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In the 1960s and 70s, young, Black middle-class families flocked to Compton for the opportunity to live in a progressive, Black space created by Black businesses and civic and political engagement.

In Compton, a School That Paved the Way for Generations of Black Artists https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/t-magazine/compton-communicative-arts-academy.html In Compton, a School That Paved the Way for Generations of Black Artists Between 1969 and 1975, the Communicative Arts Academy was a vital hub for a community largely excluded from Los Angeles’s cultural institutions. A student at the Communicative Arts Academy in Compton, Calif., where the syllabus was designed to instill in participan...

, on American democracy. Last summer, DonnaLee Norrington had a dream about owning a home. Not the figurative kind, but a literal dream, as she slept in the rental studio apartment in South Los Angeles that she was sharing with a friend. At around 2 a.m., Norrington remembers, "God said to me, Why dont you get a mortgage that doesnt move? And in my head I knew that meant a fixed mortgage." / Nevil Jackson for NPR / DonnaLee Norrington in her bedroom in Compton, Calif. Last summer, as she slept...

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership This story is part of an NPR series, We Hold These Truths, on American democracy. Last summer, DonnaLee Norrington had a dream about owning a home. Not the figurative kind, but a literal dream, as she slept in the rental studio apartment in South Los Angeles that she was sharing with a friend. At around 2 a.m., Norrington remembers, "God said to me, Why dont you get a mortgage that doesnt move? And in my head I knew that meant a fixed...

, on American democracy. Last summer, DonnaLee Norrington had a dream about owning a home. Not the figurative kind, but a literal dream, as she slept in the rental studio apartment in South Los Angeles that she was sharing with a friend. At around 2 a.m., Norrington remembers, "God said to me, Why dont you get a mortgage that doesnt move? And in my head I knew that meant a fixed mortgage." / Nevil Jackson for NPR / DonnaLee Norrington in her bedroom in Compton, Calif. Last summer, as she slept...

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership By Jonaki Mehta  May 8, 2021 , on American democracy. Last summer, DonnaLee Norrington had a dream about owning a home. Not the figurative kind, but a literal dream, as she slept in the rental studio apartment in South Los Angeles that she was sharing with a friend. At around 2 a.m., Norrington remembers, “God said to me, ‘Why don’t you get a mortgage that doesn’t move?’ And in my head I knew that meant a fixed mortgage.�...