Redlining's shadow in Iowa: How historic maps shaped today's housing inequalities
Surveys of federally-funded cities and colored-coded maps set into motion discriminatory practices.Redlining is a lending ...
Beyond Tulsa: Uncovering America’s forgotten Black Wall Streets and their legacies today
Stacker used Census data and other sources to explore the history of Black Wall Streets and their legacy in present-day Black ...
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This Kansas City nonprofit has found a way for more Black residents to buy their own homes
Black homeownership is a path to generational wealth, but many Black families in Kansas City have been prevented from buying ...
Once a vibrant neighborhood, residents want KC’s Black mecca brought back to life
The once vibrant Dunbar, referred to at one point in its history as Kansas City’s Black mecca, has all but been forgotten and ...
Greenville's boom led to racial displacement. As Spartanburg grows, can it avoid a similar fate?
Spartanburg city leadership is working to improve housing affordability while huge investments like the Spartanburgers ...
Finding Black history in Palm Beach County is daunting, but rewarding
For those who curate and present Black history in Palm Beach County, the effort to erase their past is hardly new. It goes ...
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Remembering Riverside’s forgotten Black history
A long-defunct motel on Flanders Road, converted into apartments, is a reminder of the once-thriving Black business district in Riverside. David Peter Fitzgerald, whose father built the motel in ...
Rebuilding Albany: Kerwyn Kirton’s mission to increase homeownership
With a focus on community empowerment and breaking down barriers to home ownership, Kerwyn Kirton aims to reshape the South ...
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The Systematic Destruction of Black Economic Centers and Wealth
Beyond racial violence and land theft, Black business districts were systematically dismantled through urban renewal and ...