/tags/segregation segregation en-US Copyright Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:04:00 GMT /2023-04-03/were-there-sundown-towns-in-central-ohio Sundown towns were a form of discrimination and segregation prominent in the U.S. during the period after Reconstruction through the first half of the 20th century. The name comes from a warning—with either an explicit or implicit threat of violence—that people of color were not welcome in the area after sundown. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:04:00 GMT /2023-04-03/were-there-sundown-towns-in-central-ohio Michael De Bonis /news/2021-03-29/ohio-state-university-senate-votes-to-rename-hall-named-for-former-governor Ohio State University’s Senate has voted to remove the name of John Bricker from a building on campus. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:35:09 GMT /news/2021-03-29/ohio-state-university-senate-votes-to-rename-hall-named-for-former-governor Clare Roth /news-partners/2020-08-05/parks-in-nonwhite-areas-are-half-the-size-of-ones-in-majority-white-areas-study-says Amid high temperatures and a pandemic, green spaces are a lifeline. But new data shows parks in low-income and nonwhite areas are smaller and more crowded than those in high-income and white areas. Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:36:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-05/parks-in-nonwhite-areas-are-half-the-size-of-ones-in-majority-white-areas-study-says Laurel Wamsley /news-partners/2020-05-29/the-history-behind-when-the-looting-starts-the-shooting-starts In response to the violent protests in Minneapolis, the president tweets a phrase that goes back to the 1960s, used by a white police chief known for inflaming racial tensions in Miami. Fri, 29 May 2020 17:13:35 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-29/the-history-behind-when-the-looting-starts-the-shooting-starts Barbara Sprunt /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-01-20/the-green-book-and-black-travel-in-america Often called the “bible of black travel,” The Green Book wasn’t just a convenient handbook for travelers, but also a lifesaver at a time when travel for… Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-01-20/the-green-book-and-black-travel-in-america /2020-01-14/racist-housing-practices-from-the-1930s-linked-to-hotter-neighborhoods-today A study of more than 100 cities nationwide shows neighborhoods subjected to discriminatory housing policies nearly a century ago are hotter today than other areas. Tue, 14 Jan 2020 19:38:00 GMT /2020-01-14/racist-housing-practices-from-the-1930s-linked-to-hotter-neighborhoods-today Meg Anderson /ideastream/2020-01-13/study-cuyahoga-county-zoning-increases-housing-inequality-segregation Zoning practices around Cuyahoga County are contributing to housing inequality and racial segregation, according to a study by the nonprofit advocacy group Fair Housing Center for Rights and Research. The analysis of zoning ordinances in all but one of the county’s municipalities and townships found cities with a larger white population and higher average income often had more single-family homes. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:30:00 GMT /ideastream/2020-01-13/study-cuyahoga-county-zoning-increases-housing-inequality-segregation Taylor Haggerty /npr-news/2019-12-18/in-nearly-every-u-s-metro-area-new-data-show-opportunity-lags-for-kids-of-color NPR got an early look at data showing vastly different opportunities for children of different races across the U.S. living just neighborhoods apart. Albany, N.Y., has some of the greatest inequities. Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:18:10 GMT /npr-news/2019-12-18/in-nearly-every-u-s-metro-area-new-data-show-opportunity-lags-for-kids-of-color Pam Fessler /storycorps-columbus/2019-12-12/food-and-community-in-columbus-african-american-neighborhoods Preserving African American history has many challenges. That's why many saw it as a victory when two buildings from Poindexter Village were saved from… Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:02:36 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2019-12-12/food-and-community-in-columbus-african-american-neighborhoods Michael De Bonis, Leticia Wiggins /news-partners/2019-06-19/democrats-blast-biden-for-recalling-civil-relationship-with-segregationists At a fundraiser Tuesday night, the former vice president talked about working with former Sens. James Eastland and Herman Talmadge, two segregationist Democrats. Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:11:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-06-19/democrats-blast-biden-for-recalling-civil-relationship-with-segregationists Scott Detrow