among the most damning evidence in the case of reparations is the federal government s long history of discriminatory housing policies which have maintained the persistent gap between black and white wealth. in his article for the atlantic ta-nehisi coates quotes kenneth jackson who wrote of the housing administration s red lining plan. the federal government embraced the discriminatory attitudes of the marketplace. previously prejudices were personalized and individualized. fha exorted segregation andy shrined it. into the fha and that legacy is overseen by the department of housing and urban development. just yesterday president obama nominated san antonio mayor julian castro to be his pick of the secretary of that department. if he s confirmed by the senate, it would be the second of two positions he shares in common with my next guest, henry cisneros, former secretary of the department of housing and urban development and former mayor of san antonio and current