Redlining is a term that evokes painful memories of discrimination, systemic inequality and economic hardship for countless communities, particularly those of color. Historically, redlining referred ...
In neighborhoods across America, women face a daunting threat from a federal practice that, although it was outlawed decades ago, continues to negatively impact their health today. That's according to ...
Last summer, Shanequa Benitez borrowed her mom’s electric bike and pedaled up and down Yonkers’ notorious hills. Using her grandfather’s Vivitar 35-millimeter camera, the 34-year-old Yonkers native ...
Systemic racism, including the practice of redlining, has had an enduring effect on health outcomes in people living with HIV, including time to viral suppression. According to Encyclopedia Brittanica ...
Washington, D.C., has policies in place that mitigate the lingering effects of government housing redlining on education opportunity. No longer tethered by their homes’ geographic location, families ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The idea that people of low-income experience shorter life spans and higher rates of chronic disease does not necessarily come as much of a surprise. So it’s not shocking that living ...
Shanequa Benitez's art exhibit is on display through early April. Benitez uses mixed media to show the effects of redlining on her community. Benitez is Yonkers Arts and the Municipal Housing ...
U.S. military veterans who lived in what were once known as "redlined" areas had a higher risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular issues, according to a new study by researchers at Case ...
When Wendyliz Martinez traveled from Pennsylvania to the Bronx to stay with her mom during the pandemic, she was looking for a way to balance childcare with her online graduate studies at Penn State.
A wide performance gap between white students and black students has persisted in D.C. public schools for generations. Lawmakers can help close this gap today, and at the same time, erase any ...
In 2021, a Facebook user filed a lawsuit because they didn't think they were getting a fair shot at viewing advertisements. Wanting to see ads might seem absurd — if you're anything like me, you want ...