Bonus Episode: The Hard Truth of housing

Axios Re:Cap

Axios

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4.5 • 705 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

We’re sharing the third episode of the Hard Truths podcast series. In this episode, we examine the role of both policy and the private sector in perpetuating segregated housing. We explore the legacy of housing segregation in Chicago, how housing segregation impacts wealth-building, and how it lays the foundation for other forms of segregation. Guest: Natalie Moore, author of The South Side and WBEZ Chicago race, class and communities reporter. Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Wu, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Dan Bobkoff, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dan Pramak, host of Axios Recap. Today we're back with another weekend episode of our
0:05.9	hard truth series, looking at structural racism. This month's episode is about housing segregation.
0:12.1	Here's my Axios colleague, Nailabudu.
0:18.6	Welcome to a special Saturday edition of Axios today.
0:22.4	I'm Naila Boodoo.
0:23.8	Each month, our Hard Truth series looks at how structural racism operates in American life.
0:29.0	In the past, we've covered voter suppression and public education.
0:33.1	Today, we're focused on housing.
0:35.9	Maybe you've heard the terms contract buying or redlining.
0:39.3	Or maybe you've wondered why home prices and neighborhoods in some parts of the city remain
0:43.7	depressed while others continue to skyrocket in value.
0:47.9	And why it's so easy for some people to buy a home or get a home loan, but not for others.
0:53.9	When it comes to real estate, sometimes racism is obvious.
0:57.3	Other times, it's subtle.
0:59.1	A lot of the policies that you find don't have race written in them.
1:04.4	That's Natalie Moore.
1:05.7	She's a journalist, and her family has also lived this story.
1:09.2	You don't have to say no blacks allowed.
1:11.7	You can just keep this cycle of segregation going.
1:14.9	Her family has worked hard through multiple generations to achieve the American dream.
1:19.8	Her grandparents came to Chicago almost a century ago in the Great Migration.
1:23.9	Her parents got Natalie and her siblings into good schools.
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