I don’t remember being taught about redlining in high school. I do know I saw the effects of it going to school in the Central District. Most of us are aware of the Federal Housing Authority Federal Housing Administration which is all mixed in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The idea was grand and aimed to help the ailing country weather the Great Depression. As I’ve learned more about this time in history and figured out how discriminatory the practice really was, I discovered that while the New Deal’s National Housing Act of 1934, was supposed to help grow homeownership by giving loans backed by the federal government, as with many parts of this country’s history, Black folks never got a fair shake and it has had devastating generational consequences.
In redlined communities, we saw declining schools and a lack of funding for community resources, most of these communities are located in hazardous areas and experience a radically unfair amount of exposure to toxic materials almost daily. For this session of Lunch and Learn, we will look at how the redlining came to be, how those areas look now, and what the effects are today. Remember, read what you are able to read. Even if you didn’t get to all of the articles, you can always still participate.
Register in advance for this meeting:
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What is redlining:
https://www.history.com/.amp/news/housing-segregation-new-deal-program
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/realestate/what-is-redlining.html
https://www.brookings.edu/research/americas-formerly-redlines-areas-changed-so-must-solutions/?amp
Effects on health:
Effects on education: