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Investigating race and poverty since 1972

Tag: African-Americans

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Urban planning as a tool of white supremacy – the other lesson from Minneapolis

by Julian Agyeman July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

Despite its progressive image, Minneapolis is one of the most segregated cities in the United States. That is by design not accident, argues an urban planning scholar.

Posted inPerspectives

1 in 10 HBCUs were financially fragile before COVID-19 endangered all colleges and universities

by Gregory N. Price July 7, 2020July 30, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans

by Tamika C.B. Zapolski and Ukamaka M. Oruche July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Black Americans, crucial workers in crises, emerge worse off – not better

by Calvin Schermerhorn June 26, 2020June 26, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

We protest police in the streets, so why do we let police in our schools?

by Dave Stieber June 3, 2020June 5, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Now is the time to look inside and fight white supremacy for what it is

by Jeff Kelly Lowenstein June 3, 2020June 4, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Black Americans are bearing the brunt of coronavirus recession – this should come as no surprise

by William M. Rodgers III May 8, 2020May 11, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Coronavirus lockdowns are pushing mass transit systems to the brink – and low-income riders will pay the price

by Ramya Vijaya April 17, 2020April 17, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

Black people across Illinois are dying from COVID-19 at 3.4 times the rate of the white population

by Asraa Mustufa and David Eads April 7, 2020April 7, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

COVID-19 closures could hit historically black colleges particularly hard

by Ivory A. Toldson, Gregory N. Price and Marybeth Gasman March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

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