Racial Segregation and Concentrated Poverty: The History of Housing in Black America

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Racial Segregation and Concentrated Poverty: The History of Housing in Black America


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On Jan. 26, 2021, President Joe Biden signed four executive orders designed to address racial equity in the United States. With one particular action Biden hopes to right the historical wrongs Black folks have faced when it comes to housing and homeownership in this country.

Per a White House statement, “He will direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to take steps necessary to redress racially discriminatory federal housing policies that have contributed to wealth inequality for generations.”

And that’s why the story of what housing and other living conditions look like for many Black Americans is pretty bleak. It’s by design.

READ MORE: www.theroot.com/racial-segregation-and-concentrate…


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@d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268 commented on Wednesday July 6, 2022 | Likes: 1,600

I love how it went from denial that it happened to "oh get over it"


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│ @icyblue8 commented on Wednesday July 6, 2022 | Likes: 6

│ Like real real quick. How is that not the conversation



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@willawentertainment commented on Wednesday July 6, 2022 | Likes: 826

There’s a book called ‘The Color of Law: A forgotten history of how our government segregated America’ that covers this in detail.
 
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