COVID-19 exposes inequities dating back to redlining era
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed inequities within the health care system, but inequities in health and wealth date back generations. Author: Taylor Weiter, Dennis Ting Published: 6:51 PM EDT March 16, 2021 Updated: 11:28 PM EDT March 16, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. While Hikes Point and Parkland are separated by just 10 miles, the experiences of people growing up in those neighborhoods can feel worlds apart.
A real estate attorney who works with nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity and the Louisville Urban League, John Borders Jr. is an expert on home ownership and real estate transactions.
Though he often works with people in west Louisville, the Hikes Point native said he only recently began to understand the disparity of wealth between the city’s Black and white communities.