Posts tagged Segregation
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A mapping project shows how racial discrimination in housing persists in DC
A local mapping project from two local historians sheds light on the impact of racially-restrictive deed covenants that kept housing in DC segregated during the first half of the 20th Century. Keep reading…
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Arlington’s Christian Dorsey says “protecting” neighborhoods often means protecting segregation and unaffordability
Christian Dorsey, the vice-chair of the Arlington County Board, gave an amazing speech at the Alliance for Housing Solutions’ annual Leckey Forum in June. He talked about historical racism in our housing policy, about environmental justice in locating infrastructure and polluting industry. And he tied it to today’s debates over housing and density in a powerful way. Keep reading…
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National links: Horizontal skyscrapers in China could usher in 3D zoning
Some say China's horizontal skyscrapers could usher in an era of 3D zoning. Dead golf courses present an opportunity to build more housing. The challenge of moving people up, down, and across thriving central business districts. Keep reading…
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Events: Save the date for our April 26 happy hour!
Join GGWash for our happy hour at Dew Drop Inn, experience photos and sounds of DC from the 80s, tell Prince George's officials to legalize accessory apartments, learn how racially-restrictive deed covenants kept Bloomingdale off-limits to African Americans, and much more in events this week! Keep reading…
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Are bad boundaries spurring inequality in Montgomery schools?
Montgomery County public schools have been growing at an incredible rate and show no sign of abating. Instead of adjusting boundaries to allow a more equal distribution of students, the county is building additions in its over-capacity and less-wealthy schools. Keep reading…
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Richard Rothstein lays out the reality of government-mandated segregation in “Color of Law”
The government's explicit role in building and enforcing segregation has been largely obscured, and it has done comparatively little to rectify the harm it's caused to African-American communities — harm which deeply resonates into the present day. Keep reading…
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2017’s greatest hits: How segregation shaped DC’s northernmost ward
DC's largest ward replaced historic black enclaves with whites-only neighborhoods, then segregated back following white flight. Today developers benefit from the artificially depressed housing prices in Ward 4. Keep reading…
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DC’s charter schools are sharply segregated. Here’s what we should we do about the racial and economic divide.
In order to build a more diverse student body, successful local schools have focused on the deeper issues driving segregation. They've also created a space for parents to have honest and uncomfortable discussions about identity and race. Keep reading…
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How segregation shaped DC’s northernmost ward
DC's largest ward replaced historic black enclaves with whites-only neighborhoods, then segregated back following white flight. Today developers benefit from the artificially depressed housing prices in Ward 4. Keep reading…
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There’s no place for hate in our communities
Our staff and volunteers at Greater Greater Washington are, like hopefully every one of you, shaken by the hateful people who descended on Charlottesville to preach white supremacy, Nazism, anti-Semitism, and more—most of all the man who allegedly intentionally drove a car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. Keep reading…