Restrictive zoning rules that allow for racially and economically homogenous neighborhoods are ruining the American dream for everyone. The number of neighborhoods with mixed class and cultural backgrounds are shrinking. Los Angeles is the most segregated city in America for white and Hispanic populations. African-American and white residential segregation has somewhat improved, but as […]
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School segregation is worse than it was 45 years ago. While we saw relatively rapid integration after the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, we have been back pedaling since 1988. Racial isolation, particularly of low-income black students, is increasing, At the same time, racial and ethnic inequalities in morbidity and mortality persist. […]