How historic housing discrimination against Black Americans contributes to racial inequities today

On June 23, 2020, Habitat for Humanity hosted a discussion on how historic housing discrimination against Black Americans contributes to racial inequities today.

The discussion includes:
• Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law, Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
• Alexi McCammond, political reporter for Axios (Moderator)
• Dwayne Spencer, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis

You can find a link to the discussion's transcript here: https://habitat.org/sites/defa....ult/files/documents/

For more, we invite you to review these materials:
• Habitat’s commitment: Be actively anti-racist and affirm that Black Lives Matter - https://www.habitat.org/storie....s/habitats-commitmen
• Habitat Q&A with Richard Rothstein - https://www.habitat.org/stories/fair-housing-act
• Segregated by Design – An 18-minute video narrated by Richard Rothstein on the history of racial segregation in U.S. housing - https://www.segregatedbydesign.com

This is part of an ongoing series of conversations about housing hosted by Habitat for Humanity. The +You series brings together experts from across the U.S. and around the world to discuss COVID-19’s intersections with, and impacts on, housing.