Racism And Housing Discrimination In The United States

This article is the testimony of Gary Orfield who in 1996 testified as a witness for the Caldwell branch of the NAACP. Back in 1980 Orfield was appointed by the Court to create a report on housing and housing policies and practices. Specifically in St. Louis, Missouri, public resources and powers were used to promote segregation. The local government used federal funding to only build subsided housing in segregated areas. The local government also denied its ability to build subsided housing in other places besides the city. For the majority of his testimony Orfield talked about how school segregation affects housing. Orfield argued that schools were being used as tools in housing marketing. As a result, White families would choose to live

In “The Complexities and Processes of Racial Housing discrimination” by Vincent J. Roscigno, Diana L. Karafin, and Griff tester, the main concept of racial disparity and inequality among neighborhoods is discussed, and how those inequalities became to be. They first highlight the wide range of potentially exclusionary practices, through qualitative and quantitative data comprised of over 750 verified housing discrimination cases (Roscigno, p. 162). Citing the U.S. Census, it is found that Blacks, compared to Hispanics and Asians, continue to experience high levels of residential segregation. This is done through discriminatory practices, whether they be by exclusionary or non-exclusionary methods. Even after the passing of the Fair Housing Act in 1988, discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics decreased somewhat, though African Americans still appeared to take part in racial steering, and Hispanics continued to have limitations in regards to opportunities and access to rental units (Roscigno, p. 163).

Rough Draft & Thesis Statement Minorities are faced with housing discrimination on levels much higher than that of white people which is considered white privilege. Residential segregation has been strategically planned and carried out by multiple parties throughout history and persists today ultimately inhibiting minorities from making any of the social or economic advances that come from living in affluent neighborhoods and communities. From our research, the scholarly sources have depicted multiple causes of racial disparity. Housing segregation perpetuates negative circumstances for people of color, as looked at through history, laws, segregation, real estate, and ... The end of the Civil War and the start of the Industrial Revolution and

Imagine being denied a place to live, just because of the color of your skin. Many people faced this discrimination prior to the act of 1968. The Fair Housing Act of 1968, and the influencers behind it allowed for an equal opportunity of housing to all people, no matter their color, race, religion, national origin, disabilities, or familial status.

Therefore, it should be talked about and understood, so that the people are not kept in the dark, especially when they have not experienced it for themselves. I believe that understanding and admitting that the issues are accurate becomes a first step to solve the problems. It is disheartening that many minority groups and protected groups fall trap to these practices. What’s worse is that there are evidences that realtors and lenders restrict housing options based on the families’ race or background. These families are facing overt limited choices for housing in a nation that boasts liberty and opportunities. Clearly, there is something that needs to be fixed in the institution or society itself. Despite there being evidences and mandates to suppress discrimination, these actions still continue for businesses and corporations are granted certain leeway. Not saying that they should be limited in their business endeavors, but certain (stricter) regulations can be put in place to check these realtors and lenders that are supposed to serve the people and aid them in attaining the basic necessity of having a shelter. However, greed and supposition take the front seat when it comes to providing a home. Moreover, people’s perceptions also have a strong role in the encouragement of unfair activities in the housing market. To me, this poses a conundrum that is harder to

In 1968 Congress passed the Fair Housing Act of 1968, which prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin or sex. 50 years later and homeownership amongst minorities remain stagnant as they were when housing discrimination was legal in 1968. Since 2001 African American homeownership has decreased by 5 percent, while whites and other minority groups remain stagnant. Half a century later and homeownership rates remain the same for whites and minorities while African American homeownership rate continue to decline. The widest homeownership rates between Whites and and African-Americans occur in mostly northern cities such as Minneapolis, Minnesota and Buffalo, New York.(3)

There is still an unusual amount of two million cases of housing discrimination each year (Wikipedia). The National Fair Housing Alliance estimates that number to be closer to 4 million per year. Inappropriately, only seventeen of the cases went to court nationwide between the years 1989 and 1992 (Wikipedia). Studies show that minorities who apply for mortgages still have troubles are there rejected 3 times as much as Caucasians (Wikipedia). For instance, according to one Federal Reserve Board study, among higher income applicants, the denial rates were as high as 21% for African- Americans, 16% for Latinos, 11% for Asians and 8 and Caucasians (Wikipedia). In conclusion, the Fair Housing Act tried it’s best to eliminate housing discrimination and to provide structural equality. However, housing discrimination still exists but it is not as prevalent as it was before the

Since the end of the Second World War, the housing market had blossom throughout the nation. Thousands of the American people and veterans were able to finance a home; however, there were many who were not given the same or equal opportunities. In A Matter of Place, the documentary argued that people are still facing housing discrimination in the U.S. Housing discrimination persist because a couple were denied housing due to their race and a man was solely harassed based on his sexual orientation.

