redlining

In a neighborhood which has been subjected to redlining and racism, disregard by political leaders, and decades of neglect and disinvestment of capital, community revitalization is as complex a problem as you’ll ever find.

The flip side is that if improperly implemented, you could end up with a decision-­making apparatus that is as bad as a redlining regime.

Though these policies—with names like redlining, blockbusting, racial zoning, restrictive covenants, and racial steering—are no longer legal, their consequences persist, and they are sometimes still practiced covertly or inadvertently.

This is one of the many ways redlining has continued to impact communities of color since it began in the 1930s.