Racial Segregation

Shining little Black faces look at the camera as childen sit at wooden desks in a classroom. Photo is black and white.
Roseann Liu  May 17, 2019 12:05PM EDT

Why We Can't Afford to Leave Race Out of School Funding Conversations [Op-Ed]

On the 65th anniversary of the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility senior fellow Roseann Liu breaks down why it’s imperative to call out racism when advocating for fair school funding.
Blue pencil case sits atop teal book with white cover, all sitting on a child's desk in a classroom; only the desk is in focus
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 18, 2018 2:39PM EDT

Separate, Unequal: 700+ Public Charter Schools Are Whiter Than Their Districts

From priority attendance zones to expensive uniforms to no-busing policies, a new report says that many charter schools are creating highly segregated, richly resourced schools.
Pencils
Kenrya Rankin  Jan 11, 2018 5:36PM EST

REPORT: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Challenges Congress to Tackle Inequity in America's Schools

“School finance inequity is a standard feature of American public schooling and low-income students and students of color disproportionately live its consequences.”
Brown and grey school building behind green grass
Sameer Rao  Sep 25, 2017 1:19PM EDT

Segregation Documentary 'Teach Us All' Lands on Netflix on 60th Anniversary of Little Rock Nine Action

Director Sonia Lowman: “Sixty years later in Little Rock, history eerily repeats itself.”
Black-and-white image of Black woman in white dress and black sunglasses walking in front of White people in white and grey clothes
Sameer Rao  Sep 7, 2017 11:56AM EDT

New Documentary Explores Current Segregation in America's Schools

The Netflix release of “Teach Us All” coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine’s school integration action.
John Oliver sits at a desk with graphic that says "School segregation."
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 31, 2016 4:25PM EDT

Watch John Oliver Break Down How School Resegregation Hurts Students

“You don’t have to be intentionally racist to do things that have racist effects.”
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 1, 2015 4:09PM EDT

Statue of Segregationist Mayor Taken Down in Dearborn, Michigan

The former mayor, Orville Hubbard, once told The New York Times: “If whites don’t want to live with n****rs, they sure as hell don’t have to. Dammit, this is a free country. This is America.”
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 21, 2015 3:47PM EDT

Art Student Posts 'White Only' and 'Black Only' Signs on Campus

Student artist Ashley Powell: “Any white person who would walk past these signs without ripping them down, shows a disturbing compliance with this system.”
Carla Murphy  Oct 23, 2014 4:27PM EDT

New York City Council Wants To Tackle City's Intense School Segregation

Country’s largest school district is among its most racially segregated
Seth Freed Wessler  Jun 12, 2013 12:30PM EDT

Feds Reveal Widespread Housing Bias But Refuse to Stop It

A new HUD study reveals widespread practices of racial discrimination in housing markets, but as ProPublica reports, the agency has no plans to go after offenders uncovered in the vast data on discrimination.
Brentin Mock  May 24, 2013 10:56AM EDT

Racially Segregated 'Black-Only Pods' in Florida County Jail

African-American inmates were kept in ‘black-only pods’ because jail officials thought it would make the prison safer.