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Topic | what US cities actually have a black side and white side? |
Balrog0 01/14/20 5:09:27 PM #28: | DifferentialEquation posted... Why does that matter? its one of the things that makes what I said true, and what you said false DifferentialEquation posted... If someone who sells their house to a relative at a discount happens to be white, it's not like that's some sort of victory or privilege for white home buyers in general. I never said that it was, although its also not appropriate for you to act like race isn't a factor at all. DifferentialEquation posted... A poor white person and a poor black person in the same circumstances have the same difficulties and opportunities in terms of moving to a better neighborhood. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/What-Happens-When-Black-People-Search-for-14845162.php One Long Island real estate agent told a black man that houses in a predominantly white neighborhood were too expensive for his budget. But the same agent showed houses in the same neighborhood to a white man with the same amount of money to spend. Another real estate agent warned a white homebuyer about gang violence in a mostly minority neighborhood, but she appeared to steer a black buyer with a comparable budget toward homes in that neighborhood. All told, real estate agents treated people of color unequally 40% of the time compared with white people when they searched for homes on Long Island, one of the most racially segregated suburbs in the United States. --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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