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A Step Closer to Ending Segregation Zoning in Lakewood, CO
On August 25th and September 8th, the Lakewood City Council took its first two votes to move the city’s zoning code away from its segregationist past and toward a more affordable future. These were the first two of four public hearings on citywide zoning changes proposed by…
Mecklenburg Transit Tax Likely to Increase Gentrification and Segregation
The Redress Movement opposes the transit plan and tax passed by the Metropolitan Transit Commission and the North Carolina General Assembly. Our opposition is based on the fact that the tax burden of the one cent sales tax will disproportionately fall on lower income communities, while the…
Black, Latine, and Asian: A History of Shared Discrimination, a Future of Shared Action
In general, Black, Latine, and Asian communities faced serious and persistent housing discrimination through the first half of the 20th century, including the lynching of a Chinese immigrant in 1880, a sustained bombing campaign against African Americans perceived to be encroaching on white neighborhoods in the 1920s,…
Redress Contributes Key Tenant Protections to Colorado Receivership Bill
Last month, the Colorado General Assembly passed, and the Governor signed, a new law that targets delinquent slumlords. Existing law already allows cities or counties to fine slumlords for health and safety violations, but those fines often become the cost of doing business. Local jurisdictions can also…
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