#Redlining

Raffi Melkonian

RMFifthCircuit

A good rant on hours and such. A quick anecdote I might have told. As maybe a 2nd year associate, I went to complain to a partner that I'd billed

Rep. Ro Khanna

RepRoKhanna

FDR led America out of the Great Depression and through World War II, but many of his policies systematically discriminated against Black & Brown people. We must learn from our past to

Allyn West

allynwest

Houston was redlined in the 1930s. The Holmes Road dump opened in Sunnyside in 1937. The first streets the city paved led to it. The Reed Road dump came in

Stevie Case

KillCreek

Spent time reflecting on Juneteenth today and my role as a a white anti-racist. I stand in solidarity with the my Black community members, neighbors, family and friends.I read up

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

I know I’ve been beating this redlining and wealth gap drum for 20+ years but here is a GREAT cliffs notes version. But don’t take @ambermruffin’s word for it. You

Spokane Rising

spokanerising

This redlining map of #Spokane from 1929 makes painfully clear that the legacy of racist housing discrimination continues today. The redlined areas in Hillyard and near Liberty Park in East

Mudia Uzzi

MudiaUzzi

Hey y’all. Wanted to bring to your attention an article that has been important in shaping my research trajectory during my doctoral program. It’s called “The enduring impact of historical

Tommy Tighe

theghissilent

a brief thread on catholics who deny the existence of systemic racism in our nation:denying systemic racism is intellectually dishonest at worst and intellectually lazy at bestit takes almost zero

shantilly

shantilly_t

The US gave reparations to slave owners but not the enslaved. I feel like we don’t talk about that enough. There are (a lot) of white families today whose generational

OrderoftheGoodDeath

OrderGoodDeath

1. For our ongoing teach-in series we’re taking a look at how white supremacy impacts the way marginalized communities experience death and access death care. 2. Inspired by the Teach-in

Ed Stern. Black & Trans Lives Matter.

EdStern

Well that escalated steadily for four years. OK, this has blown up. I hope nothing else does. Before I hand the mic to people who have actual wisdom to impart,

Luke Klipp 🏳️‍🌈

lukehklipp

This thread warrants an acknowledgment for how historic racist policies shape a systemically racist present, particularly in the communities most loudly opposing more housing in their self-defined boundaries. This is

United Way Topeka

UnitedWayTopeka

(THREAD) In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth , each Thursday this month we will be bringing you stories about the issues, places, and people who shaped Black history throughout our community and

sarah zedig! 🍉🐐

hmsnofun

this is the company that manages the vast majority of texas's energy load saying "unplug your stand mixers" as if that's why poor neighborhoods have been without power for almost

Johnny Finn

johnnyfinn1

I did the data analysis and maps for today’s @virginianpilot articles, by @JournoMurph and @saragregory, on racial #segregation in #Norfolk. Here’s a thread to answer some of the questions, doubts,

Richard Jean So

RichardJeanSo

Hi friends, my new book REDLINING CULTURE dropped today @ColumbiaUP. The good folks at @lithub published an excerpt and I'm grateful to @nytopinion for letting me write about it last

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