Institutional Racism

Detroit Freeway

How Policymakers Are Grappling With the Racist Legacy of Urban Freeways

In Michigan, the state's Department of Transportation is looking for ways to mitigate the damage caused by decades of urban renewal policies and reconnect neighborhoods cut off from amenities and opportunities by highway projects.

February 7, 2022 - Deadline Detroit

Vacant Properties

The Legacy of Structural Poverty in Alabama

In rural Alabama, a long history of racial inequality and poverty has left people struggling to survive in uninhabitable housing.

November 18, 2020 - The New York Times

Urban Sky

How to Adopt Long-Term Anti-Racism Solutions as an Urbanist

Nic Esposito calls for an "anti-racist reframe" of urbanism to address the attitudes and policies that have perpetuated racist systems and upheld capitalism at all costs.

August 26, 2020 - WHYY

Ferguson, Missouri

An Institutional Racism Syllabus

JSTOR Daily has compiled a syllabus for reading on the causes and consequences of institutional racism.

June 4, 2020 - JSTOR Daily

Keeper of the Plains

National League of Cities Offers Technical Assistance on Institutional Racism

The Race, Equity and Leadership (REAL) Initiative will help six cities identify and improve institutional racism.

February 14, 2018 - Smart Cities Dive

Chicago Bungalows

Cook County Assessor Sued for Assessments 'Perpetuating Institutional Racism'

Joseph Berrios, Cook County assessor, is believed to have defrauded home-owners in majority minority neighborhoods. Now Berrios faces a lawsuit.

December 20, 2017 - Chicago Tribune

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