In Chicago, residents strive for equity in a city impacted by the effects of segregation. In Chicago, segregation has a profound impact. From disparities in housing, education and healthcare to ...

The United States is more segregated today than it was 100 years ago, according to Thomas W. Mitchell, the Robert Drinan, S.J., Professor of Law at Boston College. “I’m talking about barriers to ...

Racial covenants were clauses on property deeds that prevented the sale, rental, or other use of properties by certain minority groups. They were implemented in cities across the northern United ...

We examine the impact of the expansion of charter schools on racial segregation in public schools, defined using multiple measures of racial sorting and isolation. Our research design utilizes between ...

The virtual event is free. In honor of Black History Month, the National Civil Rights Museum is sitting down with award-winning historian Crystal R. Sanders to host a virtual book talk on her book, A ...

English speakers and students who speak another language at home together in the same classroom - may modestly reduce school ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer explains how social patterns persist in integrated schools and what actually shapes student success. Photo: Free to Choose Network No topic was more prevalent around my ...

The Westview Community Cemetery is the final resting place for some of South Florida's pioneering Black families, but the graves and the land have not been maintained. Neither have proper burial ...

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A Black cemetery in Florida is struggling. Much of it is in disrepair, and it's one of many Black cemeteries in need of preservation. The Westview Community Cemetery is the final resting place for ...