July 2022 BAM! (Books and Media Discussion) - Ongoing Impacts of Racist Housing Policies
Wednesday, July 13th, 6:30 pm - BAM! will meet in person at DeLong Park in Golden with a hybrid Zoom call-in option. We’ll discuss the intersection of systemic racism, homeownership, and the affordable housing crisis in advance of the A Decent Home event (see below). Here are some resources to get you started:
Resources to Consider
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein (book)
Segregated by Design (short video summary of The Color of Law)
VIDEO: Housing Segregation In Everything (even shorter video) by Gene Denby and NPR Code Switch
Articles
Understanding the Link Between Affordable Housing and Structural Racism by Rev. Eric Dobson
5 policy solutions to advance racial equity in housing from Habitat for Humanity
Exclusionary Zoning: Its Effect on Racial Discrimination in the Housing Market by Chair Cecilia Rouse, Jared Bernstein, Helen Knudsen, and Jeffery Zhang
Podcasts
Exploring America's Racist Housing Policies on The Takeaway by WNYC and PRI
Land Matters Podcast, Episode 14: Housing's Racial History by Anthony Flint
Race & Real Estate: Strategic Segregation, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
East Bay Yesterday - Unfair housing: Why racism and real estate are so hard to untangle
Housing, Highways and Systemic Racism by Jessica Toledo, the Minnesota Daily