Many of the housing uses zoning power delegated by government officials to assure that certain races such as blacks don’t move into their neighborhood. Zoning power is regulating the use of land by state governments and local governments to exercise authority over privately owned real

Racism is the trend of thought, or way of thinking, which attaches great importance to the notion of the existence of separate human races and superiority of races that are usually associated with inherited physical characteristics or cultural events. Racism is not a scientific theory, but a set of preconceived opinions they value the biological differences between humans, attributing superiority to some according to racial roots. Even in such ethnically diverse country as the United States, racism continues evident against people of different ethnic traits and skin color. According to Steinberg (Steinberg, 1995), racial discrimination has been the most important cause of inequality between whites and blacks in the U.S. Because of that, minorities in American society have been fighting over years for equal rights and respect, starting with the civil rights movement in 1960s. Also, public policies implemented since 1964 in the United States have been instrumental in reducing economic inequality between blacks and whites, such as the affirmative action, a federal program that tries to include minority groups by providing jobs and educational opportunities (Taylor, 1994). From this perspective, does racism still play a dominant role in American values and American society? If so, what are the consequences of this racism that still remain in American society? What is the impact of the Barack Obama presidency on the unending fight against racism in this country?

One of the most prevalent forms of discrimination is through housing. While modern discrimination is typically difficult to figure out the exact intentions of the person accused of discrimination, such as a boss not choosing a minority to fill a management role, discrimination in housing has continued to be more obvious. The reason why housing is so important is because where a person lives dictates the school the resident’s children go to, the infrastructure such as hospitals, parks and libraries, and also availability of employment. Many of the housing inequalities have been caused by the Federal government such as the national appraisal system and subsidizing suburban areas, and not enforcing abolishing restricted covenants.

Housing discrimination a thing of the past? Many people would believe that housing discrimination doesn’t happen anymore. Housing discrimination still happens today and although it might not be as common, or spoken about it. Housing discrimination is anytime a minority is refused housing because of their race or ethnicity. Refusing housing doesn’t just mean an apartment or, house that someone wanted to buy, but influencing where someone lives entirely by steering them places most commonly, or denying loans. Housing discrimination can also occur after someone has already moved into their new place and the other residents of the complex or neighborhood could start harassing them. Housing discrimination also doesn’t just occur in one place in the country but, all over it. It can also surprise people who think they are moving into a forward thinking community to only find out that they are denied housing because, of how they look. Housing discrimination is no longer a thing of the past and needs to seriously looked at in today’s world and changed for the better. The history of housing discrimination starts all the way back during WWII, and begins to affect education and health of those affected. What most importantly needs to happen are reforms in how housing is sold and bought so that there is less human interaction in who makes decisions.

Immigrant discrimination is simply put the discrimination by natives against immigrants from other countries. In this article I am also going to go into some depth on discrimination on transplants from other areas (people who have relocated to another area of the country.) Immigrant discrimination is a major issue in the United States. There is a reason the United States is considered the melting pot of the world. There are people from all walks of life in our country. There are approximately forty six million immigrants in the United States.

After living in a place like Bend Oregon for 18 years I haven’t ever noticed a difference between blacks and whites. Bend has been said to be “one of the whitest places to live”, yet I never viewed a city by its race. Being racist to me meant that it was the whites who had a problem with the blacks and whites didn’t want anything to do with blacks. I hadn’t actually seen racism in action from anyone here. Now, after watching the film Crash and reading the essays “Blinded by the White: Crime, Race and Denial at Columbine High” written by Tim Wise and “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” written by McIntosh, my understanding of race, diversity, and communications have changed.

In the United State of America, racism is part of our cultural cloth. It's in the air that we breathe everyday. The sad part about is that i believe that some may know when their racial comments and others could get it from their family background and their so use to that they don’t even know they're being racist. Institutional racism is a strong system of privileges and powers that is based on race. Those powerful structures typically start as innocent interactions that is suppose to be helping all races but in the end will only be helping one. For instance, people tend to move to different areas than the areas you will typically see them in just for great schools, living conditions, great teachers, great paying jobs, maybe even for greater