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Minneapolis Ends Single-Family Zoning that Became Proxy for Race
Minneapolis City Council voted to eliminate single-family zoning, allowing residential structures with up to three dwelling units in every neighborhood, changing government-sanctioned racial housing segregation. While the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1917 that zoning based on race was unconstitutional,…
Read MoreThe Luck of the Irish, December 6-8, 2018
Written by Kirsten Greenidge Directed by Chamari White-Mink ’20 In mid-twentieth century America, a black family can only buy the house of their dreams if their name is not on the title. The choices they make in search of a…
Read MoreA New Kind Of City Tour Shows The History Of Racist Housing Policy
In Milwaukee, Seattle, and Portland, tours are showing people how federal policies and laws created segregated housing and the black-white wealth gap that continues to this day. Creative solutions can be found. “Portland is also trying new policy: prospective first-time…
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