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Eula Biss — Talking About Whiteness

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Opportunity Hoarding - Is It a Red Line?

i was inspired to do a little bit of research into housing laws and the history of red lining in my community. Anda tonahasi coates has written really beautifully about this. You can see a highly intentional and entirely legal history of white people hoarding both real estate and financial resources like mortgages, at the expense of other people. So buying a house was another moment where i felt that i was kind of forced to reflect on how i was benefiting personally from a long history of races policies in my country....

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