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Pandemic Slows Lightfoot’s Affordable Housing Efforts

From 1930 to 2020 — a look at the root causes of segregation and why it still persists.

02/22/2022 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Pandemic Slows Lightfoot’s Affordable Housing Efforts

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From 1930 to 2020 — a look at the root causes of segregation and why it still persists.

How did Chicago become so segregated? The short answer: by inventing modern-day segregation itself. WTTW News reporter Heather Cherone joins us now to explain and help and help kick off our WTTW News special on Segregation.

02/22/2022 | Rating NR

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City Releases Plan to Tackle Discrimination in Housing

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Clip: 2/22/2022 | 10m 11s | How racial segregation in housing has created a toxic legacy in many communities. (10m 11s)

How Subtle Language Can Create a Culture of Segregation

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Clip: 2/22/2022 | 11m 29s | The creator of the Folded Map Project on bringing people together. (11m 29s)

Looking at the City’s Growing Asian American Population

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Clip: 2/22/2022 | 8m 36s | What segregation looks like for Asian American Chicagoans. (8m 36s)

Segregation, Disinvestment Impact Community Violence

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Clip: 2/22/2022 | 7m 45s | Talking with the head of a Chicago organization seeking racial healing and transformation. (7m 45s)

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