Category Class 10 (Mar 6)

The ProPublica article Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law detailed the various steps taken in creating effective and fair Housing Policy. I was alarmed at how difficult it was to establish non-discriminatory housing laws as a… Continue Reading →

Although I believe the writer of this ProPublica article certainly has a a biased stance, I have no doubts as to the legitimacy of the evidence brought up. From the article, it seems very clear that a large segment of… Continue Reading →

For decades upon decades, the United States government attempted, to no avail, to achieve fair housing practices for both black and white communities. However, despite the efforts, the implementation of the laws set in motion by the government were foiled… Continue Reading →

“It’s hard to get anything done in a federal bureaucracy, but particularly anything fair housing and anything dealing with race. I never felt so ineffective at achieving things that I felt were more important than when I was at HUD”… Continue Reading →

“Again and again, attempts to create integrated neighborhoods have foundered in the face of vehement opposition from homeowners.”   “People say integration has failed,” said Julian, an assistant secretary for fair housing during the Clinton administration. “It hasn’t failed because… Continue Reading →

The Propublica article accentuates how inefficient government can be and how it not only propagates but also creates inequality. One thing I found interesting was that even today, there are a number of individuals who think that people naturally segregate… Continue Reading →

Upon first reading , I was struck by one of the words in the title of the article, “Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law.” The word “betrayed” should not be used when describing how the… Continue Reading →

After reading the ProPublica article about historical HUD inefficiencies, my biggest takeaway was that the government inefficiency following the enactment of the Fair Housing Act reduced the effectiveness of the law for years to come. The author offers a compelling… Continue Reading →

It is upsetting to learn that the bold, and perhaps even noble, actions of George Romney, to create a more integrated by rejecting project applications from areas with segregated housing, were thwarted and unfortunately unsuccessful. I don’t believe there has… Continue Reading →

America’s history is rich and it leads an example for other small nations to follow. But, one of its most fatal flaws is one that follows behind it even to this day, and that is segregation. An example of this… Continue Reading →

Although segregation has long been declared illegal by the laws of this country more than decades ago, de facto segregation still exist in most of the cities with significant African American presence. In my view, part of the reason that… Continue Reading →

Looking through the long period of time from a time of segregation to present day, one would hope that things would be a lot more equalized rather than segregated. As we spoke about in class, many of our own families… Continue Reading →