Online Event: White Space, Black Hood: Segregation in the Age of Inequality – Oct 26
Posted by Brennan Center for Justice on October 12, 2021
Historical housing discrimination has created a modern-day caste system where neighborhood often determines opportunity. These discriminatory policies trap Black people in high-poverty neighborhoods and divert funding towards affluent, predominantly white areas. Does this mean social mobility is now only a myth?
Together, these discriminatory policies trap Black people in high-poverty neighborhoods and divert funding towards affluent, predominantly white areas. Does this mean social mobility is now only a myth?
Join the Brennan Center’s Theodore R. Johnson for a conversation with Sheryll Cashin, author of White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality, on how we got here and what it will take to end this residential caste system.
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 6:00-7:00 PM
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