Stories Tagged as
Redlining
How the video game Dot's Home was adapted for the stage
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 19, 2024
"Dot's Home Live" has been performed in Detroit in an effort to share the game's housing rights story with the community.
Arlo Washington is the barber — and banker — of Little Rock
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Mar 7, 2024
Washington's mission to bring economic justice to Arkansas is on display in the Oscar-nominated film "The Barber of Little Rock."
If reparations aren't politically viable, what's the next best thing?
by
Lee Hawkins
and Alex Schroeder
Jan 5, 2024
Scholars say local action directed at improving access to housing, health care and education are more likely to pass than cash payments.
New federal programs aim to shrink the racial housing gap
by
Justin Ho
Jun 20, 2022
The homeownership rate among Black Americans is 42%. For white Americans, it's more than 70%.
Inequality by design: How redlining continues to shape our economy
by
Amy Scott
Apr 16, 2020
A traveling exhibit connects the racist housing policies of the past to the inequities of today.
In Baltimore, segregation can be felt even in your wallet
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sean McHenry
Jun 7, 2019
One journalist spent years reporting on segregation in Baltimore, Maryland. He found that segregated communities can shape our economic futures.
Barriers to homeownership still exist for people of color
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 15, 2018
A report from Reveal looks at racial discrimination in the mortgage business and the legacy of redlining.
For public good, not for profit.
How federal policy from the 1930s continues to harm Philadelphia and other cities
Jan 11, 2018
Real estate appraisers would negatively evaluate areas if people of color lived there.
In Detroit, a risky alternative to mortgages
Oct 6, 2016
With lending unavailable, home buyers have turned to an option with few protections.
Why there's almost no mortgage lending in Detroit
Oct 5, 2016
Houses are cheap. But banks won't make loans, especially in black neighborhoods