By Mary Kelly Persyn (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions is rapidly deconstructing the bipartisan federal criminal justice reform movement that flourished during the Obama years. Criminal justice reform has also been one of the few areas of bipartisan agreement in recent years, gaining a foothold even in “tough on … [Read more...] about “Mass Incarceration and Child Trauma” by Mary Kelly Persyn (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
“An Economic Fair Housing Act” by Richard D. Kahlenberg (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
By Richard D. Kahlenberg (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) A century ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down racial zoning laws that prohibited Black people from buying homes in majority-white neighborhoods. About a half-century later, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 outlawed explicit racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing units. … [Read more...] about “An Economic Fair Housing Act” by Richard D. Kahlenberg (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
“Book Review- The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein” by Brian Knudsen (April-June 2017 P&R Issue)
By Brian Knudsen (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) April-June 2017 Issue of Poverty & Race When Frank Stevenson came to work in Richmond, California during World War II, he found that little appetite existed for residential racial integration. The white residents of rural Milpitas, California got wind in 1953 that the Ford Motor Company plant employing … [Read more...] about “Book Review- The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein” by Brian Knudsen (April-June 2017 P&R Issue)
“Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation as a Root Social Determinant of Public Health and Health Inequity: A Persistent Public Health Challenge in the United States” by Robert A. Hahn (April-June 2017 P&R Issue)
By Robert A. Hahn (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Introduction. Segregation as a Fundamental Public Health Issue There is a great and urgent need for public health practitioners to better understand the association of racial and ethnic segregation with ill-health and to collaborate with other agencies to address the underlying causes. This essay … [Read more...] about “Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation as a Root Social Determinant of Public Health and Health Inequity: A Persistent Public Health Challenge in the United States” by Robert A. Hahn (April-June 2017 P&R Issue)
“Parks and Recreation” by Bryan Greene (April-June 2017 P&R Issue)
By Bryan Greene (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) When people first hear about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, they ask, "Why isn't there a movie?" The New York Times reported that the festival drew 300,000 to six Sunday concerts in Harlem's Mount Morris Park the summer of 1969. It boasted some of the biggest names in popular music—The Fifth Dimension, Sly … [Read more...] about “Parks and Recreation” by Bryan Greene (April-June 2017 P&R Issue)