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SCOTUS Tosses Racial Gerrymandering Appeal in Virginia
Saying that one half of the state's bicameral legislature could not proceed without the other, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a Republican-backed appeal to stop elections in Virginia. Learn more from FindLaw's Supreme Court Blog.
What the Racial Wealth Gap Means for U.S. Cities
It could take more than two centuries for disparities to dissipate.
How Cities Are Ending Unintentional Racial Discrimination
Discrimination doesn't always appear in the most obvious places. Many government policies and practices are seemingly unbiased and uncontroversial but actually disproportionately harm minorities.
What It Looks Like When Communities Make Racial Justice a Priority
From conversations that heal to land trusts that fight gentrification.
How to Appeal a Conviction
Dreams Deferred: How Enriching the 1% Widens the Racial Wealth Divide
A new report released by the Institute for Policy Studies highlights how a polarizing racial wealth divide has grown between White households and households of color over the past three decades.
How the Prosperity Gospel Hurts Racial Reconciliation
The prosperity gospel harms racial reconciliation because it is not the gospel. The biblical gospel frees us from ranking ourselves by income or ethnicity.
Are Traffic Stops Prone to Racial Bias?
An attempt to find out confronts a frayed patchwork of data across the country.
Want a Stronger Economy? Focus More on Racial Inclusion
As housing and community development practitioners, you need little convincing that dismantling racial barriers to economic opportunity—from policing practices to exclusionary zoning—is critical to building stronger, more cohesive communities. But what about the economic cost of these persistent racial inequities? Might segregated regions not just undermine the country’s moral fabric, but also hinder its …
When Is It Too Late to File an Appeal?
It seems like every time we read about a legal decision, whether in a civil or criminal case, the losing party is promising to appeal. And one of the great features of our justice system is that very few decisions...
Racial discrimination alive and well in reproductive healthcare
Racial and socioeconomic inequities are driving a maternal health crisis.
What is a Motion to Stay Pending Appeal?
Like everyone and everything in life, the judicial system isn’t perfect. Mistakes are made. Sometimes, these mistakes can result in an improper verdict or
Is the Housing Market the Answer to the Racial Wealth Gap?—Shelterforce
The rise in segregated land values that created the wealth gap didn't happen through some natural process that can just be extended to everyone.
Why Preserving Homeownership is a Racial Justice Issue
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity's A Brush with Kindness program preserves homeownership for low-income families with critical home repairs.
SCOTUS Bros Clearly Don't Understand How Women Get Contraceptives
Update: Health care policy experts explained to TPM why the options floated by the court’s conservatives were unworkable. Read more...
How Single-Family Zoning Contributes to Racial Inequality
Single-family zoning, which restricts the kind of residential housing that can be built on a property, has been central to cementing segregation in many American cities.
Can Using a Racial Equity Lens Increase Capital in Communities of Color?
If CDFIs adopt the standard of using appraisals to determine our loan amounts, we would make very few loans in the communities we were founded to serve.
Facing the Facts About Housing Injustice Will Help Pave the Way to Racial Equity
Urban Institute research provides evidence behind six steps the federal government could take to redress our nation's history of discriminatory housing policies and achieve a more equitable future.
Can cities design policies to shrink the racial wealth gap?
The systems that have kept black families from building wealth in the U.S. were designed to do so. A series of initiatives are trying to build new systems that support equity and empowerment instead.
City-size counts when it comes to U.S. racial and economic inclusion
An economic downturn in a city could prove to be a useful time to put in place opportunities that promote greater racial and social inclusion
Can Inclusion of Rent and Utility Payments Reduce Racial Disparities?
Including rent and utility payments in credit reports and scoring models can increase credit scores, and reduce racial disparities in credit scores.
