'Sacrifice Zones': The New 'Jim Crow' That's Sickening and Killing People of Color
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While executive actions from the White House can help to tackle environmental racism and bring the issue into the national conversation, eliminating the existence of sacrifice zones beyond a presidential term requires strong legislation from local, state, and federal lawmakers.
The race, which began in 2018, was designed to showcase the resilience and beauty of this growing neighborhood, and the movement to provide equitable and affordable housing to a community that has long gone without it.
New sociology research from Elizabeth Korver-Glenn in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis finds Black and Latino subsidized renters live in homes with more unsafe conditions while simultaneously paying more, both total cost and relative to their income.
Social media users are discouraging residents from accepting disaster aid in Maui, falsely claiming the Federal Emergency Management Agency could seize their property if they do. The federal agency says the claims are “absolutely false” and encourages Hawaiians to visit a website it launched recently to address rumors and frequently asked questions in the aftermath of the fires.