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Chicago Tribune housing inequity articles

Posted byAdam Kerman July 29, 2021

Chicago Tribune used the fact that John Oliver did a segment on housing discrimination the July 25 2021 episode of Last Week Tonight on HBO as a hook to get people to read their own coverage of inequity in housing and property tax assessment.

The effects of disinvestment in Chicago’s Black and Latino communities

Research linked to:

  • Examining the Black-white wealth gap
  • Mapping Prejudice
  • Explaining the Black-White Homeownership Gap: A Closer Look at Disparities across Local Markets

South Side native combats redlining with Woodlawn Pointe

Chicago real estate industry looks at ways to end racial bias

Stories linked to

  • Home Mortgage Lending Inequality In Chicago
  • How Redlining Caused a Wealth Gap and Low Homeownership for Black Families

Flashback: A Chicago family defied a racist real estate covenant. The backlash and legal fight inspired ‘A Raisin in the Sun.’

Posted byAdam KermanJuly 29, 2021Posted inUncategorized

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