(Un)Fair Housing Podcast

More to Come...

We're taking a quick break to reflect on all we have learned over the last few weeks. We'll see back here next week! 

Episode 11, Part 2: The High Price of Contract Sales

This week we will finish up our discussion on contract sales and the impact on minority neighborhoods in Chicago. 

Episode 11, Part 1: The Devil in the Fine Print

This week we'll start our discussion on installment contracts and their impact on Black and minority homebuyers. This is a two part episode so be sure to join us next week to close out this discussion. 

Episode 10, Part 2: Land, Legacy, and Lofty Deals

This week we will close out our discussion on real estate practices and how they supported the legacy of segregation in our cities and towns. 

Episode 10, Part 1: Real Estate's Role in Dividing Us

In this week's episode, we'll start our discussion on realtors and real estate agents (no, they're not the same thing) and their impact on shaping our neighborhoods. 

Episode 9: The Unequal Burden of Property Taxes

Welcome to season 2! We're starting this season off by taking a look at property taxes and the inequitable distribution of those taxes based on race. 

Welcome Back... Season 2

(Un)Fair Housing is back! Join us starting March 18 as we continue our journey discussing housing segregation and housing discrimination. 

Until We Meet Again... In Season 2

This week we'll take a look at our journey through the history of housing segregation so far. But, we have only scratched the surface! So be sure to join us here in the fall for Season 2. 
 
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Episode 8, Part 2: Highway to Inequality

In this week's episode we'll wrap up our discussion on "blight" and government takings under the guise of "eminent domain" by discussing the use of highways as boundaries to segregate communities. 
 
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Episode 8, Part 1: Segregation by Any Other Name...

Revitalization of struggling communities should be something we can all agree on, right? Well, maybe not. In this week's episode we'll start our discussion on "blight" and government takings under the guise of "eminent domain." 
 
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Episode 7: Segregation Migration - White Flight and Realtors

This week we will discuss White Flight the phenomenon of white people fleeing urban areas for more segregated suburban neighborhoods and how this led to further clashes over integration.
 
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Episode 6: Separate But Not So Equal

In this week's episode we'll explore the doctrine of Separate but Equal and the impact on housing and schools. 
 
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Episode 5: The High Price of Equal Rights

CONTENT WARNING: This week's episode details the violent and often deadly response to integration efforts through the country. We caution listeners that these stories will be difficult to hear, but we encourage to listen to this episode in full. The stories shared this week are true accounts and highlight the experiences of many minorities. 
 
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Stay Tuned...

We'll be taking a quick break this week so be sure join to us next week as we dive back into (Un)Fair Housing. 

Episode 4: An American Dream in Redlining, White and Blue

This week we are continuing our discussion on building suburbia following the civil war.  We will focus on redlining, a lending practice that helped shape segregation in housing. 
 
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