NPR show breaks down how highways ruined black communities, and caused urban economic disparities

[Heafcliffe]

wow....never thought of that or looked at it that way. Will peep this weekend as I burn up 495

Yeah, breh, check it out. Shyt's sobering and infuriating.

 

[Swirv]

Yeah, breh, check it out. Shyt's sobering and infuriating.

Between this and John Ehrlichman confirming the Nixon drug war was started against Blackpeople it's undeniable that we are the target in this country.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Between this and John Ehrlichman confirming the Nixon drug war was started against Blackpeople it's undeniable that we are the target in this country.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

dudes better not sleep on this

 

[Monoblock]

Bomani was talking about this years ago and mentioned it during the Donald Sterling. Its one of the main reasons Chicago is so crazy along with the housing discrimination.

Here it goes.

 

[Houston911]

 

[WaveMolecules]

look at Redhook, BK.


the BQE cuts redhook off from the rest of brooklyn and there are NO trains down there.

It still hasnt recovered.

 

[YamakaSmacker]

For those in the DMV area, I have always thought this and left me.

Take the Beltway 495. As you go north through Montgomery County (the affluent white area), the highway curves and rounds many neighborhoods. Steering wheel stay turning.

Go the southern route through Prince George's County (the minority/ Black area), highway cut through with straightways like butter. Damn near get bored because you going straight for so long.

Cousin hipped me to this many years ago.

How old is 495. Pg used to be all white and so did southeast

 

[Red Shield]

Said this in the HL thread.. but.. it seriously bears repeating

we've been fukked over every step of the way in this country





seriously.. I mean you had figured or knew some places.. but just how widespread shyt was/is...


and nah Nap I don't agree with that "take our place in american society" shyt you always espouse... how the fukk are we suppose to do that. When these ghouls have a hard-on for fukking with us nonstop.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

fukk Robert Moses

thank you.
that's the name i was trying to remember.

the Parkways in NYS were created in such a way to keep the urban populace from leaving the city.
even today the parkways don't allow buses and that was done on purpose by placing bridges above them that buses can't go under.

this was the plan.

 

[concise]

So what do we do now?

 

[Sean312]

I been heard about this. The highways always circle the hoods. I heard it's so they can trap us if ish get real too.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Richard Rothstein gave an excellent interview on NPR's Fresh Air explaining how black ghettos were created by municipal, state, and federal governments.

Dope find

 

[JamilALAmin]

Anthony Fox a real one. Dude been dropping the real.

 

[little4209]

thank you.
that's the name i was trying to remember.

the Parkways in NYS were created in such a way to keep the urban populace from leaving the city.
even today the parkways don't allow buses and that was done on purpose by placing bridges above them that buses can't go under.

this was the plan.

Yea I remember listening to another NPR podcast about this, I think it was This American Life...but yea it's crazy