It seems that more and more people writing aboutt how housing is woven into racism and discrimination in the United States. Here are two recent examples, one from the Communist Party of the United States of America and the other from Traprock, a peace organization in Massachusetts.
In both articles, you can read some of the history of policies and laws that have systematically kept Black people in separate and disadvantaged spaces, including poor quality housing and homelessness. Each author identifies measures to move the country and its citizens in order to escape the long grooves that these practices have worn.
These articles are obviously intended for U.S. readers. For those outside the U.S., they demonstrate the value of looking at the long term effects of historic decisions and practices. As well they demonstrate how laws about housing interact with other aspects of policy and law to confer privilege to specific groups.
You can find these articles in CPUSA: A case for the homeless and LA Progressive: How Did the US Government Segregate America?
