth lost to #Redlining
San Francisco is considering reparations. On this episode of "Civic," we dig into the history of discriminatory policies and their impact on two historically Black neighborhoods: the Fillmore and Bayview Hunters Point.
#Podcast #Reparations #UrbanRenewal #Redlining
https://www.sfpublicpress.org/sf-reparations-plan-nears-submission-but-funding-not-yet-secure/
Help California regulate ##cable again: end digital #redlining, serve consumers instead of harassing them, and protect community channels. #SB28 #CPUC #Access https://media-alliance.org/2023/05/cable-customer-service-under-review/
Result of #segregation by #design: Non-whites are much more likely to be #fatally struck by #cars when #walking or #biking, the consequences of #redlining and #urbanrenewal. (Similar to El Camino!) The solutions are relatively simple but the lack of #funding and #politicalwill have been barriers.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/26/opinion/road-deaths-racial-gap.html
"The Justice Department says that between 2017 and 2020, City National avoided marketing and underwriting #mortgages in majority Black and Latino neighborhoods in Los Angeles County". #redlining https://apnews.com/article/city-national-bank-redlining-settlement-b55eade5ccdbf0974ff77f011a5d8af9?utm_source=CalMatters+Newsletters&utm_campaign=90649dfc18-WHATMATTERS&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_faa7be558d-90649dfc18-150727456&mc_cid=90649dfc18
