Beginning in the 1800s, people began writing clauses into property deeds that were meant to prevent all future owners from selling or leasing to certain racial groups, especially Black people. These racial covenants spread like wildfire...

Learn how historical and systemic practices, like redlining and housing covenants, have contributed to ongoing housing disparities for Black families in the United States. Discover potential solutions, such as stricter enforcement of the...

This video examines the history and current state of racial inequality in the U.S., focusing on the experiences of Black Americans. It covers the impact of historic practices like slavery, Jim Crow laws, and redlining on wealth,...

For decades, the American Dream of owning a house was denied to certain segments of the population... and we are still living with the effects today.

Access to finance was supposed to reduce inequality, and make us all better off. Why hasn't that happened?



Birmingham City Business School Senior Lecturer Hanna Szymborska calls for economists and bankers to look more...