(Un)Fair Housing Podcast

This week we'll round out this season with a final word from John Relman. Make sure to keep an eye out for future episodes next year. 

We're excited to bring you this week's episode! Our Team talks to attorney John Relman, founding partner of the civil rights law firm Relman Colfax. 

We have finally made it to our discussion of the Fair Housing Act! This week we will take a look at the passage of the Fair Housing Act and Fair Housing protection 101. 

We'll end our discussion of historical housing segregation practices here. Next week, we'll begin transitioning our discussion into more contemporary issues like the passage of the Fair Housing Act and beyond. 

We're taking a quick break to reflect on all we have learned over the last few weeks. We'll see back here next week! 

This week we will finish up our discussion on contract sales and the impact on minority neighborhoods in Chicago. 

This week we'll start our discussion on installment contracts and their impact on Black and minority homebuyers. This is a two part episode so be sure to join us next week to close out this discussion. 

This week we will close out our discussion on real estate practices and how they supported the legacy of segregation in our cities and towns. 

In this week's episode, we'll start our discussion on realtors and real estate agents (no, they're not the same thing) and their impact on shaping our neighborhoods. 

Welcome to season 2! We're starting this season off by taking a look at property taxes and the inequitable distribution of those taxes based on race. 

(Un)Fair Housing is back! Join us starting March 18 as we continue our journey discussing housing segregation and housing discrimination. 

This week we'll take a look at our journey through the history of housing segregation so far. But, we have only scratched the surface! So be sure to join us here in the fall for Season 2.    Transcript

In this week's episode we'll wrap up our discussion on "blight" and government takings under the guise of "eminent domain" by discussing the use of highways as boundaries to segregate communities.    Transcript

Revitalization of struggling communities should be something we can all agree on, right? Well, maybe not. In this week's episode we'll start our discussion on "blight" and government takings under the guise of "eminent domain."    Transcript

This week we will discuss White Flight the phenomenon of white people fleeing urban areas for more segregated suburban neighborhoods and how this led to further clashes over integration.   Transcript

In this week's episode we'll explore the doctrine of Separate but Equal and the impact on housing and schools.    Transcript

CONTENT WARNING: This week's episode details the violent and often deadly response to integration efforts through the country. We caution listeners that these stories will be difficult to hear, but we encourage to listen to this episode in full. The stories shared this week are true accounts and highlight the experiences of many minorities.    Transcript

We'll be taking a quick break this week so be sure join to us next week as we dive back into (Un)Fair Housing. 

This week we are continuing our discussion on building suburbia following the civil war.  We will focus on redlining, a lending practice that helped shape segregation in housing.    Transcript

In this week's episode we dive into the history of public housing and its role in creating and reinforcing housing segregation.    Transcript

In this week's episode we take a look at how suburban towns were built and the tools used to exclude many groups from this American Dream.    Transcript

On this episode we will be joined by expert Sonia Hirt, Dean and Hughes Professor in Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design to discuss how zoning has developed in the US as a tool to separate communities of color.    Transcript

Join us as we lay the foundation for our (Un)Fair Housing podcast discussion and revisit this episode throughout your listening journey to get more information on how housing segregation developed throughout our nation's history.   Transcript

We welcome you to join us weekly here on (Un)Fair Housing Podcast where we dive into the history of housing and the practices that have impact the way housing looks today. We'll discuss topics such as zoning, redlining, the National Housing Administration, and much much more.