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Reparations have become the latest target for conservative activists. Advocates say they are prepared to fight back
6 months, 1 week ago

Reparations have become the latest target for conservative activists. Advocates say they are prepared to fight back

CNN  

CNN — A conservative group’s lawsuit against a reparations program in Evanston, Illinois, that provides some Black residents with cash payments and housing assistance, has left advocates for reparations worried this could be the first of many attacks on their efforts to redress the harms of slavery, segregation and systemic racism in the United States. The complaint, filed against the …

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On the way to becoming a great: Sania on Swiatek
6 months, 3 weeks ago

On the way to becoming a great: Sania on Swiatek

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: On Monday, one of the surest things in tennis, a Rafael Nadal win in the French dirt, came to an end. Some 48 hours after Nadal existed, another player, already a future Hall of Famer of the sport, showed why she is en route to becoming one of the best on this surface. That’s what Iga Swiatek managed to …

How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices
1 year, 2 months ago

How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices

LA Times  

On a recent afternoon in L.A.’s Boyle Heights neighborhood, Christian Benitez and Eric M. Wood stood outside a corner liquor store searching for birds. “They’re all over the shrubbery in Boyle Heights,” said Wood, an associate professor of ecology at Cal State Los Angeles. Instead of the sparrows, ravens, common pigeons and a Cooper’s hawk the bird watchers spotted in …

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Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech

NPR  

Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Six decades ago, an estimated 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the nation's capital. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have …

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Thousands gather on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands gather on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary

LA Times  

A person holds an image of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 60th anniversary observance of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, with a message that a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream. Yolanda King, the late civil rights icon’s …

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They received reparations in 2022. Did it really change their lives?
1 year, 10 months ago

They received reparations in 2022. Did it really change their lives?

The Independent  

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Bank to pay $31M redlining settlement, DOJ’s largest ever
1 year, 11 months ago

Bank to pay $31M redlining settlement, DOJ’s largest ever

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Justice Department accused Los Angeles-based City National Bank on Thursday of discrimination by refusing to underwrite mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities, requiring the bank to pay more than $31 million in the largest redlining settlement in department history. The Justice Department says that between 2017 and 2020, City National avoided marketing and underwriting mortgages …

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Bank to pay $31M redlining settlement, DOJ's largest ever
1 year, 11 months ago

Bank to pay $31M redlining settlement, DOJ's largest ever

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Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Requires the Human Touch of CDFIs
2 years, 1 month ago

Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Requires the Human Touch of CDFIs

LA Times  

Trusting automation to distribute loans fairly is not enough – biases are built into standard algorithms Last fall it was widely reported, to no one’s surprise, that Black and other minority entrepreneurs had a tough time securing Paycheck Protection Program loans compared to white borrowers. CDFIs offer financial products and technical assistance programs that help millions of people secure a …

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L.A. has city and county governments. Why both?
2 years, 2 months ago

L.A. has city and county governments. Why both?

LA Times  

As the cloud of scandal lingers over the Los Angeles City Council, some Angelenos may be wondering what’s the point in having the 15-member panel. Zócalo Public Square, a nonprofit publisher and events organizer, is raising the question directly in a panel discussion Nov. 3 co-hosted by KCRW titled, “Do We Even Need a City Council?” In truth, California spreads …

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As heatwave smothers California, not everyone can cool down
2 years, 3 months ago

As heatwave smothers California, not everyone can cool down

Al Jazeera  

Long-standing inequalities, such as lack of green space in poorer neighbourhoods, put many people at risk, US experts say. “If you’re walking from your house to your air-conditioned car to your air-conditioned office, that’s going to be different than someone who is exposed to heat all day in different settings.” Even tree cover, which can lower temperatures by several degrees, …

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Redlining tied to more oil, gas wells in urban areas, according to study
2 years, 8 months ago

Redlining tied to more oil, gas wells in urban areas, according to study

LA Times  

Minority neighborhoods where residents were long denied home loans have twice as many oil and gas wells as mostly white neighborhoods, according to a new study that suggests ongoing health risks in vulnerable communities are at least partly tied to historical structural racism. Black and Latino residents have complained that they are disproportionately exposed to health risks — including heart …

