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)
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“Racial-Ethnic Destinies” by S. M. Miller (May-June 2008 P&R Issue)
By S.M. Miller (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Polls, such as this one on “Deep Divisions, Shared Destiny,” report the low (5%) margin of error of their study. Like many other polls, they neglect to point out that this error margin applies to the study as a whole. The margin of error for each of the three racial-ethnic groups, the sub-samples, may be larger … [Read more...] about “Racial-Ethnic Destinies” by S. M. Miller (May-June 2008 P&R Issue)
