DOJ announces a $31 million redlining settlement with LA-based City National Bank
The Justice Department accused the bank of discrimination by refusing to underwrite mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities.
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Even many decades later, redlined areas see higher levels of air pollution
"We see a really clear association between how these maps were drawn in the '30s and the air pollution disparities today," says an author of a study on the effects of the discriminatory policy.
Winston-Salem exhibit explores redlining at the local and national level
A Winston-Salem exhibit that highlights the history and impact of discriminatory lending practices has been extended through January.
In U.S. Cities, The Health Effects Of Past Housing Discrimination Are Plain To See
Researchers analyzed the lingering harms of of decades-old racist lending policies known as redlining. Their project lets you explore the current impacts on maps of 142 cities.
Balancing On The Edge: Affordability And Growth In Ole Asheboro
Today, in our project on the Triad's housing crisis, WFDD reporter Bethany Chafin takes us to a Greensboro neighborhood for a rare glimpse into a place at risk of losing valuable affordable housing.
A 'Forgotten History' Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America
Author Richard Rothstein says the housing programs begun under the New Deal were tantamount to a "state-sponsored system of segregation," in which people of color were purposely excluded from suburbs.
Interactive Redlining Map Zooms In On America's History Of Discrimination
In the early 20th century, the federal government categorized neighborhoods, based largely on race, to determine mortgage eligibility. A new site combines the maps — and their revealing backstories.