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Study: Redlining tied to more oil, gas wells in urban areas
2 years, 8 months ago

Study: Redlining tied to more oil, gas wells in urban areas

Associated Press  

Minority neighborhoods where residents were long denied home loans have twice as many oil and gas wells as mostly white neighborhoods, according to a new study that suggests ongoing health risks in vulnerable communities are at least partly tied to historical structural racism. Black and Latino residents have complained that they are disproportionately exposed to health risks — including heart …

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Even many decades later, redlined areas see higher levels of air pollution
2 years, 9 months ago

Even many decades later, redlined areas see higher levels of air pollution

NPR  

Even many decades later, redlined areas see higher levels of air pollution Enlarge this image toggle caption Reed Saxon/AP Reed Saxon/AP Neighborhoods that were subject to redlining in the 1930s tend to have higher levels of air pollution many decades later, a new study has found. Sponsor Message "Neighborhoods in those cities for which maps were drawn by the Home …

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Urban heat islands in Atlanta highlight areas impacted by redlining
3 years, 3 months ago

Urban heat islands in Atlanta highlight areas impacted by redlining

CNN  

Atlanta CNN — On a warm September afternoon, Mona Scott sat on the front porch while her home baked like an oven. “So, it’s very important that we are at the table.” Na'Taki Osborne Jelks, assistant professor of environmental and health sciences at Spelman College, discusses Spelman's role in NOAA's Urban Heat Island campaign on September 4, 2021. People like …

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Exclusive: JPMorgan is calling for reforms to stop racial bias in housing
3 years, 6 months ago

Exclusive: JPMorgan is calling for reforms to stop racial bias in housing

CNN  

New York CNN Business — JPMorgan Chase is throwing its considerable weight behind efforts to root out racial bias in the appraisal of homes in America. It’s an industry that really needs to be revamped, utilizing less judgment and more data,” Mark O'Donovan, CEO of Chase Home Lending “There are systematic barriers in housing — and we have a role …

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Casey Goodson shooting is renewing calls for change in a city fighting deeply rooted racism
4 years ago

Casey Goodson shooting is renewing calls for change in a city fighting deeply rooted racism

CNN  

CNN — Casey Goodson was returning home from a dental appointment and picking up Subway sandwiches for his family, his mother says, when he became the latest Black man in Columbus, Ohio, killed by police in recent years. Hana Abdur-Rahim, an activist and co-founder of the Black Abolitionist Collective of Ohio, said city officials wanted to “pacify” the Black community …

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AT&T's DSL Phaseout Is Leaving Poor, Rural Users Behind
4 years, 2 months ago

AT&T's DSL Phaseout Is Leaving Poor, Rural Users Behind

Wired  

AT&T has deployed fiber-to-the-home internet to less than 30 percent of the households in its 21-state territory, according to a new report that says AT&T has targeted wealthy, non-rural areas in its fiber upgrades. "Across the predominantly rural counties in AT&T's national footprint, only 5 percent of households have access to fiber," the report said. "Seventy percent of households in …

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Dear Damona: Is it racist if I don’t want to date outside my own race?
4 years, 5 months ago

Dear Damona: Is it racist if I don’t want to date outside my own race?

LA Times  

L.A. love coach Damona Hoffman tackles dating and relationship questions on her weekly podcast, “ Dates & Mates.” She said she receives many topical, thought-provoking relationship questions, but none has ever struck a chord with listeners like this one: Dear Damona: Am I racist if I don’t want to date outside my race? This is the point where I hear: …

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Why the black and white homeownership gap hasn’t changed much in 100 years (opinion)
4 years, 6 months ago

Why the black and white homeownership gap hasn’t changed much in 100 years (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Svenja Gudell is the chief economist of Zillow Group. To begin to address these inequities we need to put measures in place to increase the volume of affordable housing, improve access to credit for black and brown buyers and expand and better enforce fair housing laws. While we should be encouraged that there has been a recent surge …

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