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The Rising Of Systemic Racism And Redlining In The United States Of America, Edward Brian Flournoy
The Rising Of Systemic Racism And Redlining In The United States Of America, Edward Brian Flournoy
Journal of Sustainable Social Change
Systemic racism and redlining are synonymous with one another. This essay reviews the history of scholarly research and discussion regarding affordable housing and its impact on ethnic groups in the United States, especially Black African Americans. Affordable housing celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2017, yet much still needs to be done. Moreover, the U.S. Shipping Act of 1917 and Moving to Opportunity (MTO) Intervention Demonstration Program (1994–2009) are congruent to this essay.
Low-Income Household Adults Sustaining Affordable Housing In Affluent Neighborhoods, Edward Brian Flournoy
Low-Income Household Adults Sustaining Affordable Housing In Affluent Neighborhoods, Edward Brian Flournoy
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Public housing policy continues to exacerbate the concentration of poverty for low
income household adults (LIHA), preventing their mobility to achieve or sustain
affordable housing in low-poverty affluent neighborhoods. Successful design and
implementation of public housing policy for LIHA has been elusive for policymakers
seeking to address socioeconomic self-sufficiency problems in the United States.
Wilson’s spatial mismatch theory on social transformation of the inner city was the
theoretical framework for this study. This qualitative study utilized policy analysis and
key interviews to explore the importance of public policy design and implementation in
how the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) program influenced …