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Andre M. Perry

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America’s Formerly Redlined Neighborhoods Have Changed. So Must Solutions to Rectify Them

Are New Deal-era redlining maps still the best available tools for understanding the racial wealth gap?

by Andre M. Perry, David Harshbarger via Brookings on October 14, 2019

Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It

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A white hand gives a key to another white hand, bypassing a Black hand.

What We Miss When We Talk About the Racial Wealth Gap

Six decades of civil-rights efforts haven’t budged the racial wealth gap, and the usual prescriptions—including reparations—offer no lasting solutions.

by Idrees Kahloon via The New Yorker on July 28, 2025

A black and white image of Black farmers on a road with farming vehicles.

Land Theft: The Alarming Racial Wealth Gap in America Today

Brea Baker on Black land ownership, historical injustice, and the hope for Black Americans to own more than one percent of the land.

by Brea Baker via Literary Hub on June 20, 2024

Collage of a residential security map.

The Lasting Legacy Of Redlining

We looked at 138 formerly redlined cities and found most were still segregated — just like they were designed to be.

by Ryan Best, Elena Mejía via FiveThirtyEight on February 9, 2022

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