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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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