redlining

In March 2021, the Evanston City Council approved what many are calling the world’s first municipal reparations plan. The money will go specifically to compensate people who were hurt by the city’s previous practice of redlining — or denying financial or other services to people who live in certain areas based on their race or ethnicity. The movement for reparations...

Fair housing organizations are accusing Redfin of systematic racial discrimination, saying in a lawsuit the online real estate broker offers fewer services to homebuyers and sellers in minority communities.

Asiaha Butler’s mission is to build up Chicago’s Englewood community through expanding homeownership. “I want to model what you can do,” she said, “because you could say it to somebody, but if they don’t really see it, they can’t, they may not believe it.” Butler first bought her own home then bought an income property, but she is an...

As many in America and here in Chicago seek new awareness about race, NBC 5 begins a new ongoing series of reports called “Race in Chicago.” Marion Brooks begins with a brief overview on how race has shaped so much in our lives throughout history and into today.